- October 31, 2015
- Day 54
- Budapest
- 48-52 degrees sunny
Hidden gems of Art Nouveau and Secessionism.
- 1st Primary School
- 2nd City Park Calvinist Church
- 3rd Léderer Mansion
- 4th National Institute for the Blind
Szentendre ~ October 30, 2015
- October 30, 2015
- Day 53
- Budapest (Szentendre)
- 48-52 degrees sunny
A day trip to the village of Szentendre on a rickety local train. Returning I took the city boat that weaves back and forth along the Danube for that magical moment when the bridge lights are lit. Within thirty-minutes Budapest is aglow in white lights.
- 1st, 2nd Szentendre
- 3rd Parliament
- 4th Koleves Vendeglo Stonesoup Restaurants
Werther ~ October 29, 2015
- October 29, 2015
- Day 52
- Budapest
- 45-55 degrees with some drizzle
The Hungarian State Opera House has the third best acoustic in Europe only to be surpassed by Milan’s La Scala and Paris’ Garnier. Tonight’s performance was the season’s opening of the opera Werther.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Hungarian State Opera House
Indoor or Outdoor ~ October 29, 2015
- October 29, 2015
- Day 52
- Budapest
- 45 -55 degrees with some drizzle
How does one spend a drizzling day in Budapest? At the thermal Szechenyl Baths. Your choice…indoors or outdoors pools.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Szechenyl Baths
Budapest By Night ~ October 28, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- Day 51
- Budapest
- 48-52 degrees sunny
Buda by night. Birthday with Gypsy music and a musician from Oslo.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Budapest
Bits of Budapest ~ October 28, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- Day 51
- Budapest
- 48-52 degrees sunny
Bits of Budapest…
- 1st Statue “Whoever saves a life is considered as if he saved the entire world.”
- 2nd Changing of the guard, Royal Palace
- 3rd church in Royal Castle
- 4th
Linzer ~ October 28, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- Day 51
- Budapest
- 48-52 degrees sunny
I sat at a table in the Buda’s famous coffee house, Ruszwurm Curaszda, with an older Hungarian couple who have been having cakes here since childhood. The Linzer dessert was created here.
- 1st, 2nd Ruszwurm Curaszda
- 3rd Hazelnut Torte
- 4th Linzer
Matthias Church ~ October 28, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- Day 51
- Budapest
- 48-52 degrees sunny
Buda’s Matthias Church with colorful Zsolnary-tiled roof.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Matthias Church
Basilica of St Stephen ~ October 28, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- Day 51
- Budapest
- 48-52 degrees sunny
Basilica of St Stephen is the largest cathedral in Hungary. Construction began in 1868; however, the construction was delayed when a storm caused the dome to collapse. The building had to be demolished and rebuilt from ground up.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Basilica of St Stephen
- 4th Mummified hand of St Stephen
Jewish Quarter ~ October 27, 2015
- October 27, 2015
- Day 50
- Budapest
- 45-55 degrees sunny
Explored the Erzsébetváros and Jewish Quarter of Vienna where I am staying. The day seems robbed with sunset at 4:45pm. The early darkness had its reward as I strolled Margaret Island on the Danube River under a full moon and was surprised by the twilight fountain light show choreographed to music.
- 1st, 3rd Jewish Quarter
- 2nd Great Synagogu, largest Jewish temple in Europe
- 4th Margaret Island
