The place where I live

Where do you live?

country→ town/city/village→ neighbourhood→ building- flat/house→ rooms inside→ your room

Budapest:

located in the centre of Hungary
capital city
population: around 1.7 million people
divided into two parts by the River Danube

Buda: historical part
landmarks: Royal Palace (Buda Castle), Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, St. Gellert Monument on Gellert Hill, Citadel, Castle Garden Bazaar
Pest: cultural and financial part
landmarks: Parliament, shoes on the Danube Bank- memorial sight, St. Stephen’s Basilica, Heroes’ Square, Vajdahunyad Castle, Andrássy Avenue, Dohány Street Synagogue

23 districts
seven bridges –e.g. Liberty Bridge, Chain Bridge
public transport: underground (4 lines)
buses, trams, trolleybuses, suburban railway=HÉV, Cog-wheel Railway, Budapest Castle Hill Funicular, Zugliget Chairlift, public riverboat

famous cultural institutions: Hungarian State Opera House, Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, House of Terror
famous paks: City Park – Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, Budapest Circus, Margaret Island, Kopaszi Dam, Római Part, Normafa

things to do:

go to a spa (Rudas, Gellért, Lukács, Széchenyi)
visit landmarks
visit exhibitions
look around on a flea market
try local cuisine- salty, spicy, fatty, full of meat
enjoy nightlife- ruin pubs
go hiking in Buda Hills

Why do you like living here?

quiet neighbourhood in the countryside/ busy, vivid city life
good public transport connections
good services in the neighbourhood
fresh air/close to the nature

Living in the countryside Living in the city	Living in the city
advantages: air is cleaner nature is closer- walk in the forest, admire the landscape quieter more peaceful, less stressful safer for children to play outside, to ride a bike more space bigger house bigger garden- grow vegetables, crops/ raise= breed farm animals, have parties more privacy neighbourhood watch- less crime (burglary, car stealing) life is cheaper friendly people	advantages: vivid, vibrant, bustling life, full of life a lot of different entertainment facilities (theatres, cinemas, museums, live concerts) more places to socialise more services more workplaces more schools better public transport -buses, trams, trains, underground, suburban railway
disadvantages: less services- banks, hospitals, types of shops, hairdressers, beauticians public transport is worse less buses/coaches are in operation less stops to get on/ get off buses run less frequently no trams/ underground less workplaces commuting less schools less entertainment facilities (theatres, cinemas, restaurants, bars) closed community- fewer people, everybody knows each other life is slower	disadvantages: polluted air heavy traffic less privacy noisy more petty and more serious crime (theft, robbery, burglary, shoplifting, mugging, vandalism) more expensive life
Recommended to: elderly people young couples with smaller children	Recommended to: young adults middle-aged couples with teenage kids

What would be your ideal home like?

It would be a
quiet,                                                                            small
big                                                                                 cosy
spacious                                                                       comfortable
detached house in the countryside/suburbs        flat in the city centre

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