Visit with friends before we left
19 июля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We met our friends Matt and Brenda at Como Park before we left. Matt's mother taught the Hungarian class to our group.
Saint Paul
19 июля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A week before we fly out. Lots of things to do before we go.
ПутешественникLuckily the temperature is lower than this past week. By more than 20 degrees f
Starting our trip
26–29 июл. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Bags are checked. Europe here we come
Slow start
26 июля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
There is some maintenance issue on our plane. We might be close to 2 hours late at this rate.
Transfer in Amsterdam
27 июля 2024 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
After a 3 hour delay in Minneapolis, we finally got off the ground. Our 4 hour layover was eaten up by the delay. Got to our gate with 30 minutes to spare. Then found out it is delayed a bit too.
We are in Hungary
27 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
We are at our lodging
27 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
We are trying something new, an Airbnb
Strolling around Budapest
28 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
After breakfast we took the metro to the heroes city park
Using the metro in Budapest
28 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 93 °F
We have a 3 day transit pass. We used the metro this morning. It is just under the road. The stations are small. The trains are short
ПутешественникAnd the strangest thing we saw on the metro: a man with a falcon
Street art
28 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
I like to take pictures of street art. A little nicer that graffiti
Our first meal with paprika
28 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
We had more energy tonight so we walked a little farther to a restaurant that a friend recommended.
I had chicken paprika
In the water at the Szechenyi bath
29 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We swam and soaked
Visit Margit island
29 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Margit island is a large island park in the Danube river.
From there we took the bus and subway to another city park.
Then we met some of our fellow travelers for dinner
Evening at the Budapest opera
30 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We have a box to see la traviata
ПутешественникLooks rather like the Opera House in San Francisco, When was it built?
New lodging tonight
31 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We are leaving our Airbnb and moving to a hotel with the rest of the group.
Visiting the house of music
31 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
This music museum is in the large city park that we have visited already. It is near our hotel.
First gathering with our group
31 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
We met at our hotel and walked to dinner
Back at the house of music for a concert
31 июля 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌙 82 °F
The house of music has an outdoor performance space. There is a free concert going on
First ladder shot of the trip
1 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
I take pictures of people on ladders when I travel.
St Stephens basilica
1 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
One of the early leaders of Hungary
Hungarian parliament
1 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
We have visited the parliament. With a special visit with a MP. And then lunch
Churches and synagogue
2 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Our first stop today was the grand synagogue. Now we have crossed the Danube and are in St Mattias church
Castle hill
2 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We were on the other side of the Danube. This is where the old walked city and defenses were. Now there is st Matías church and the presidents residence.
Nice views across the Danube
Visit the market
2 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
We strolled through the market and bought some paprika
No photos because I reset my phone and didn't have the sim card reset pin with me
Visit gellert bath
2 августа 2024 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
We went across the Danube again to see the gellert hotel, but it was closed for renovations.
We did see the baths