On to Budapest where they like their McFreezes BIG! (Actually "Ft" = Hugarian Forint)
Arriving at Budapest's Nyugati train station--in "Pest"
Esther with our Hungarian friend Zsuzsa
"House of Terror" museum, former headquarters for the State Security Police
"The Little Princess" and friend on the Danube (this statue is said to be a favorite of Prince Charles)
Stained glass ceiling over a pedestrian walkway
We pause for a vegan meal at The Vegetarium
Interior of The Vegetarium
The Great Synagogue
The State Opera House
The Hapsburg Royal Palace
Heroes' Square--Millennium Monument
Museum of Fine Arts
View across the Danube River
Base of Gellert Hill
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #1
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #2
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #3
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #4
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #5
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #6
Panorama of Budapest--from "Buda" #7
View of Parliament
Margaret Island, between Buda and Pest
Parliament Building
Poster for a new Hungarian film directed by Szembo Tibor, our friend Zsuzsa's former husband
Holocaust Memorial in memory of 600,000 Hungarian Jews killed by the Nazis in World War II
Church constructed in the middle ages by survivors of the Great Plague
Pastry treats--our farewell to Budapest after our day-long whirlwind tour
Departing for the train back to Bratislava--Budapest's Keleti train station
