This small photo journal, the last part of the Budapest series, features the Buda side of the river, which includes Buda Castle, plus some leftover photos that didn't fit anywhere else.
BUDA & PEST: The Budapest of today is divided into two distinct sides by the river Danube - the hilly Buda side and the flat Pest side. In former times, they were separate towns which were later merged to become Budapest. The Buda (boodah) side is more peacefully residential & quieter than the Pest & is mire hilly and green. Pest
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View of the Buda side from Pest
on the other side of the Danube River, with Castle Hill in the...
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The Church of Our Lady (Mathias Church)
on the left side of Castle Hill is quite prominent, especially the...
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Castle Hill with Mathias Church on the
left & Fisherman's Bastion on the right. The most beautiful exterior...
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In swapped tones.
For more information on the church, please see the introductory text.
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On Janos Hill in the background
there's a lookout tower & television tower. Janos Hill is the highest...
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Night views from Castle Hill,
this shot shows the Parliament Building across the river.
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St Stephens Basilica center right
I think that's the central market to the right of the church, & the...
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St Stephens Basilica & Chain Bridge
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Night shot through the ramparts,
showing the Parliament Building on the left.
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Night shot of Mathias Church
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Better shot of the distinctive roof
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Castle District map
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Train station in Budapest
We had just arrived by train from Debrecen. There were no elevators or...
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The Budapest Airport Hotel,
the first airport hotel in Budapest. We stayed here as we were...
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Hotel's interior atrium
Hotel web site http://www.airporthotel.hu/
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Catching the Metro
These escalators were a lot taller than they look here, & they...
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Longgggggg way up......
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