See all the best hungarian-Budapest attractions for the price of just a single ticket? Who says it is not possible? Well, sightseeing on the number 2 tram in Budapest, one of the great cities of the world, is certainly a great way if you are just here for two or three days. In Budapest, a ride on the number 2 tram is just such. Look out on a southbound journey of 21 minutes the following.

Usually the first and last trams leaving the southern Közvágóhíd terminus at 4.45 a.m. and 11.25 p.m. respectively. There are interesting sights both to the left and right of the tram’s progress, but the best place to sit is on the side nearest the River Danube. Just be aware that not to get on a number 2A tram, as that only goes as far as Petőfi Bridge.

If you have a choice, do choose to sight see Budapest city on these tramcars which are of Hungarian design and date from 1967.

Here’s the Part I of the highlights of the sights on Tram 2:-
JÁSZAI MARI TÉR- The big building between the stop and the river is popularly known as the “White House.”

SZALAY UTCA- On the right is the Parliament building, on the left the former Palace of Justice, now the Museum of Ethnography. There is an idealistic statue of Kossuth behind us dates from the 1950’s.

KOSSUTH LAJOS TÉR - At almost 900 feet long, the Parliament building is of such a size that the tram stops a second time at the other end of the square. Here there is a statue of a freedom fighter from another age, Ferenc Rákóczi II. The statue was erected in 1935, on the two hundredth anniversary of his death.

ROOSEVELT TÉR - The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and to the right the Chain Bridge and the whole panorama of Buda, the art nouveau Gresham Hotel.

EÖTVÖS TÉR - The first of several luxury hotels that line the river bank. The pedestrianized embankment, known as the Korzó, is a traditional favourite for a gentle promenade. The former Royal Palace, which dominates the skyline on the Buda side, was never the permanent home of Hungarian royalty, although the Habsburg kings would often stay here.

That’s just the first part, Part II shall be coming soon!