divided, split by the danube river. buda on one side, pest on the other.y divided in two. historically a crossroads of eastern and western worlds. which is which now? which is buda and which is pest? >> peter: we are in buda. >> anthony: right. >> peter: if you can look down you're always in buda. >> anthony: okay. >> peter: if you look up to something then you're in pest. >> anthony: péter zilahy is a budapest born poet and performance artist. >> peter: according to the myth i was brought up in, if you're in buda you're in europe and the other side is asia. this was the, this was the border of the roman empire originally. this big river. >> anthony: right here? >> peter: yeah. >> anthony: why didn't they cross? >> peter: uh, the other part, the other side is flat. it's hard to defend and there were all these tribes that were, like, really vicious and uncivilized as the romans believed. >> anthony: they've all been here. the celts, the romans, mongols, the ottoman turks, all had their way or tried. all left their mark to one extent or another. ♪ then, mid-