Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 12 – Budapest

Today I was the tour guide for Mitsos. The big walking tour of Budapest. From our place to the bakery on the corner and further to the river, over the bridge and up the Castle Hill. And from there in a circle back home again. Since I have been so many times in Budapest I spare you the same pictures. I focused mainly on buildings this time. But if you want to see more of Budapest: All the Budapest Posts.

On the way to the bakery on the corner. A 1969 Ford Capri. We had a Silver one when I was a kid. The lowest car on the streets of Stuttgart at this time.

House on Üllői út

Entrance at Bakáts tér 8

Art deco house at Bakáts tér

House at Bakáts utka

Langos – Kind of the National Dish in Hungary

Retró Lángos Büfé

The Budapest tram

Getting some rays at the Danube

Behind the Liberty Bridge you can see the Liberty Statue or Szabadság szobor on the mountain

Budapest Corvinus University

Liberty Bridge Szabadság híd

A beauty!

House at Belgrád rkp

House at Belgrád rkp

House at Belgrád rkp

The Buda Castle

The Kossuth

At Hunyadi János út

At the Fisherman's Bastion or Halászbástya

The Fisherman's Bastion or Halászbástya

View of the Parlament (Parliament)

Szent István szobra

At the Fisherman's Bastion or Halászbástya

Look it's Mitsos and me!

Matthias Church or Mátyás Templom

The architect of the church – presenting the model to the king

The tower of the Matthias Church or Mátyás Templom

That does look like a wine place and it is the Wine Cellar Museum

Wine Cellar Museum

Above an entrance at Hess András tér

Another entrance at Hess András tér

Part of the old building that is now the Hilton hotel

Fortuna u. 6 or Fortuna Street 6

The National Archives of Hungary or Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár Országos Levéltára

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At Fortuna Street

Angel Statue

Side entrance of the National Archives of Hungary

The tower of the St. Mary Magdalene Church at Kapisztrán tér. The church was destroyed in World War II.

Afther the war, this window was restored as a memorial.

Bronze Cast of the coronation mantle of the Hungarian Kings. The original is from 1031 and made from Byzantine Silk and was embroidered with Gold and Silver. It was used the last time on December 30th, 1916 for Charles IV

At Szentháromság u.

If you are too lazy to walk up to the castle you can take a ride

The Sándor Palace or Sándor-palota

The gate to the Royal Palace or Budavári Palota

This could be an eagle

Behind the bridge is the Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace and on the right the Ministry of Interior or Belügyminisztérium

Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy

This monument is dedicated to the victory against the Ottoman Empire in 1697 at the Battle of Zenta

Another Ottoman soldier in chains

The capture of the earth-works in Zenta

The prince leading a cavalry charge in the Battle of Zenta in 1697

It looks as if there is no roof – but there is one!

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge and the Hungarian Parliament Building or Országház on the left

St. Stephen's Basilica or Szent Istvan Bazilika

After a looong day walking – well deserved refreshments