Hungary for a break
Buda and the best of the Pest
31.01.2008 - 04.02.2008
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With Dave and Liz in town for a while, we decided to head off to Hungary for a few days. We landed early on Thursday and checked into the Ambra hotel. It is located on the Pest side of the Danube, close to transport and some of the main tourist sights. We basically spent our five days trying to get around to most of the must see spots. We were struck by the beauty of Budapest. The architecture is impressive, the river setting is beautiful and we were able to view the city from many aspects as we travelled from one vantage point to another.
We managed to visit almost everything onour list and discovered an amazingly affordable Budapest buffet which provided dinner on our final three days. It's a great city for a short break, plenty to see and some beautiful statues and structures. Check some of them out below

Standing on the Chain Bridge between Buda and Pest

View from the Chain Bridge

Budapest on the Danube River

Statues in Pest

Buskers at Fisherman's Bastion

Hawk at Fishermans Bastion

Statue of Imre Nagy looking towards parliament

Liz and Dave view Pest from Royal Castle

St Stephen's Basilica

The dome of St Stephen's

Budapest at night

Pest from Fisherman's Bastion

Gellert Hill Statues

The view of the city from Gellert Hill

Budapest from Margit Bridge

Parliament House
Posted by StephenJen 14.02.2008 12:28 PM Archived in Hungary Comments (2)

