Before our trip to Budapest, we were told, and had read, that we wouldn't spend a whole lot of time on the Buda side. There wasn't much there...only the castle. But, I really enjoyed the Buda side. The views were breathtaking. See for yourself.
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| Of course, you need a picture of the Chain Bridge from the Buda side. ;) Yes, you can have too many pictures of the Chain Bridge. |
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| Treats for our walk, and they were so excited. But, they turned out to be really gross! Those suckers were probably three years old. Yuck! |
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| On Sunday morning, we thought it might be fun to find the Cave Church and then walk up to this cross. |
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| Great views from the Cave Church. |
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| Here's the entrance to the Cave Church. The sanctuary is literally in a cave. Very small but beautiful. I didn't feel comfortable whipping out my big camera because mass was ready to start, but I'll be sure to post pictures when I get my iPhone pictures uploaded. |
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| After leaving the church, we thought we would head up to that cross. Oh look...we missed it. Walked a little too far. Since we were much higher than we thought, we figured we might as well keep going to the Liberty Statue. And, let me just say, this was not a real challenging hike. However, there was the threat of throwing up by one of my darling children and the incessant whining by the other. Really?!? |
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| We all made it to the top...ALIVE! Lady Liberty commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary (thank you Wikipedia.) She is even more impressive at night! |
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| We had to get some pictures at the top. But of course, the weather was just not cooperative. |
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| A little archery practice. |
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| We started across the bridge on the left, up to Lady Liberty, and down to where this picture was taken. That was quite a morning walk! |
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| A view of Buda Castle Hill at night. I think every city is better at night. |
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| Monday was a beautiful day in Budapest. So, up to the castle we went to see those fantastic views. We took the funicular up to the top. |
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| Up we go!!! |
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| The view from the funicular. |
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| A family pic taken by a very nice tourist. |
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| Checking out the sites at the top. |
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| We learned on our boat cruise that Beethoven played here. My little piano players were excited about that. |
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| That is the view we were hoping for! |
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| There is a man standing just behind the kids. I told Thomas to tell him to please move so I could take a picture. He wouldn't do it. I don't know why?? :) |
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| St. Matthias Church |
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| Oh, the fun things you get to do when you are on vacation.... |
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| The Fisherman's Bastion in the Castle Hill district |
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| I am really thankful for this picture. It's not often we get a nice family picture on our vacations. I'm thankful for the nice people along the way who offered to take pictures for us and didn't steal my camera. |
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| The Hungarian Parliament Building...Isn't it just amazing! |
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Overall, we had a really great trip. I'm so thankful we were able to take the kids to another magnificent city. The blessings of this assignment continue to amaze me!
Until next time,
Wendy |
