Budapest used to be 2 separate cities split by the Danube River. This is a view showing Buda to the left and Pest to the right.
Hungarian Parliament
St. Matthias Church
Fisherman's Bastion
3 of the 7 tribe leaders who settled the Budapest area
Ceiling of St. Anne's Church. I went to a classical music concert someone played on the organ.
3 of the 7 tribe leaders who settled the Budapest area
Ceiling of St. Anne's Church. I went to a classical music concert someone played on the organ.
The Royal Palace was originally built around 1250, but was destroyed numerous times in various wars and was always rebuilt. The version seen today was only built in the 1960s since it was also destroyed in WWII. 
The Chain Bridge was the first bridge across the Danube in Budapest and was originally built around 1850.
Royal Palace in the background looking across the Chain Bridge.
And you know how I like the "then and now" pictures! This one shows the bridge in 1945 after being bombed in WWII.
Hungarian Parliament.
Ceiling inside one of the halls in the Parliament.
Kings' crown inside the Parliament. The first king was King Stephen and he was crowned in about 1000. He was later canonized as a saint and now the crown is known as the Holy Crown.
Inside the Parliament
These are numbered cigar holders outside the Parliament Chamber.
Parliament Chamber
One of the many art museums in Budapest.
Royal Palace in the background looking across the Chain Bridge.
And you know how I like the "then and now" pictures! This one shows the bridge in 1945 after being bombed in WWII.
Hungarian Parliament.
Ceiling inside one of the halls in the Parliament.
Kings' crown inside the Parliament. The first king was King Stephen and he was crowned in about 1000. He was later canonized as a saint and now the crown is known as the Holy Crown.
Inside the Parliament
These are numbered cigar holders outside the Parliament Chamber.
Parliament Chamber
One of the many art museums in Budapest.
St. Stephen's Basilica
Inside St. Stephen's Basilica
Memento Park is a place where they have now displayed all of the former communist statues that used to be in the city when the Soviets were in control. This is a replica of a statue of Stalin. The citizens tore the statue down (like the Iraqi's did the statue of Saddam) and all that remained were the boots.
Inside St. Stephen's Basilica
Memento Park is a place where they have now displayed all of the former communist statues that used to be in the city when the Soviets were in control. This is a replica of a statue of Stalin. The citizens tore the statue down (like the Iraqi's did the statue of Saddam) and all that remained were the boots.
