Tuesday, 5 June 2007

Well, Well, Well...We have Arrived in Budapest, Hungary!

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After taking the nicest train from Vienna (mental note, tip to travellers, whatever you call it -- Austrian trains are AMAZING), we arrived...

Buda's Castle Hill!

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A preview of where we are going... How we got there...Across the River! Up the Hill! Straight to the Top! Finally!! At the top! (Behind J...

The Return of Mosaic Tiled Roofs... (Budapest, Hungary)

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Jason is sitting on the walls of a medieval Franciscan church. Behind him is building of the National Archives. There is nothing left of th...

What To Do? (Budapest, Hungary)

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What to do in a foreign country when you aren't sure where you are or where you supposed to go next -- Have a seat, look around, and of...

Matyas Church -- A Buda Oddity (Budapest, Hungary)

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Matyas Church is at least as old as the 13th Century. The church, however, has had many names and many different appearances over the years...

Seeing Cinderella's Castle? (Budapest, Hungary)

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Once Frigyes Schuleck finished Matyas Church, he turned his sights to the hill surrounding the church. In the end? He created "Fisherma...

Moving over to Heartbreak Hill! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Jason is sitting in front of the King Matyas Fountain. The legend of the fountain is that Helen, a young peasant fell in love with the Kin...

A Couple of Pics Before We Head Down! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Jason looks so handsome! A self portrait!

St. Stephen's Basillica (Budapest, Hungary)

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Seems like there's a St. Stephen's Basilica in every city! This one, like all the others is gorgeous -- inside and out. It also pos...

A View From the Top! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Here is Jason. Somewhere I hate going. Heights. He's at the top of the Basilica. I am waiting at the bottom. With my feet on the firmly...

Budapest and more Budapest! (Budapest, Hungary)

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This day's walking tour started with a pleasant stroll down a market street. (My favourite way to spend a morning!!) Back across one o...

Hungarian Transportation! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Jason hates these photos! (I think they are so cute!) Anyway, Jason thinks its embarrassing -- do you think the guy behind him looks at all...

The Citadella! Top of the top! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Okay, so I am going a little overboard on the Jason and the high Budapest pictures...but c'mon its a really pretty city! Made it to th...

A Little Break... (Budapest, Hungary)

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Dear Reader, There comes a time in every blog where the author gets to do things that have no purpose. Just because its her blog. In my blog...

Parliament! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Arguably, the most beautiful Parliament building in Europe. Unfortunately, we didn't make inside (poor planning on my part and frankly,...

A Little Something for the Ladies! (And Flower Lovers) (Budapest, Hungary)

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Imre Varga is an international artist who was chosen to represent Hungary at the Venice Biennale in 1984. These sculptures are called the W...

The Colosseum! No not that one! (Budapest, Hungary)

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Welcome to the Other Colosseum. This one is larger than the Colosseum in Rome. Only a little more decayed. This one, however, sat 16,000 pe...

Hold that thought! (Budapest, Hungary)

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This is the last picture we were able to take in Budapest, as our camera battery died right after it was taken. The result? The rest of the...
Monday, 4 June 2007

Welcome to Vienna, Austria

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Having already seen the beauty of Salzburg, and Jason deciding that a country that lives on a variety of sausages for every meal is alright...

Karlskirche (or Karl's Church), Vienna, Austria

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I know, you are already thinking it. A new country and what's the first thing I show you? A church. I could go on and on about how beau...