Budapest trip

Although a member of the EU, Hungary, like the Czech Republic, has kept its own money. So, upon arriving, our first task was to hit an ATM for some florentines (FT), and then to get tickets for the transportation system.

And we thought Czech was bad...

We finally made it into the Metro - now where??

We did a lot of walking..


Saw the beautiful Parliament building...

The Holocaust memorial...

Very moving. Many Jews were forced to line up on the banks of the river where they were shot so that their bodies would fall into the water. These are bronze replicas of the types of shoes worn by the victims.

This is Anonymous. No kidding - he wrote the very first history of Hungary, but no one knows his name.

Beautiful roof tiles..

A castle.. (you knew that was coming)

Great fountain at the castle..

Good food...

A new friend..

And the bus stop...

We had a great time, but it's always good to come home!