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PHOTO GALLERY:
Budapest - Jun 2006


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Photogallery about our 5 days holiday in Budapest - the capital city of Hungary (30May-5Jun 2006). Budapest is a very large capital city with large and highly decorated building lining most of the streets of the central area. There are numerous impressive sites, churches, park squares, many museums and statues to keep the tourist and his camera busy. It is rather impossible to visit them all in a week. The transport system is very efficient for the 2 million inhabitants of Budapest - there is a fast underground metro, and efficient trams and buses at very cheap fares.

The most impressive sites are the Fisherman's Bastion including Mathias Church and small old village it withholds, Chains Bridge over the Danube river, the Castle, the majestic Parliament, the Jewish Synagogue, Saint Stephen (Istvan) Basilica, and a peaceful walk around Margit island. As far as I noticed, only Vaci Utca (Vaci Street) is for pedestrians only and it is also the most busy and popular street in Budapest with many shops, 2 nice parks, Cafeteria, some restaurants and of course lined by characteristic distinct decorated buildings side by side that literally, each deserves a photo for its own!

Restaurants are not concentrated in one area, and so, you have to walk a lot to have visited say 5 to choose from. The central ones are rather expensive compared to the living standards of Hungary but on the whole they have 'okay' prices for the pockets of many tourists. However there are several excellent restaurants with relatively cheap prices scattered around Budapest.


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Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06)
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Heroes' Square (Hosök tere) is the most well-known symbol of Budapest. The monument was built in 1896 to celebrate the millennium of the Hungarian conquest of the Carparthian Basin.

The monument include statues of the most famous rulers in Hungarian history. The stone tablet in front of the main column, which on ceremonial occasions is guarded by soldiers, commemorates those who died for national freedom and independence. The square is flanked on either side by the Museum of Fine Arts (Szépmüvészeti Múzeum) and the Palace of Art (Múcsarnok) .


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One of the two semi-circular colonnades housing the statues of the most famous rulers in Hungarian history.


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The high column in the centre of the monument on Heroes' Square is 36-metres high, and supports the winged figure of the Archangel Gabriel (György Zala 1896).

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This is the entrance to the Budapest Zoo, situated near Heroes' square.

The zoo is about 140 years old, and has a leading animal collection in Eastern Europe with more than 2000 animals.


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View from a tower in the Budapest Zoo, showing the elephant house.

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Photo taken from a tower in the zoo, showing the famous Szechenyi Baths. The Baths are set amidst the tranquil surroundings of the City Park (Városliget).

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I and Malin slept one night at a luxurius 5-star hotel of the Corinthia Group called Aqvicvm (Aquicum if v=u), situated at the river bank of Buda near Margit Island. If you ask if it was expensive or not, I really don't know what to reply. It was about 40 to 50 Euros more from the normal 3-star hotels in central Budapest, but for those extra money you get excellent service, with a full buffet breakfast, thermal pools, sauna, steam rooms, and other spa stuff.

The price also included the renting of bicycles, and this was a very important thing because we used the bikes to go to Magrit island (some 300m away) and toured around the island in few hours.


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Photo from the buffet-type breakfast serving all sorts of food (which makes it look as a full launch rather than a breakfast!). Excellent service and food as usual from Corinthia Group Hotels.



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3 pools at different temperatures (22, 32 and 38 Celcius) found at the indoor spa and pool section of the hotel. I, Malin, Etienne and Analise really had fun playing with the ball in the large pool when there was no people swimming.

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Probably the favourite spot of the spa for us was this warm Jacuzzi with strong water jets that messages your back and feet while sitting inside. I also went to the sauna and steam rooms found here. Some other services and therapies were at a cost.




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