Buda

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22 May 2013

Buda is dominated by Varhegy (Castle Hill) and we climbed it today by its nineteenth century funicular. As well as visiting the main attractions, the Matyas Church, a recreation of an original 13th building and the Buda Palace a former royal residence which has been rebuilt several times over the centuries but is now a collection of museums, we also wandered around the streets which included several interesting buildings. Everything has been impressively reconstructed after severe damage during the Second World War fighting.

In Buda Palace we looked around the Budapest History Museum which gave us a good overview of the turbulent times the city has been through over the centuries. We were also able to see the remains of original medieval palace.

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