Budapest

In June we took a trip to Budapest, the capitol of Hungary. It was once actually three cities that occupied both banks of the Danube river - Buda, Obuda and Pest.

Buda castle



The Chain bridge


Hero's Square

Both nights we had ate at dinner boat restaurants on the Danube river. The boats were moored (they looked permanently attached) on the river. Both had very good food and a spectacular view of the castle at sunset.

Columbus Jazzklub and restaurant - we had dinner here our first night in Budapest.


Spoon - the boat - we ate dinner here the second night.


Fisherman's Bastion


Matthias church


Parliament

Gellért Hill Cave - chapel & monastery 1926-1951, used as a field hospital during WWII, in 1951 was raided and sealed up by the State Protection Agency until 1989, the chapel reopened after the Iron Curtain came down.

Vajdahunyad's Castle - Built between I896 and 1908 its various parts illustrate the different styles of Hungarian architecture. It was designed by Ignác Alpár, and derived its name from the wing facing the lake, which is an imitation of the Castle of Vajdahunyad in Transylvania, the family castle of János Hunyadi. This was originally constructed as a temporary exhibit for the Hungarian millennial celebrations, the castle was so popular that it was eventually replaced with an identical permanent structure.