If there is one place that I would tell you to go to in Europe, it would be Budapest, Hungary. (Besides Austria, but I am biased about that one.) It was amazing, beautiful, and delicious. They had by far the best food (not counting the Slovakia one). Prague's food was blah, and Budapest's was delicious. Mmm.
There were so many neat things about Budapest; from the baths, the parlament, the castle, to the underground tunnel. It was all a great experience. I didn't get any pictures of the baths because my camera died, but they were awesome. Budapest is the city of baths so they had a bunch. The one I went to had a hot and cold indoor pool, two hot outdoor pools, two cold outdoor pools, and a wave pool. Very cool. I got really sunburnt though. I sure did enjoy it. Budapest was HOT, where as Prague was cold, so it was a nice change.
Okay, here is the view from the top of one of the hills. Beautiful. Something I didn't know about Budapest was that there are two parts; Buda and Pest. The flat side is called Pest, and the Bumpy side is called Buda. So they are actually two different places beyond the city limits. The parlament is on the Pest side and the castle is on the Buda side, so we were able to see both sides while we were there.
This is a view of the Buda side.
Another river shot
Me with the view.. to prove I was actually there :)
All the soprano 1's Malia, Angela, Jennifer, Rachael, Stephanie, and me.
We sang for a mass in this church.
Here is the inside of the church. Very ornamented.
Dinner in the middle of the Pest side of the city.
A monument.. I don't remember what it was of though... I think our guide was telling us what it was while I was taking the picture.. Hence everyone else is in the background.
For some reason I like these self portraits, so you'll have to deal with them :)
Sitting on the monument. It was HOT.
This was interesting. They built this in the 17oo's but did it in three different styles. So they aren't authentic, but I thought it was really neat.
Here is one of the styles that I can't remember.. maybe someone else knows?
I think this was some middle age era?
And my favorite, the french style. Which is why I remember what it was :)
The back.
Okay, so this was the tunnel that lead to the castle on the Buda side. It was really cool down there, a nice break from the heat. They said it was used as a hospital during WWII, which I think is really neat.
I loved these little ally ways. They were so quaint.
The Parlament. Very neat structure. I wonder how long it took them to build this. It was HUGE. All those spires. Very cool.
This is the castle. I loved the architecture.
More castle.
Even more castle.
Another small view of the parlement with me in it to prove I was there :)
Parlament
Okay.. so I've got a story to go with this one. This is Angela and me riding the bus back up to the castle during our free time.. because I did something really stupid. We were up at the castle the day before and I bought some playing cards and set my money pouch on the counter, and LEFT IT THERE! 95 euros! Gone! I didn't even know it was missing until that night when we went back to the castle we were staying in and realized my money wasn't there! Ahhhh! I ran through the day over and over in my mind until I realized that I left it on the counter in the shop by the castle. At the moment I realized where it was, I felt so calm, like I knew everything would be okay. At breakfast I went and asked the guide if he could get me back there and he said he could, but just knew that the people wouldn't be honest even if they did find the money. Well, in the end, Angela and I went back up there, and it was there! They asked me to describe what the pouch looked like, and they gave it to me. No money was missing at all! The guide couldn't believe it, and I was pretty shocked. But to be honest, I knew it would be okay, because the night before I had a warm feeling after I had thought of where it was. The spirit was telling me I would find my money; and I did.
This is the largest cathedral in Hungary, and it is BIG. I must say though, that it doesn't compare to the National Cathedral in Washington DC.. so go and see it if you live near there. It is the biggest cathedral I've ever seen in my life. Anyways... about THIS cathedral... we went in and sang in it and someone recorded it. It has the biggest reverb I have ever heard. You can go to Youtube and watch it under the title Behold and University of Utah Singers.. or something like that.
The inside.
One of the yummy dinners we had. Me and Caitlin.
I didn't think of taking a picture of the castle we were staying in until the night time.. So these are really poor pictures, but I wanted to show them anyways.
And that was Hungary! Very very neat place. I would definitely recommend going there if you have the chance. Loved it!
Stay tuned!
There were so many neat things about Budapest; from the baths, the parlament, the castle, to the underground tunnel. It was all a great experience. I didn't get any pictures of the baths because my camera died, but they were awesome. Budapest is the city of baths so they had a bunch. The one I went to had a hot and cold indoor pool, two hot outdoor pools, two cold outdoor pools, and a wave pool. Very cool. I got really sunburnt though. I sure did enjoy it. Budapest was HOT, where as Prague was cold, so it was a nice change.
Okay, here is the view from the top of one of the hills. Beautiful. Something I didn't know about Budapest was that there are two parts; Buda and Pest. The flat side is called Pest, and the Bumpy side is called Buda. So they are actually two different places beyond the city limits. The parlament is on the Pest side and the castle is on the Buda side, so we were able to see both sides while we were there.
This is a view of the Buda side.
Another river shot
Me with the view.. to prove I was actually there :)
All the soprano 1's Malia, Angela, Jennifer, Rachael, Stephanie, and me.
We sang for a mass in this church.
Here is the inside of the church. Very ornamented.
Dinner in the middle of the Pest side of the city.
A monument.. I don't remember what it was of though... I think our guide was telling us what it was while I was taking the picture.. Hence everyone else is in the background.
For some reason I like these self portraits, so you'll have to deal with them :)
Sitting on the monument. It was HOT.
This was interesting. They built this in the 17oo's but did it in three different styles. So they aren't authentic, but I thought it was really neat.
Here is one of the styles that I can't remember.. maybe someone else knows?
I think this was some middle age era?
And my favorite, the french style. Which is why I remember what it was :)
The back.
Okay, so this was the tunnel that lead to the castle on the Buda side. It was really cool down there, a nice break from the heat. They said it was used as a hospital during WWII, which I think is really neat.
I loved these little ally ways. They were so quaint.
The Parlament. Very neat structure. I wonder how long it took them to build this. It was HUGE. All those spires. Very cool.
This is the castle. I loved the architecture.
More castle.
Even more castle.
Another small view of the parlement with me in it to prove I was there :)
Parlament
Okay.. so I've got a story to go with this one. This is Angela and me riding the bus back up to the castle during our free time.. because I did something really stupid. We were up at the castle the day before and I bought some playing cards and set my money pouch on the counter, and LEFT IT THERE! 95 euros! Gone! I didn't even know it was missing until that night when we went back to the castle we were staying in and realized my money wasn't there! Ahhhh! I ran through the day over and over in my mind until I realized that I left it on the counter in the shop by the castle. At the moment I realized where it was, I felt so calm, like I knew everything would be okay. At breakfast I went and asked the guide if he could get me back there and he said he could, but just knew that the people wouldn't be honest even if they did find the money. Well, in the end, Angela and I went back up there, and it was there! They asked me to describe what the pouch looked like, and they gave it to me. No money was missing at all! The guide couldn't believe it, and I was pretty shocked. But to be honest, I knew it would be okay, because the night before I had a warm feeling after I had thought of where it was. The spirit was telling me I would find my money; and I did.
This is the largest cathedral in Hungary, and it is BIG. I must say though, that it doesn't compare to the National Cathedral in Washington DC.. so go and see it if you live near there. It is the biggest cathedral I've ever seen in my life. Anyways... about THIS cathedral... we went in and sang in it and someone recorded it. It has the biggest reverb I have ever heard. You can go to Youtube and watch it under the title Behold and University of Utah Singers.. or something like that.
The inside.
One of the yummy dinners we had. Me and Caitlin.
I didn't think of taking a picture of the castle we were staying in until the night time.. So these are really poor pictures, but I wanted to show them anyways.
And that was Hungary! Very very neat place. I would definitely recommend going there if you have the chance. Loved it!
Stay tuned!
3 comments:
Very informative . . . . loved your stories and the interesting tid-bits of information. . . . buda and pest, who would have known???
Enjoying your posts!!!
I don't think I'd be as lucky as you with the lost purse ordeal! This post, like that last ones, makes me all the more jealous of your trip :)
very kewel.
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