Budapest
Right now I'm on the bus on my way back to Praha after spending two wonderful days in Budapest.
We arrived on Thursday and met Vaida's friend Egle who let us stay at her place for the night.
Together we went to the city centre where we had a look at some sights including the Basilica of St Stephen, a neoclassical cathedral that was built over the course of half a century and completed in 1905. Much of the interruption had to do with the fiasco in 1868 when the dome collapsed during a storm, and the structure had to be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up.
It also displays the Holy Right Hand of the founder of Hungary, King Saint Stephen.
The weather was quite nice, it was a bit chilly, but it didn't rain, so we were really lucky :).
Egle also showed us a great place to have some traditional Hungarian goulash (we had to share one portion between the three of us as it was just so huge!).
After that we went to the Citadella, a fortress that never did battle. Built by the Habsburgs after the 1848–49 War of Independence to defend the city from further insurrection, by the time it was ready in 1851 the political climate had changed and the Citadella had become obsolete.
From the Citadella we had a nice overview over the city and enjoyed the sunset before we walked back to Egle's apartment.
On our second day we took part in a free walking tour (if you are going on a holiday, I strongly suggest so google if the offer a free walking tour in the city you are heading to as a lot of the bigger cities throughout the world are already covered!) that covered both the Pest and the Buda side and finished at the Buda Castle area.
From there we walked to the Margaret Bridge past Margaret Island and back to the Pest side where we had a look at the Hungarian Parliament.
Afterwards we walked through the Jewish quarter back to our hostel and enjoyed some delicious Hungarian wine. :)
Basilica of St Stephen
a parade at St Stephen's Square
cupola of St Stephen's Basilica
interior of St Stephen's Basilica
Budapest street view
Chain Bridge
Royal Palace
Bar where we had lunch
Freedom Bridge
Citadella
impressions at night-time
Museum of Applied Arts
Great Synagogue
street art
<3 :D
Danubius Fountain
entrance gate to Gresham Palace, a good example of Art Nouveau architecture, now managed by Four Seasons Hotels
Buda Castle area
Matthias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion
Hungarian Parliament
We arrived on Thursday and met Vaida's friend Egle who let us stay at her place for the night.
Together we went to the city centre where we had a look at some sights including the Basilica of St Stephen, a neoclassical cathedral that was built over the course of half a century and completed in 1905. Much of the interruption had to do with the fiasco in 1868 when the dome collapsed during a storm, and the structure had to be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up.
It also displays the Holy Right Hand of the founder of Hungary, King Saint Stephen.
The weather was quite nice, it was a bit chilly, but it didn't rain, so we were really lucky :).
Egle also showed us a great place to have some traditional Hungarian goulash (we had to share one portion between the three of us as it was just so huge!).
After that we went to the Citadella, a fortress that never did battle. Built by the Habsburgs after the 1848–49 War of Independence to defend the city from further insurrection, by the time it was ready in 1851 the political climate had changed and the Citadella had become obsolete.
From the Citadella we had a nice overview over the city and enjoyed the sunset before we walked back to Egle's apartment.
On our second day we took part in a free walking tour (if you are going on a holiday, I strongly suggest so google if the offer a free walking tour in the city you are heading to as a lot of the bigger cities throughout the world are already covered!) that covered both the Pest and the Buda side and finished at the Buda Castle area.
From there we walked to the Margaret Bridge past Margaret Island and back to the Pest side where we had a look at the Hungarian Parliament.
Afterwards we walked through the Jewish quarter back to our hostel and enjoyed some delicious Hungarian wine. :)
Basilica of St Stephen
a parade at St Stephen's Square
cupola of St Stephen's Basilica
interior of St Stephen's Basilica
Budapest street view
Chain Bridge
Royal Palace
Bar where we had lunch
Freedom Bridge
Citadella
impressions at night-time
Museum of Applied Arts
Great Synagogue
street art
<3 :D
Danubius Fountain
entrance gate to Gresham Palace, a good example of Art Nouveau architecture, now managed by Four Seasons Hotels
Buda Castle area
Matthias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion
Hungarian Parliament
christina_abroad - 25. Sep, 11:42
