April/May 2006
We had a long weekend in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. A 3 hour flight from Cork, it is a truly breathtaking city, full of wonderful architecture and awe- inspiring statues and monuments.
Országház - Parliament building
St. Stephen’s Basilica
Communist statues
Communist statue - note Jon on his toes
Várhegy street
Halázsbástya, or fishermen’s bastion
Detail on fishermen’s bastion
Gellért monument and hill
Budavári Palota (Buda castle palace)
