Budapest 2008
Those of you who read this blog two years ago will know that I spent five days in Budapest on my study abroad program. So this time around, I tried to see some things that I missed last time, in addition to making sure that Adam visited certain not-to-be-missed sites. Here are some pictures from our stay in Budapest:
The hostel we stayed in was an apartment in a beautiful pre-war building with a central courtyard (shown here). We pretty much had the place to ourselves the whole time we were there, so it was like having our own apartment in Budapest.
On our first day of sightseeing, we visited Heroes Square and a large park on the Pest side of Budapest. Above is the Hungarian Agricultural Museum which is in the park.
Also in the park is a Turkish Bathhouse, which we returned to later in the week to go swimming.
We also visited the Hungarian Parliament...
...and the Statue Park, which houses a collection of communist era statues that once stood in various locations around Budapest. Here I am with the "Workers Inherit the World" statue.
And here's Adam sitting in an old Trabant, the East German car that was cheaply produced under communism and sold throughout the Eastern Bloc.
We visited St. Istvan's Basilica and went up in the tower for a beautiful view of Pest.
And at the foot of the Basilica, we had delicious gelato.
We also visited the For Sale Pub, where the walls are covered in business cards and notes that its patrons have left there over there years. We wrote a note on one of my old business cards and tacked it on the wall near our seat. Next time we visit we'll have to see if it's still there.
On our last day in Budapest, we crossed over to the Buda side and visited Castle Hill, where this new Palace is built on the remains of the older one.
Which you can see a part of here.
Castle Hill looks out over the rooftops on beautiful Buda. After catching a glimpse of Buda on our way back from Castle Hill, Adam and I decided that we hadn't spent enough time sightseeing on that side of the Danube.
And speaking of the Danube, here is another view across the river, with St. Istvan's and Pest in the background.
The hostel we stayed in was an apartment in a beautiful pre-war building with a central courtyard (shown here). We pretty much had the place to ourselves the whole time we were there, so it was like having our own apartment in Budapest.
On our first day of sightseeing, we visited Heroes Square and a large park on the Pest side of Budapest. Above is the Hungarian Agricultural Museum which is in the park.
Also in the park is a Turkish Bathhouse, which we returned to later in the week to go swimming.
We also visited the Hungarian Parliament...
...and the Statue Park, which houses a collection of communist era statues that once stood in various locations around Budapest. Here I am with the "Workers Inherit the World" statue.
And here's Adam sitting in an old Trabant, the East German car that was cheaply produced under communism and sold throughout the Eastern Bloc.
We visited St. Istvan's Basilica and went up in the tower for a beautiful view of Pest.
And at the foot of the Basilica, we had delicious gelato.
We also visited the For Sale Pub, where the walls are covered in business cards and notes that its patrons have left there over there years. We wrote a note on one of my old business cards and tacked it on the wall near our seat. Next time we visit we'll have to see if it's still there.
On our last day in Budapest, we crossed over to the Buda side and visited Castle Hill, where this new Palace is built on the remains of the older one.
Which you can see a part of here.
Castle Hill looks out over the rooftops on beautiful Buda. After catching a glimpse of Buda on our way back from Castle Hill, Adam and I decided that we hadn't spent enough time sightseeing on that side of the Danube.
And speaking of the Danube, here is another view across the river, with St. Istvan's and Pest in the background.
posted by Erin Kay at 8:18 AM
3 Comments:
beautiful ;)
Love the 4-H card! "Making the best better!"
Great pictures Erin, I am very happy you got your security clearance! Sorry I missed your phone call tonight. I love and miss you
Dad
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