Budapest day 3!
We had a tour of the parliament. Yes, this is the parliament. I couldn't get the whole building in one picture because it was so big.
The building is gorgeous though! I love that it is gothic looking.
So many windows!
This is the right side. The building is symmetrical so it has the same wing on the left side.
Going inside to find all of the windows stain glass. Or maybe not, the tour guide said that they were had painted. I don't know that I believe that. It is inconceivable to me.
So much gold.
This is the main part of the building. The arch in the middle is where a king, president or any other superior person would make an appearance.
I cannot get over the windows.
Looking into the very middle of the building under the dome.
The floor.
The dome. Almost all of the lightbulbs were out but those are not easy lightbulbs to change. The tour guide said two people go up at a time on the two ladders that give access to the lights.
This is where parliament meets. The people you see are a group of students who were being taught about government.
A better shot. Kudos if you spotted the photographer.
Check out that gold.
These trays were right outside the parliament room. They each are numbered. They are no longer used but they were cigar holders. When there was a break, cigars would be waiting outside to be smoked.
Even the in painted/stained windows were astounding.
This is a model of the parliament building that is sliced open so you can see inside. We say maybe 10% of the building.
After our tour, we went to Margaret Island. It is a big park with lots of other things to do! Here is some of the gang riding a 'bike.'
An awesome tree.
The same tree.
More amazing trees!
After lunch at this cool pizza place where you poured the sauce over the pizza yourself, we went to a different park. I thought this statue was super cool.
This one intrigued me. It looks like a basketball hoop
Loved the angles.
A unique fountain
Can you see the brown roof? wait until we get closer.
How amazing is that? One of the people I was with said it reindex them of hansel and gretel because it looks like you can eat it. It is a church and it is sooooo cool!
This was behind the candy topped church. It is called the Fisherman's Bastion.
For those of you that don't know Budapest is formed out of combining Buda and Pest. I am on the Buda side looking across the river to Pest. Our groups Hostel was in Pest.
The patterns though!
The view was unreal!
Check it out
Look at that roof, seriously
And look at the view.
I could've stayed up there for hours.
We stayed up there for a long time. It was a great place to be.
We followed the wall down a ways and checked out a different spot.
The parliament across the way.
A weary artist.
An endearing elderly couple
They captivated me.
She got up to express a story. He was so amused. She sat back down when she was finished. It was like they were the only two people in the world.
Off to a different place. We were now overlooking the rest of Buda.
It was a beautiful day
Back to Pest. So many bridges connecting Buda and Pest and all so incredibly different. I captured this lion because he looks frightened. It's something you don't usually see. Maybe it is just my angle.
Shareen at it again. Capturing the beginning of a new friendship. Meet Lysan!
Looking back to where we has just come at the castle in Buda.
Shareen and Pete at the Basilica.
Another gorgeous building.
Inside and out.
I really felt at ease in this space
So much to be felt
This is a jewish memorial. It is a tree made of metal. It was closed when I walked by and I was really disappointed because it was so breathtaking.
The beauty of Budapest never ends. Taking it in.
Pete and Abbey
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