Blogs from Hungary, Europe - page 134

BudapestJulie J Vanover I didn't really know what to see in Budapest other than the thermal baths and the Fisherman's Warf. So I was very pleasantly suprised at how much there was to do and see and how much I liked Budapest. I arrived on a holiday so most things were closed, so when I saw a sign to go caving at my hostel I signed up! I had a few hours before caving started so I explored some of the city. I saw the Gellert Hotel and Bath House, the Citadel and this weird cave church thing. The church was built into the side of the hill side in some caves. It was cool and there was chanting going on that echoed through the whole church. Cool but odd. Walked around Buda Palace and explored ... read more

Hi, I'm new here, this is my 1st entry. I already created a blog on another site, but I just found this one and thought this one's better. Therefore, I intend to blog here in the future. In the following, I'll copy what I have written on the other site (only 3 entries): May 11, 2007: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to my blog. As you can see in my introduction, and as you will see during the following months - and hopefully years - in this blog, I am a fanatic. And my passion is traveling, getting to know other countries, their cultures, visiting airports, SPOTTING aircraft, and most obviously, FLYING. There is nothing I like more than the aforementioned activities. Let me warn you, however, that I am not an experienced traveller (yet), ... read more

The Glorious City Europe » Hungary » Budapest By korossylMay 23rd 2007From 05/17-05/20 I had the privilege of being a guest in Budapest, the Pearl of the Danube, the Glorious City, the Cradle of Civilization... I chose to take some rather non-standard tours of the city, so there's not many photos of interest to the regular sight-seer. For those, I suggest trying here .... read more

Eger Europe » Hungary » Eger By korossylMay 23rd 2007So, on 05/21 I made it to Eger, and on 05/23 I went on a photo expedition. Unfortunately, I also got pretty tired of uploading photos to this blog, so it's good I didn't take more. The fortress itself, the interiors of some the churches, some more general landscape shots, etc. will be forthcoming.... read more

A sightseeing city tour of Budapest included HERO'S SQUARE, but only driving by House of Parliament and the Royal Palace. Hero's Square is next to City Park and in the center is Millennium Memorial. The statues are leaders of seven tribes that founded Hungary in the 9th century. There are also statues of important men in Hungarian history behind the memorial. The Museum of Fine Arts and Palace of Art are beside it. From here we passed the sights of Parliament, the Danube and Margaret's Island, and many different buildings. We walked up Castle Hill and viewed Monastery of War with its' numerous bullet holes and then to FISHERMEN'S BASTION and MATTHIAS CHURCH. This is on the hilly buda side of the Danube and was built between 1895-1902. The 7 towers represent 7 Magyar tribes that ... read more