The Daily Update

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

St. Stephen's Basillica.jpg

We dined in the shadow of the Basillica.

Italian Tonight.jpg

In Hungary eating Italian. TG Italiano was lovely and we dined al fresco. Tiramisu on its way for dessert.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

And then there was light!.jpg

After the sun set, all the lights came on. Buda castle is on the left, St. Matthius Cathedral is rising up on the the right, and the Chain Bridge is crossing the Danube.

Hotel View at Sunset.jpg

As the sun was setting on Buda this evening. Found out we are staying on the Pest side with the great views of Buda out the window.

Tapestry.jpg

Found a simple crochet and ribbon tapestry tonight. We'll be shopping for more tomorrow!

Landmark.jpg

Not sure what landmark building this is but so many of the buildings have this lind of detailed architecture.

Sea of Pansies.jpg

This giant bed of pansies is planted in front of our hotel.

This copper sculpture is of a little boy wearing what looks like a Native American headdress. People were constantly getting their pictures tken with it. Not sure of the historical significance...there seems to be a lot of modern art sprinkled in with the historical stuff.

Vaci Utca Shopping.jpg

After we ate, we took the back way to the hotel and discovered the shopping district. Had to get some gelato for dessert...yum!

Statue 2.jpg

Another statue, this as more of a square in the midst of the shopping district rather than off to the side like others.

Statue.jpg

There are a ton of statues around town. They are all described in Hungarian with no translation so just have to assume the are monuments to past great Hungarians.

Goulash Soup.jpg

Dinner! Traditional Hungarian goulash has a ton of onion in it. There is also Goulash soup which isn't what we would consider goulash at all...but it's delicious! Like a stew, with potatoes, carrots, and beef, it gets it's red color from all the paprika they put in it!