Budapest: Buda Castle

Sitting high above the Danube River, on the Buda side of Budapest, sits the majestic Buda Castle.  Lucky for me, the weekend I was in Budapest was also the weekend of the Budapest Wine Festival.  Amazing wine plus breathtaking scenery equaled one amazing first experience in beautiful Budapest! Click on image to enlarge

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Budapest: Fisherman’s Bastion

Completed in 1902 in celebration of the 1,000th birthday of the Hungarian state, the Fisherman’s Bastion is one of the most visited sites in Budapest. With lookout towers, arched windows, and wide, sweeping staircases, the bastion was built to deliver a panoramic view of the Danube River and Pest side of the city. Click on […]

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Budapest: Scenes from a Beautiful Central European City

And now a post of random photos from beautiful Budapest… Click on any image to enlarge This fountain was on a street between Buda Castle and the Fisherman’s Bastion.  It reminds me of my favorite fountain in Kansas City, Pomona. Even the manhole covers are elegant! This statue was near Sándor Palace, the residence of […]

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