Budapest, Belvaros
District V is the heart of Budapest. The name of the district is Belváros-Lipótváros (English: Inner City – Leopold Town), which refers to the two historical neighbourhoods. Inner City is the old town of Pest, while Leopold Town was established in the early 19th century, and became the political and financial centre of Hungary in the early 20th century when the Hungarian Parliament was built. If you think that’s confusing, you should see the Wikipedia entry. This card was probably mailed in the 1980s, from Austria (not Hungary), with stamp, airmail sticker folded over to the front, and indistinct postmark. Grade: 4