Viking River Cruise

Pesht side was ship side and flat. Budha side is hilly and mountainous side. The whale building connects old and new Old storage building with glass to connect them. Liberty Bridge is green Bridge. Monument is Liberty monument holding a palm leaf for peace. Big bottle opener. Red power and strength, white is faithfulness and green hope. 1873 two cities united as one. Green dome building is a palace and now an art gallery. Chain Bridge, suspension bridge. Greg has a picture. Metal elements look like a chain. Famous for porcelain. Second largest synagogue in the world. Moorish style. 3000 worshippers. Survived WW2. There are 100,000-200,000 jews in Budapest. Houdini born in Hungary.

Greg got pics of opera house. Museum House of Terror. Nazis and Communists. Prison. Hungarian Heroes Square. 1896 was 1000 year birthday of Hungary. Greg has pictures.

Communism ended in 1989. Budha side. Catholic martyr what I took a picture of when we came in. 1870 and 1880s built. Greg has some pics.

Dropped off Castle District. Besieged by Soviets during WW2. Government reconstructing buildings destroyed during war. Making look like before destruction. Built in 1250s. UNESCO site.
Plague statue. Orange and yellow dotted building from 1300-1400s.

Church 800 year old. King Mathias. Roof made of ceramics.
View from Fishermans Bastion. King Stephen from 1000. 1500s owned by Ottomans and became a mosque. At end of 1800s repainted frescos. Gothic medieval church. King Stephen was a pagan. On left, his son and heir in middle and bishop on right. Offered crown to virgin Mary. His dynasty lasted 300 years. Only memorial if Hungarian king. Bala III and Anne. 1100 met Richard the Lion hearted. First wife. Windows from 1896.

Parliament building third largest 1885 - 1904. Neo Gothic. House of lords and commons. Only Commons active now. St. Margeret Bridge.Read more