| | Let's start by Budapest, of course, with a panoramic view from the citadel . | |
| | | and this is the Basilica St Stephen ( Szent Istvan ) ... | |
| | | ... the Fishermen Fortress... | |
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| | ... the square of the Heroes ( one half only ! ) | |
| | | On the left side, the Museum of Fine Arts, with decorated front face ... | |
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| | Here is one of the Heroes : King Robert ( Karoly Robert ) | |
| | | Behind the square, yet another museum, like an old fortress. | |
| | | In the park behind, the famous thermal bath Szecheny (yes, the same one ) | |
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| | Yet another thermal bath, the very famous Gellert ! Water, water.water ! | |
| | | This Godollo (GUEDELE) the castle of the Empress Sissi ! | |
| | | She was escaping there when Budapest and her mother in law were too heavy | |
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| | Godollo is at 30 Km ( 20miles) east of Budapest | |
| | | Now we are in Eger . At 200Km (125miles) East of Budapest .The Basilica ... | |
| | | ....The Citadel of Eger... | |
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| | | ... and some more churches ! | |
| | | Now, we are in Gyor (DIER) at confluent of Danube and Rabala Rabca | |
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| | | ... charming little town ! | |
| | | Simple and clear like this church | |
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| This is Velencei-To , a lake between Budapset and Balaton. Water, water ag... | |
| | | This is 50 Km (31miles) on the South-West of Budapest . | |
| | | A lake, a small village, and many fields ! Nice . | |
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| | Now we are on the North bank of Balaton , and YES , these are chillies ! | |
| | | Back to Budapest, the Chain Bridge . | |
| | | Walking along the Danube, on the Corso .... | |
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| | ... the nice buildings . This one is | |
| | | | Often in Budapest, the front face of the buildings are decorated | |
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| | Just in front of this church . | |
| | | Usually , a Saint's name is given to churches. Not here | |
| | | So, we christened this one : Ste Nougatine | |
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| | | | 2 things should not be missed in Budapest : the New York Cafe... | |
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| | ... next to Boscolo Hotel. Here is the lobby of this hotel | |
| | Not bad , Huh ? The other ting not to miss is ... | |
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| | | In my opinion, the Parliament is the most beautiful monument of Budapest | |
| | More impressive than the Palace. Wonderful work on stone
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| The architect was Imre STEINDL. Construction began in 1886, was inaugurated | |
| | in 1896, and completed in 1904. The architect went blind before its comple... | |
| | | There is a good artcle on it on Wikipedia ! | |
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