Budapest

To the delight of my derrier, we took the Hop On Hop Off Bus today 😊

Budapest is a very pretty city with loads of old buildings and friendly people. The city is made up of 2 parts Buda and Pest.

Many of the old buildings were damaged and all the bridges over the Danube were destroyed by the Germans between December 1944 and February 1945. However, most of the old monumental structures have been restored.

The Parliament Building is impressive to say the least. It took 17 years to build, comprises 40 million bricks, half a million precious stones and 40kg of gold. 20km of stairs make working there hard work 😊. It is 96m high (the same height as St Stephen's Basilica), 268m long and 123m wide. The number 96 refers to the nation's millennium, 1896, and the conquest of the later Kingdom of Hungary in 896!

The Matthias Church, situated in front of the Fisherman's Bastion in the heart of Buda's Castle District. is a beautiful Roman Catholic which was originally built in 1015.Read more