May 25, 2016
Wednesday started like every day should start with two friends enjoying coffee and strudel at an outdoor café. Jim and Jen stayed close to home exploring the Castle District. We walked around the palace grounds which is now home to multiple museums and the Sandor Palace, the home of the President of Hungary. We happened upon a bride and groom having pictures taken on the palace grounds. She looked like a princess and he was no doubt her prince charming. Next stop in the castle district was St. Matthias Church where we thoroughly toured the church and bell tower. At the top of the bell tower we had a fabulous panorama of the city. To top off the afternoon we tried to do some retail therapy and were mostly unsuccessful.
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| Sándor Palace Budapest, Hungary |
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| Buda Castle Budapest, Hungary |
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| Tower Bridge and Budapest Skyline Budapest, Hungary |
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| Statue of Saint Stephen Budapest, Hungary |
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| Fisherman's Bastion Budapest, Hungary |
As you can tell It was an overall chill day - we actually went back to our hotels mid-afternoon where Jen took a nap until it was time for the group function sponsored by Mark’s host. The evening was spent on the Kossuth boat docked in the Danube just down from Parliament. It is a museum ship boasting views of Castle hill.
After a fabulous Hungarian themed dinner and a beautiful sunset we decided to forgo the free ride across the river and up the hill and take our time winding through the town. We finished the night enjoying the city lights from the Fisherman’s Bastion. There were buskers setting the mood for us while we enjoyed the view, one with a harmonica, guitar and several other instruments playing Americana, and a lady with a violin playing classical.
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| Saint Matthias Church Budapest, Hungary |
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| Jen on Castle Hill Budapest, Hungary |
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| Parliament from Fisherman's Bastion Budapest, Hungary |
Here are our stats for day 3
Steps - 22,154
Miles - 10.1
Stairs - 75 flights