Our last day in Budapest. We met the guide at
8:30 at the hotel for a trip to the Hungarian Parliament Building, the Great Dohany Synagogue, and the Central
Market Hall. The Parliament is a massive and beautiful building along the Danube
River. It took 17 years to build and is magnificent. I’m afraid my pictures
won’t do it justice. Then we went to the synagogue and also saw the cemetery
and the gardens. It was sad to hear the conditions that the Jews had to live in
and that so many lost their lives senselessly. From there it was a trip to the
Central Market. They sell all types of fruit, vegetables and meats there. Also
handicrafts. We had lunch and then walked back to the hotel about 2 miles.
After a short rest we did happy hour at the hotel and tried Hungarian extra dry
- their version of champagne. It was very good. Then we went to dinner about 5
blocks away. We had veal paparish and mangalica - an Hungarian pork dish - both
were very good. Time to go pack and get ready for tomorrow’s trip home. It will
be a long day.
Views of the Hungarian Parliament Building
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| Royal Guard |
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| The Golden Staircase |
Views of Great Dohany Synogogue
Central Market Hall
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| Lunch - Stuffed Cabbage Rolls |
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| Chimney Cake |
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| Getting ready for the Christmas Markets |
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| Dinner |
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