And then I found out how early I had to get up to catch the train.

Buda (not the chubby, smiley guy)

Pictures: Parliment Building; Matthias church from the inside and from the backside





The Parliment building is actually in Pest, but I took this picture standing across the river in Buda.
What did I do in Buda besides take pictures of nice buildings and visit a church? Well, for one thing, I had fish soup. Fish soup has never really sounded super appetizing to me, but I tried it and it was pretty tastey! Yes, I can imagine what parts of a fish they use to make fish soup. But in this instance I decided to feign ignorance for the sake of lunch.

Pest

Buda has the castle, a couple cool churches, and a nice view of the city, but Pest has everything else worth seeing, plus better ambience and most of the good places to eat. So I spent most of my time in Pest.







Pictures:St. Istvan's (St. Stephen's Basilica); House of Terror Museum (museum of Nazi and Communist occupation housed in a former prison building); Violin and Clarinet duet on the square.

Budapest

Monica's scientific approach to sightseeing in Budapest.
Day 1: Wander around Pest taking pictures of various nifty-looking buildings.