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Day 8 (2nd half) --- Budapest (I) Back to page top |
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| D08-13-01_Pretty riverside houses seen from the sightseeing boat with Petofi Bridge in the background | D08-13-02_Buda Castle seen from the sightseeing boat |
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08-14 Sightseeing boating over Danube River in Budapest (II) |
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| D08-14-01_Hungarian National Assembly | D08-14-02_Liberty Statue |
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08-14a Sightseeing boating over Danube River in Budapest (III) |
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| D08-14a-01_On the boat | D08-14a-02_A painting-like river image (like a famous painting The Starry Night by van Gogh) |
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| D08-15-01_The hotel seen from boat sightseeing | D08-15-02_A wooden sculpture on the wall of a passage of the hotel |
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| D08-16-01_We dined in a restaurant with classical atmosphere | D08-16-02_The main dish --- a duck leg |
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| D08-17-01_A shot after boat sightseeing against Margaret Bridge | D08-17-02_Buda Castle seen at night |
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08-18 Night strolling along Danube River & Chain Bridge (II) |
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| D08-18-01_At an end of the Chain Bridge | D08-18-02_Chain Bridge with Matthias Church in the background |
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Day 09 --- Budapest (II) ; Back to page top |
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| D09-00-01_Bronze statue of Baron Jozsef Eotvos (Hungarian politician, statesman and writer) in the front square of the hotel | D09-00-02_Bronze statue of a painter by Roskovics Igac on the Danube river embankment outside the hotel |
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| D09-00-03_A pretty flower (Anthurium: flamy lily 火鶴花) seen during breakfast in the dining room of the hotel | D09-00-04_A scene seen through the window of the dining room (Buda Castle Hill can be seen on the opposite bank of Danube River) |
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09-01 Buda Castle Hill (I) --- Entrance & Fishermen's Bastion |
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| D09-01-01_A building seen near the entrance | D09-01-02_Fishermen's bastion as the main entrance structure |
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09-02 Buda Castle Hill (II) --- Statue of Saint Stephen, King of Hungary |
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| D09-02-01_Stephen I, 1st King of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 - 1038 | D09-02-02_A shot for memory |
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09-03 Buda Castle Hill (III) --- Overlooking Danube River from Fishermen's Bastion |
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| D09-03-01_On the fort wall 5 | D09-03-02_On the fort wall 6 |
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09-04 Buda Castle Hill (IV) --- Matthias Church (I): solemn exterior |
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| D09-04-01_Seen from one side (Also called the Church of Our Lady of Buda; the current building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in the 14th century) | D09-04-02_Seen from the other side (The first church on the site was founded by Saint Stephen, King of Hungary in 1015) |
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09-05 Buda Castle Hill (V) --- Matthias Church (II): magnificent interior for worship (A) |
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| D09-05-01_Everywhere in the interior is painted! | D09-05-02_A memorial statue of "Princess Sissi" Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898) was the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, and thus Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Queen consort of Croatia and Bohemia.) |
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09-06 Buda Castle Hill (VI) --- Matthias Church (III): magnificent interior for worship (B) |
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| D09-06-01_A side altar in the church with three saints | D09-06-02_A self-taken shot in the church |
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| D09-07-01_The gate to reach the Royal Palace (the right-bottom corner is our tour guide in Budapest) | D09-07-02_The presidential residence with guards on duty |
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09-08 Buda Castle Hill (VIII) --- Royal Palace (A): the frontal yard |
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| D09-08-01_A lateral view of the palace | D09-08-02_The yard in front of the palace building |
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09-09 Buda Castle Hill (IX) --- Royal Palace (B): the backyard & courtyard |
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| D09-09-01_A wall of statues in the backyard (Matthias Well by Alajos Strobl- King Matthias hunting for a deer, while a young lady is trying to protect her from the vizsla dogs.) | D09-09-02_The entrance gate to the courtyard of the palace (at the left of the building) |
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09-10 Buda Castle Hill (X) --- Overlooking Danube River from castle area |
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| D09-10-01_The Chain Bridge is in the background | D09-10-02_The Elizabeth Bridge is in the background with a statue of the Virgin Mary in the foreground |
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09-11 Buda Castle Hill (XI) --- Interesting objects of the Castle area |
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| D09-11-01_The castle wall is supported by vertical big columns | D09-11-02_The castle wall with holes for military defence |
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| D09-12-01_The appetizer --- two pieces of bread with a piece of goose liver paste | D09-12-02_The main dish --- stewed beef and rice |
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09-13 Heroes' Square (A) --- central area: Millennium Monument |
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| D09-13-01_Our cheerful group with the national flag | D09-13-02_The statues depict national heroes and all former kings |
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| D09-13-01a_Closer to see the heroes' statues clearly (central: the statues of the seven chieftains of the Magyars --- Hungarian people --- in the history ) | D09-13-02a_What a cheerful tour group! |
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09-14 Heroes' Square (B) --- magnificent surrounding buildings |
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| D09-14-01_Approaching the square by way of a modern avenue "Andrassy ut" | D09-14-02_Kunsthalle Budapest at the right side of the Millennium Monument ("Kunsthalle"="Art Gallery" in English) |
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09-15 Hungarian National Assembly (I) --- architecture (like a castle or a church) |
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| D09-15-01_A corner | D09-15-02_The top |
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| D09-16-01_Museum of Ethnography (Neprajzi Muzeum) in the background | D09-16-02_Military guard mounting (duty changing) in the assembly square |
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| D09-17-01_The Central Market Hall | D09-17-02_The can product of goose liver paste we bought |
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| D09-18-01_Main dish | D09-18-02_Dessert |
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| D09-18-03_Song Singing | D09-18-04_The band performing |
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Day 10 --- Budapest (III) Back to page top |
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10-01 Royal Palace of Godollo (I) --- entrance and back court |
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| D10-01-01_The front of the palace (the palace is famous for being a favourite place of Queen Elisabeth of Hungary, also called Princess Sissi) | D10-01-02_A magnet of a photo of Princess Sissi we bought (this Royal Palace of Godollo / Godollo Palace is located in Godollo in Pest county, central Hungary) |
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| D10-02-01_In front of the back court of the palace | D10-02-02_In the garden |
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| D10-03-01_Target shooting by arrows on horseback (The show is at Lazsr Lovaspark near Godollo in the suburban area of Budapest) | D10-03-02_5-horse riding show with the driver standing two horses simultaneously |
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10-04 Horse show and carriage riding (II) --- Horse show (B) |
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| D10-04-01_Horse lying-down show | D10-04-02_Ancient-style Horse riding by a lady (with both legs on one side) |
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10-05 Horse show and carriage riding (III) --- carriage riding |
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| D10-05-01_An interesting carriage riding after seeing the horse show | D10-05-02_The first lady on the left is our group leader Min-Min |
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| D10-06-01_A view of the horse show park | D10-06-02_Some animals raised by the park |
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| D10-07-01_A happy group enjoying a big lunch | D10-07-02_The big lunch with many kinds of roasted meat |
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| D10-08-01_We bought many packs of paprika as shown (paprika: a red powder used as a spice to give a slightly hot flavour to food, especially in meat) | D10-08-02_The Chinese restaurant where we had dinner (with classic Chinese-style decorations) |
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