venezuela captain juan arango has apologised to a rival player after biting him on the shoulder at the end of a tempestuous mexican league match . arango 's tijuana side were losing 4-3 to monterrey with just seconds left when he went up to midfielder jesus zavala and bit him . ' i did something i should n't have done with zavala , ' the 34-year old midfielder said . juan arango -lrb- left -rrb- bites the shoulder of opponent jesus zavela in a moment of madness . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` budapest '' rolls off the tongue pretty easily , and the hungarian capital itself feels as if it 's been around for a long time . but budapest is a relatively recent construct -- the result of an 1873 merger between two distinct cities : buda on the western bank of the danube and pest on the bank opposite . zavala holds his shoulder after being bitten by arango , in the game zavala 's side won 4-3 . the result , budapest , sounds so much more natural than other twin cities -- minneapolis/st . paul or dallas/fort worth -- it 's difficult to imagine that the alternative `` pestbuda '' was floated seriously at the time . although they 've been populated for centuries , pest and buda have developed so separately that the first bridge spanning the danube , the imposing chain bridge , was n't built until 1849 . their distinctiveness continues to this day . view from the hills . built on a series of hills , buda is the site of a grand hapsburg palace and has a detached , imperial air of settled wealth . in contrast , populous pest -- as flat as a prairie -- is busy , buzzing and bourgeois , with an assortment of bars , cafés and gourmet restaurants . buda offers sweeping panoramas . most visitors are content with the view across to pest from the fisherman 's bastion on castle hill and ignore the less accessible gellért hill just to the south . more : 11 things to know before visiting hungary . yet here the ramparts of the old citadella fortress -lrb- citadella sétány 1 ; +36 1 279-1963 ; free entry -rrb- provide equally stunning vistas over the danube . it 's in the hiking network of the buda hills , where city residents come to picnic and ramble through the woods . during weekdays , you can walk for hours without seeing another human being . kids ' railway . hills hide the children 's railway -lrb- szechenyi-hegyi gyermekvasut ; +36 1 397 5394 ; $ 5.40 adult , $ 2.70 child ; closed monday -rrb- a narrow-gauge line operated entirely by 10-to-14 year olds as ticket sellers , announcers and conductors -- only the drivers are adults . the line runs for 45 minutes through 11 kilometers of forest landscape with seven stops in-between . when night falls , buda goes to sleep and pest wakes up . whether you prefer the opulence of the opera house , one of europe 's finest , or the conviviality of the city 's legendary ruin pubs , you want to be on the pest side of the river after dark . pest has been a hotbed of hungarian national pride to counter the austrian hapsburg court reigning from castle hill . buda may have the palace , but pest houses the hungarian parliament -lrb- 1-3 kossuth tér ; +36 1 441 4000 ; daily tours in english april-october , $ 7.80 eu citizens , $ 3.90 others -rrb- , a dazzling neo-gothic building whose superlative interior is more than a match for its exterior . spa wars . pest is as practical and business-oriented as buda is aloof and superior . buda has thermal spas , such as the gellért or rudas baths , built by the old ruling elites . pest has an open-air people 's pool : the neo-baroque széchenyi baths complex where you can still find old men playing chess , half immersed in the water . -lrb- see spasbudapest.com for complete spa information . -rrb- . pest 's bustle is best reflected in its most well-known shopping artery : váci utca . it suffered during the communist era but the street has regained its ritzy reputation . zavala shows the referee the mark on his shoulder after being bittern by arango . arango -lrb- right -rrb- earlier scored a magnificent free kick to bring his club tijuana team level against monterrey . ' i spoke to him after the game and apologised , it was a very hot-blooded game , i got heated up , i took that negative attitude , that is n't me but unfortunately it happened . we exchanged shirts after the game , we spoke and that 's it over . ' zavala fell to the ground and later posted a photo of the bit mark on social media . the incident was reminiscent of uryguayan luis suarez 's bite on italian giorgio cheillini 's shoulder during last year 's world cup . suarez was given a nine-game suspension from international matches and a four-month ban from league action . the referee in sunday 's mexican league game ended the game seconds after the bite and did not take action against arango . the league 's disciplinary commission could still punish him . tijuana are top of the table with 23 points from 12 games . monterrey are in 10th on 16 points . more : 8 must-see budapest buildings . fittingly , buda has the wolf 's meadow cemetery , where famous hungarians such as classical composer béla bartók and conductor georg solti are buried in extravagant tombs . pest , on the other hand , has the vitality and life force associated with the fiery magyar temperament -- nowhere more evident than in the former city 's culinary culture . café cultured . in vörösmarty square you can find one of europe 's monuments to confectionary brilliance : the café founded by emil gerbeaud -lrb- café gerbeaud , 7-8 vörösmarty tér , +36 1 429 9000 -rrb- in 1885 , complete with over-elaborate ceilings and chandeliers . not far away , the renovated art nouveau decor of the gerlóczy café -lrb- gerlóczy u. 1 ; +36 1 501 4000 -rrb- gives traditional hungarian dishes a modern makeover . further out , at the edges of the seventh district , the fin-de-siècle elegance of new york café -lrb- part of the hotel boscolo budapest ; 9-11 erzsébet körút , +36 1 886 6167 -rrb- has to be seen to be believed . some tourists do just that -- constantly snapping diners from the gallery above . `` visit buda but stay in pest '' is the advice every budapest visitor is given . but in fact the once-separate cities have such distinct characters you should spend as much time exploring each . it 's the only way to do them justice . cnn travel 's series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile . however , cnn retains full editorial control over all of its reports . read the policy .
separated by the danube , pest and buda became one city in 1873 . budapest was almost called `` pestbuda '' hilly buda has great views ; pest is flat but buzzing . even the thermal spas on each side have a different vibe .
venezuela captain juan arango has apologised to a rival player after biting him on the shoulder at the end of a tempestuous mexican league match . arango 's tijuana side were losing 4-3 to monterrey with just seconds left when he went up to midfielder jesus zavala and bit him . ' i did something i should n't have done with zavala , ' the 34-year old midfielder said . juan arango -lrb- left -rrb- bites the shoulder of opponent jesus zavela in a moment of madness . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` budapest '' rolls off the tongue pretty easily , and the hungarian capital itself feels as if it 's been around for a long time . but budapest is a relatively recent construct -- the result of an 1873 merger between two distinct cities : buda on the western bank of the danube and pest on the bank opposite . zavala holds his shoulder after being bitten by arango , in the game zavala 's side won 4-3 . the result , budapest , sounds so much more natural than other twin cities -- minneapolis/st . paul or dallas/fort worth -- it 's difficult to imagine that the alternative `` pestbuda '' was floated seriously at the time . although they 've been populated for centuries , pest and buda have developed so separately that the first bridge spanning the danube , the imposing chain bridge , was n't built until 1849 . their distinctiveness continues to this day . view from the hills . built on a series of hills , buda is the site of a grand hapsburg palace and has a detached , imperial air of settled wealth . in contrast , populous pest -- as flat as a prairie -- is busy , buzzing and bourgeois , with an assortment of bars , cafés and gourmet restaurants . buda offers sweeping panoramas . most visitors are content with the view across to pest from the fisherman 's bastion on castle hill and ignore the less accessible gellért hill just to the south . more : 11 things to know before visiting hungary . yet here the ramparts of the old citadella fortress -lrb- citadella sétány 1 ; +36 1 279-1963 ; free entry -rrb- provide equally stunning vistas over the danube . it 's in the hiking network of the buda hills , where city residents come to picnic and ramble through the woods . during weekdays , you can walk for hours without seeing another human being . kids ' railway . hills hide the children 's railway -lrb- szechenyi-hegyi gyermekvasut ; +36 1 397 5394 ; $ 5.40 adult , $ 2.70 child ; closed monday -rrb- a narrow-gauge line operated entirely by 10-to-14 year olds as ticket sellers , announcers and conductors -- only the drivers are adults . the line runs for 45 minutes through 11 kilometers of forest landscape with seven stops in-between . when night falls , buda goes to sleep and pest wakes up . whether you prefer the opulence of the opera house , one of europe 's finest , or the conviviality of the city 's legendary ruin pubs , you want to be on the pest side of the river after dark . pest has been a hotbed of hungarian national pride to counter the austrian hapsburg court reigning from castle hill . buda may have the palace , but pest houses the hungarian parliament -lrb- 1-3 kossuth tér ; +36 1 441 4000 ; daily tours in english april-october , $ 7.80 eu citizens , $ 3.90 others -rrb- , a dazzling neo-gothic building whose superlative interior is more than a match for its exterior . spa wars . pest is as practical and business-oriented as buda is aloof and superior . buda has thermal spas , such as the gellért or rudas baths , built by the old ruling elites . pest has an open-air people 's pool : the neo-baroque széchenyi baths complex where you can still find old men playing chess , half immersed in the water . -lrb- see spasbudapest.com for complete spa information . -rrb- . pest 's bustle is best reflected in its most well-known shopping artery : váci utca . it suffered during the communist era but the street has regained its ritzy reputation . zavala shows the referee the mark on his shoulder after being bittern by arango . arango -lrb- right -rrb- earlier scored a magnificent free kick to bring his club tijuana team level against monterrey . ' i spoke café gerbeaud , 7-8 vörösmarty tér , +36 1 429 9000 -rrb- in 1885 , complete with over-elaborate ceilings and chandeliers . not far away , the renovated art nouveau decor of the gerlóczy café -lrb- gerlóczy u. 1 ; +36 1 501 4000 -rrb- gives traditional hungarian dishes a modern makeover . further out , at the edges of the seventh district , the fin-de-siècle elegance of new york café -lrb- part of the hotel boscolo budapest ; 9-11 erzsébet körút , +36 1 886 6167 -rrb- has to be seen to be believed . some tourists do just that -- constantly snapping diners from the gallery above . `` visit buda but stay in pest '' is the advice every budapest visitor is given . but in fact the once-separate cities have such distinct characters you should spend as much time exploring each . it 's the only way to do them justice . cnn travel 's series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile . however , cnn retains full editorial control over all of its reports . read the policy .
venezuela captain juan arango has apologised to a rival player after biting him on the shoulder at the end of a tempestuous mexican league match . arango 's tijuana side were losing 4-3 to monterrey with just seconds left when he went up to midfielder jesus zavala and bit him . ' i did something i should n't have done with zavala , ' the 34-year old midfielder said . juan arango -lrb- left -rrb- bites the shoulder of opponent jesus zavela in a moment of madness . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` budapest '' rolls off the tongue pretty easily , and the hungarian capital itself feels as if it 's been around for a long time . but budapest is a relatively recent construct -- the hills . built on a series of hills , buda is the site of a grand hapsburg palace and has a detached , imperial air of settled wealth . in contrast , populous pest -- as flat as a prairie -- is busy , buzzing and bourgeois , with an assortment of bars , cafés and gourmet restaurants . buda offers sweeping panoramas . most visitors are content with the view across to pest from the fisherman 's bastion on castle hill and ignore the less accessible gellért hill just to the south . more : 11 things to know before visiting hungary . yet here the ramparts of the old citadella fortress -lrb- citadella sétány 1 ; +36 1 279-1963 ; free entry -rrb- provide equally stunning vistas over the danube . it 's in the hiking network of the buda hills , where city residents come to picnic and ramble through the woods . during weekdays , you can walk for hours without seeing another human being . kids ' railway . hills hide the children 's railway -lrb- szechenyi-hegyi gyermekvasut ; +36 1 397 5394 ; $ 5.40 adult , $ 2.70 child ; closed monday -rrb- a narrow-gauge line operated entirely by 10-to-14 year olds as ticket sellers , announcers and conductors -- only the drivers are adults . the line runs for 45 minutes through 11 kilometers of forest landscape with seven stops in-between . when night falls , buda goes to sleep and pest wakes up . whether you prefer the opulence of the opera house , one of europe 's finest , or the conviviality of the city 's legendary ruin pubs , you want to be on the pest side of the river after dark . pest has been a hotbed of hungarian national pride to counter the austrian hapsburg court reigning from castle hill . buda may have the palace , but pest houses the hungarian parliament -lrb- 1-3 kossuth tér ; +36 1 441 4000 ; daily tours in english april-october , $ 7.80 eu citizens , $ 3.90 others -rrb- , a dazzling neo-gothic building whose superlative interior is more than a match for its exterior . spa wars . pest is as practical and business-oriented as buda is aloof and superior . buda has thermal spas , such as the gellért or rudas baths , built by the old ruling elites . pest has an open-air people 's pool : the neo-baroque széchenyi baths complex where you can still find old men playing chess , half immersed in the water . -lrb- see spasbudapest.com for complete spa information . -rrb- . pest 's bustle is best reflected in its most well-known shopping artery : váci utca . it suffered during the communist era but the street has regained its ritzy reputation . zavala shows the referee the mark on his shoulder after being bittern by arango . arango -lrb- right -rrb- earlier scored a magnificent free kick to bring his club tijuana team level against monterrey . ' i spoke action against arango . the league 's disciplinary commission could still punish him . tijuana are top of the table with 23 points from 12 games . monterrey are in 10th on 16 points . more : 8 must-see budapest buildings . fittingly , buda has the wolf 's meadow cemetery , where famous hungarians such as classical composer béla bartók and conductor georg solti are buried in extravagant tombs . pest , on the other hand , has the vitality and life force associated with the fiery magyar temperament -- nowhere more evident than in the former city 's culinary culture . café cultured . in vörösmarty square you can find one of europe 's monuments to confectionary brilliance : the café founded by emil gerbeaud -lrb- café gerbeaud , 7-8 vörösmarty tér , +36 1 429 9000 -rrb- in 1885 , complete with over-elaborate ceilings and chandeliers . not far away , the renovated art nouveau decor of the gerlóczy café -lrb- gerlóczy u. 1 ; +36 1 501 4000 -rrb- gives traditional hungarian dishes a modern makeover . further out , at the edges of the seventh district , the fin-de-siècle elegance of new york café -lrb- part of the hotel boscolo budapest ; 9-11 erzsébet körút , +36 1 886 6167 -rrb- has to be seen to be believed . some tourists do just that -- constantly snapping diners from the gallery above . `` visit buda but stay in pest '' is the advice every budapest visitor is given . but in fact the once-separate cities have such distinct characters you should spend as much time exploring each . it 's the only way to do them justice . cnn travel 's series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile . however , cnn retains full editorial control over all of its reports . read the policy .
venezuela captain juan arango apologised a rival player biting a tempestuous mexican league match. arango 's tijuana side were losing 4 with just seconds he went midfielder jesus zavala bit. ' i did something i n't with zavala, ' the 34-year old midfielder. juan arango -lrb- left bites the shoulder opponent jesus zavela in a moment. -lrb- cnn -- `` budapest '' rolls pretty, the hungarian capital itself feels as 's around but budapest a relatively recent construct -- the result an 1873 merger two distinct cities : buda on the danube pest on bank opposite. zavala holds his shoulder after bitten arango, in won. the result, budapest sounds so natural other twin cities -- minneapolis/. paul or dallas/fort worth -- it 's difficult the alternative `` pestbuda floated seriously. although 've populated, pest and buda developed so separately the first bridge spanning the danube, the imposing chain bridge n't their distinctiveness continues. view from the hills. built a series hills, buda is the site a grand hapsburg palace has a detached, imperial air of settled wealth in contrast, populous pest -- as flat busy, buzzing bourgeois with an assortment bars buda offers sweeping panoramas. most visitors content across to pest from the fisherman 's bastion castle hill ignore the less accessible gellért hill just. more : 11 things before visiting hungary. yet here the ramparts the old citadella fortress -lrb- citadella sétány 1 ; +36 1 279-1963 free entry -rrb- provide equally stunning vistas over the danube. it 's in the hiking network the buda hills, city residents come picnic ramble through during weekdays, you walk for. kids ' railway. hills hide the children 's railway -lrb- szechenyi-hegyi gyermekvasut ; +36 1 397 5394 ; $ 5.40 adult, closed monday -rrb- a narrow-gauge line operated entirely as ticket sellers, announcers conductors -- only the drivers adults the line runs for through 11 kilometers forest landscape seven stops-. when night, buda goes pest wakes. whether prefer the opulence the opera house, one europe, the city 's legendary ruin pubs want the pest side after pest has a hotbed hungarian national pride to counter the austrian hapsburg court reigning from castle hill. buda may the palace, pest houses the hungarian parliament -lrb- 1- kossuth tér ; +36 1 441 4000 ; daily tours in english april-october, $ 7.80 eu citizens, others, a dazzling neo-gothic building whose superlative interior more a match. spa wars. pest is as practical business buda aloof superior. buda has thermal spas, such the gellért or rudas baths built the old ruling elites. pest has an open-air people 's pool : the neo-baroque széchenyi baths complex where still find old men playing, half immersed -lrb- see spasbudapest.com complete spa information. -rrb-. pest 's bustle best reflected its most well-known shopping artery : váci utca. it suffered during the communist era the street has regained. zavala shows the referee the mark bittern by arango. arango -lrb- right earlier scored bring his club tijuana team level against. ' i spoke after apologised, it got heated took that negative attitude that n't me unfortunately. we exchanged shirts after, spoke and that 's over ' zavala fell later posted the bit mark. the incident reminiscent uryguayan luis suarez 's bite italian giorgio cheillini 's shoulder. suarez was given international matches league action. the referee in sunday 's mexican league game ended the game seconds the bite did action arango. the league 's disciplinary commission could still punish. tijuana are top 23 points. monterrey are in 10th on 16 points. more : 8 must budapest buildings. fittingly, buda has the wolf 's meadow cemetery where famous hungarians classical composer béla bartók conductor georg solti extravagant tombs pest, on the vitality and life force associated the fiery magyar temperament -- nowhere the former city 's culinary culture café cultured. in vörösmarty square you one europe 's monuments confectionary brilliance : the café founded emil gerbeaud -lrb- café gerbeaud,, +36 429 9000 in 1885 complete over-elaborate ceilings not far, the renovated art nouveau decor the gerlóczy café -lrb- u. 1 ; +36 1 501 4000 -rrb- gives traditional hungarian dishes further out, at the edges the seventh district fin- elegance new york café -lrb- part the hotel boscolo budapest ; 9-11 erzsébet körút +36 6167 -rrb- has to some tourists do -- constantly snapping diners from above. `` visit buda but stay pest '' is every budapest visitor. but in the once-separate cities such distinct characters you should spend exploring. it 's them justice. cnn travel 's series often carry sponsorship originating the countries and we profile. however, cnn retains read the policy.
hills . built on a series of hills , buda is the site of a grand hapsburg palace and has a detached , imperial air of settled wealth . in contrast , populous pest -- as flat as a prairie -- is busy , buzzing and bourgeois , with an assortment of bars , cafés and gourmet restaurants . buda offers sweeping panoramas . most visitors are content with the view across to pest from the fisherman 's bastion on castle hill and ignore the less accessible gellért hill just to the south . more : 11 things to know before visiting hungary . yet here the ramparts of the old citadella fortress -lrb- citadella sétány 1 ; +36 1 279-1963 ; free entry -rrb- provide equally stunning vistas over the danube . it 's in the hiking network of the buda hills , where city residents come to picnic and ramble through the woods . during weekdays , you can walk for hours without seeing another human being . kids ' railway . hills hide the children 's railway -lrb- szechenyi-hegyi gyermekvasut ; +36 1 397 5394 ; $ 5.40 adult , $ 2.70 child ; closed monday -rrb- a narrow-gauge line operated entirely by 10-to-14 year olds as ticket sellers , announcers and conductors -- only the drivers are adults . the line runs for 45 minutes through 11 kilometers of forest landscape with seven stops in-between . when night falls , buda goes to sleep and pest wakes up . whether you prefer the opulence of the opera house , one of europe 's finest , or the conviviality of the city 's legendary ruin pubs , you want to be on the pest side of the river after dark . pest has been a hotbed of hungarian national pride to counter the austrian hapsburg court reigning from castle hill . buda may have the palace , but pest houses the hungarian parliament -lrb- 1-3 kossuth tér ; +36 1 441 4000 ; daily tours in english april-october , $ 7.80 eu citizens , $ 3.90 others -rrb- , a dazzling neo-gothic building whose superlative interior is more than a match for its exterior . spa wars . pest is as practical and business-oriented as buda is aloof and superior . buda has thermal spas , such as the gellért or rudas baths , built by the old ruling elites . pest has an open-air people 's pool : the neo-baroque széchenyi baths complex where you can still find old men playing chess , half immersed in the water . -lrb- see spasbudapest.com for complete spa information . -rrb- . pest 's bustle is best reflected in its most well-known shopping artery : váci utca . it suffered during the communist era but the street has regained its ritzy reputation . zavala shows the referee the mark on his shoulder after being bittern by arango . arango -lrb- right -rrb- earlier scored a magnificent free kick to bring his club tijuana team level against monterrey . ' i spoke café gerbeaud , 7-8 vörösmarty tér , +36 1 429 9000 -rrb- in 1885 , complete with over-elaborate ceilings and chandeliers . not far away , the renovated art nouveau decor of the gerlóczy café -lrb- gerlóczy u. 1 ; +36 1 501 4000 -rrb- gives traditional hungarian dishes a modern makeover . further out , at the edges of the seventh district , the fin-de-siècle elegance of new york café -lrb- part of the hotel boscolo budapest ; 9-11 erzsébet körút , +36 1 886 6167 -rrb- has to be seen to be believed . some tourists do just that -- constantly snapping diners from the gallery above . `` visit buda but stay in pest '' is the advice every budapest visitor is given . but in fact the once-separate cities have such distinct characters you should spend as much time exploring each . it 's the only way to do them justice . cnn travel 's series often carry sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile . however , cnn retains full editorial control over all of its reports . read the policy .
 The text describes Budapest, Hungary as a city with a rich history and culture. It highlights the city's stunning architecture, thermal baths, and vibrant nightlife. Visitors can explore the city's many museums, galleries, and historic landmarks like the Parliament Building and St. Stephen's Basilica. The city also offers a range of outdoor activities, including hiking in the nearby hills and taking a scenic boat tour along the Danube River. Additionally, the text mentions the city's culinary delights, including traditional Hungarian dishes like goulash and langos, as well as its famous coffeehouses and ruin bars. Overall, Budapest is portrayed as a unique and fascinating destination that offers something for everyone.