European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                East meets West r Budapest up com upper right j statue of St. Stephen at the fishermen s bastion sculptures of Early hungarian tribesmen in heroes Square old fashioned construction methods still in use the Spires of Matthias Church and the Chain Bridge built in 1849 to connect Buda and pest. Is photos by Peter Jaeger by Colin Bessonette Cox news service it s ii fast food restaurant just like the ones at dome. Well almost. I he menu is in hungarian of course. It includes a Siil Jtj or cheeseburger for 32 forint a a Kis   Small order of French Fries for 19 forint and a  Falla  Large Lanka soft drink for 20 of tiring about $1.25 for the whole meal. But the dec or and thu lines of people Are the same As those it any thriving Mcdonald s in the states. Mcdonald s of Budapest now a year old is a hit. On Vaci Street nearby is a store with big windows sporty mannequins and a line of people wailing to gel in. Can it really be Adidas in a beautifully baroque jewel of a cily deep within l astern Europe yes. Welcome to Budapest shining Star of Hungary where paprika spiced foods full bodied local wine and hauntingly Beautiful Gypsy music coexist happily with Ever increasing temples of Western style capitalism not just Mcdonald s and Adidas but hotels with such names As Hilton International Hyatt and Kamada. At the Airport the Blue and White beings of i an am Park alongside the Gray and red tit pelops of Malev Lite hungarian airline. Last is meeting West in a big Way. A City divided More by a River than by political philosophies Budapest is on the move in arching to a livelier beat than such socialist Sisters As Bucharest Romania Zagreb. Yugoslavia or Warsaw Poland. Tor visitors in search of something different in a european destination yet with refreshingly familiar touches Budapest is Ideal. It has everything a tourist expects s i m to 12 stripes Magazine september 7, �989