We've been spending a couple of days sightseeing around the beautiful city of Budapest.
Our first morning out we went into the city and fond the old Budapest Synagogue and ended up taking a short tour. It is very beautiful and quite large, holds over 3,000 people at a time.
We learned of the sad history of the Jewish people here and what they endured during WWII.
Then we walked around the city, taking in all the sights to see and had a nice lunch of Hungarian Goulash soup and cabbage.
Today we visited the old castle and the town overlooking the Danube from the top of the Hills of Buda, then in the afternoon Heather Stucki and her daughter Ashley took us up to an area north of the city called the Danube Bend, where there were two charming little towns untouched for centuries that are now artist colonies. The last town had an old castle on the top of a tall hill that we climbed up to. It overlooks the Danube and was obviously a strategic stop for warring tribesmen. We also saw some Roman ruins. We met up with Aaron later that evening and had a delicious Hungarian dinner. One of the pictures I have added is of an old gypsy woman who is so bent over that she couldn't stand up at all. Lots of people drop money into her hand, including Mark.
Tomorrow, on to Krakow Poland.....!
3 comments:
Those sights look pretty incredible! We hope you're having fun! (Looks like you are.) We're glad you're posting to your blog, it's fun to see what you're doing clear on the other side of the world!
I hope you are enjoying the sights of Europe and that we are treating you nicely! Please continue enjoying your trip. And next time, include us swedes! :)
elliot loves looking at pictures of his old grandpa and grandma, so keep on posting! i hope you guys are having a great time!
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