Budapest Day Two
We had a great tourist day today. We started off with our traditional breakfast of a kaiser roll with ham and cheese, and of course chocolate cake for dessert! (Honeymooners need sugar to keep the energy level up, for walking of course)...
We started with a stroll down Andressy Street, past the beautiful Budapest Opera House. A large spire caught our eye, so we checked it out, and it turned out to be St. Stephen's Basilica. What an opulent sight that was. We went inside and found the most amazing cathedral, complete with St. Stephen's very own 1000 year old mummified hand (we even have a picture or two to prove it).
We then went walking down the beautiful Vaci street market towards the Danube River. It was a very misty and romantic day, very cool, perfect in every sense. After a long walk along the river Danube, admiring the gorgeous scenery, we came across the old Chain Bridge which connects the cities Buda and Pest. We decided to follow the path across the bridge and go towards Buda Castle. Going up a gondola which is on tracks (if that makes sense?!)we were privy to some of the most beautiful scenery Eastern Europe has to offer. At the top we walked over to Castle Hill which is the last of the ruins from the Budapest Castle. It's on the edge of a set of cliffs overlooking the Danube and directly across the river from the Parliament. So we wandered around there for the afternoon stopping for lunch and looking around. It was one of the best days yet.
From there we came back to our hotel area (perfect location, two blocks off the octagon which is the huge shopping district in Pest) and went walking to find supper. A lot of beer later, we're posting our Day Two a day late! It was a great night, lots of laughs and a lot of beer. So now it's actually day three, noon and we figure we should get started on our last full day in this fantastic city. We're off to the Terra Housa which is the famous spy museum.
Dave, thanks for the email about Simba. Glad you're having a good time with him. We hope he behaves himself hanging out in your office all day posing as a vet!
We started with a stroll down Andressy Street, past the beautiful Budapest Opera House. A large spire caught our eye, so we checked it out, and it turned out to be St. Stephen's Basilica. What an opulent sight that was. We went inside and found the most amazing cathedral, complete with St. Stephen's very own 1000 year old mummified hand (we even have a picture or two to prove it).
We then went walking down the beautiful Vaci street market towards the Danube River. It was a very misty and romantic day, very cool, perfect in every sense. After a long walk along the river Danube, admiring the gorgeous scenery, we came across the old Chain Bridge which connects the cities Buda and Pest. We decided to follow the path across the bridge and go towards Buda Castle. Going up a gondola which is on tracks (if that makes sense?!)we were privy to some of the most beautiful scenery Eastern Europe has to offer. At the top we walked over to Castle Hill which is the last of the ruins from the Budapest Castle. It's on the edge of a set of cliffs overlooking the Danube and directly across the river from the Parliament. So we wandered around there for the afternoon stopping for lunch and looking around. It was one of the best days yet.
From there we came back to our hotel area (perfect location, two blocks off the octagon which is the huge shopping district in Pest) and went walking to find supper. A lot of beer later, we're posting our Day Two a day late! It was a great night, lots of laughs and a lot of beer. So now it's actually day three, noon and we figure we should get started on our last full day in this fantastic city. We're off to the Terra Housa which is the famous spy museum.
Dave, thanks for the email about Simba. Glad you're having a good time with him. We hope he behaves himself hanging out in your office all day posing as a vet!
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