Day 2

We walked our socks off today . We had early tickets for the parliament building. Very impressive and opulent but some areas were no photos.
It’s been a very grey day today but good for walking .
We then made our way down to the chain bridge and crossed the Danube and took the funicular up to the Buda castle area . We walked around the many impressive buildings and admired the views back to Pest . We had a light lunch at Jamie Oliver’s. Then walked further down river over the Elizabeth bridge and up the main shopping street . Had a little browse in Zara as it started to spit with rain . We then headed to St Stephen’s basilica ( he of good king Wenceslas fame ) . Very richly and ornately decorated and houses St Stephen’s hand , which is a highly prized relic. We also went up to the roof and walked around the outside of the dome which gave great views around the whole city .A pretty tiring day , we went to a restaurant nearby serving nice Hungarian food .
In liberty square we saw the statue of Ronald Reagan , erected because of his efforts in ending the Cold War .En savoir plus