Day 46: Budapest Hungary.

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January 11th 2010

Published: January 22nd 2010

Day 46: Monday, January 11, 2010. Budapest, Hungary. I headed out of the hotel and made my way over to Pest to find the tourism office and get a Budapest Pass. The bus stop was around the corner from the hotel and I only had to wait a couple of minutes before the bus I needed showed up. I hop on (had bought the ticket at the hotel) and take a seat at the front so that I can stare at each bus st... Read Full Entry

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Amanda Lents

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Vajdahunyad Castle

statues on top of one of the buildings at Vajdahunyad Castle

Sun tanning at Vajdahunyad Castle

Vajdahunyad Castle and dry moat.

Széchenyi Gyógyfürdő (bath house)

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Ceiling in front hall of Opera House

Front steps of St. Stephens

St. Stephens, detail. Mary and JC in the middle and to her right is St. Stephen.

Cafe Geraud

One of the few original coffee houses in Budapest (Communism banned them because people would get together and talk there.)

The Tropicana has moved to Budapest!

The Little Princess and behind her, Castle Hill.

(yeah, I didn't know it was a girl either.)

Liberty Statue, aka "The Bottle Opener"

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Matthias Church as seen from Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Adam Clark Tunnel (goes under Castle Hill and leads to Chain Bridge)

Looking at St. Stephen's from Castle Hill

Parliament, as seen from the Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill.

23rd January 2010

Chris
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You were dragged away in the night by The Police for not liking Depeche Mode?
Why does it look like people are rubbing the Little Princess's pants for good luck? That's kind of creepy.

5th February 2010

Luna
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May be a faux pas, but...
Okay, so from your photos, Budapest really reminds me of Prague. Are you sure you weren't close to Kunta Hora than you thought? ;-)

7th February 2010

AmandaL
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Budapest is very Prague-esq, and I think it was only a 4 hour river cruise away. Oh well! :)

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