On Wednesday, June 5, we had to leave our luxurious Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest (Hyatt) for being transported by bus to our Viking Lif long boat.
We got welcomed with a delicious lunch and got settled into our cabin.
The Viking Lif remained in Budapest until after dinner, when we started to move out...
Seen here is the Elisabeth Bridge, named after the beloved Austrian-Hungarian queen and empress 'Sissi'
Also seen to the right is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Inner City Parish Church
This is Liberty Bridge with to the right the Danubius Hotel Gellért and it also houses the world famous Gellért Baths.
On top of Gellért Hill, you see the Liberty Statue
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
The 7 Holocaust Memorials You Should See In Budapest click on link...
The bus tour on the day before, took us also along the Danube to the Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial
There are 60 pairs of shoes in cast iron, different styles and sizes. To show that nobody was safe - not even women or children! The plaque that reads: "To the memory of the victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-45". Erected on April 16, 2005.
We also drove past this Emanuel Tree with the 30,000 Holocaust victims' names engraved click on link...
600,000 Hungarian Jews got killed by the Nazis!
Relive video of Viking Lif departing Budapest around 21:00 after dinner time...
Once more beautiful views of Budapest
Also seen to the right is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as the Inner City Parish Church
The bus tour on the day before, took us also along the Danube to the Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial
There are 60 pairs of shoes in cast iron, different styles and sizes. To show that nobody was safe - not even women or children! The plaque that reads: "To the memory of the victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-45". Erected on April 16, 2005.
We also drove past this Emanuel Tree with the 30,000 Holocaust victims' names engraved click on link...
600,000 Hungarian Jews got killed by the Nazis!
Once more beautiful views of Budapest
Related links:
Day 2 Passage to Eastern Europe - Panoramic Budapest | previous post
Day 2 Passage to Eastern Europe - Panoramic Budapest | previous post
Great photos Mariette. I visited all of those places last year, spent half a day at the Gelert Baths. Such great memories :)
ReplyDeleteDearest Sami,
DeleteYes I do recall that fondly, yours was an excellent post and great visit.
It should not be that far away as one never grows tired of Budapest!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest MAriette,
ReplyDeleteI hope, you both feel better now ! Thank you for more interesting vieaws of Budapest!
Wishing you and Pieter a wonderful week!
Love and hugs, Claudia xo
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteNot quite there but it is getting better thank you!
This was the best visit of Budapest EVER.
Hugs,
Mariette
Have a nice time on your boat trip!
ReplyDeleteDearest Ada,
DeleteWe WERE on the boat from June 5 through 12...
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteherzlichen Dank und sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteDanke sehr.
Liebe Grüße,
Mariette
Uma cidade encantadora e com muita história, aproveito para desejar a continuação de uma boa semana.
ReplyDeleteAndarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Dearest Francisco Manuel,
DeleteThank you it is a very charming city!
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh I love the view in the evening with all those lights reflecting on water.
ReplyDeleteThose memorials are beautiful and important.
Have a wonderful day, Mariette, and happy 4th of July!
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteYes, the evening view on the Danube was mesmerizing and indeed those Holocaust Memorials were very well done.
For the sake of preserving history and learning from it, the memorials are very important!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, The shoe memorial was quite moving--I had to look up the event, which I had not known about; WWII contained so many horrors that it is hard to know them all.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, the Liberty Bridge is quite unusual and attractive--it seems to incorporate Gothic and Art Nouveau elements into its structure.
--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteYou are so right it is quite shocking for discovering one more WWII horror.
This monument got only erected in 2005 but it is good for keeping that part of history alive, and may we all learn from it!
Yes, Liberty Bridge is like so many other structures in Budapest a combination of Gothic with Art Nouveau and makes the entire city so special.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi Mariette! Beautiful evening view. Hope you both are healthy.
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteThank you it was a spectacular evening view and lucky we had perfectly clear weather too.
Yes, Pieter is already ahead of me with shedding his acute bronchitis and I'm trailing behind him.
Hugs,
Mariette
Wat een mooie en vooral originele oorlogsmonumenten ...
ReplyDeleteBeste Marian,
DeleteJazeker, je kunt enkel bewondering hebben voor zulke artiesten met veel inzicht en diepgang om het zo passend uit te kunnen beelden. Het ráákt je gewoon.
Liefs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette; Oh, Beautiful Evening scenery of Elisabeth Bridge☆☆☆ The Shoes to the memory of the victims kind of touched my mind! After a bit of rainy days, having hot days :-)
ReplyDeleteWishing you two Happy and Healthy July.
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteThe Elisabeth Bridge stood out with her beauty in the evening withe those lights.
Guess the artist who did the Holocaust Shoe Memorial ment it to be very touching... it IS!
Lucky that you got some rain at least. But yes, we are in the middle of summer with all its heat.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful trip and loved seeing your photos. Such a moving photo seeing the shoes lined up
You have had some interesting travels.
Do hope this finds you and Pieter well and you have a wonderful July.
Sending love and hugs
Carolyn
Dearest Carolyn,
DeleteThank you and wasn't that heart tugging to see those cast iron shoes of all sizes lined up?
This was at least the most interesting visit to Hungary ever, we would have loved to stay longer...
Yes, Pieter is well and I'm getting there soon. July will be better each day.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear the news of your dear fathers passing and will email you soon
Love and hugs
Carolyn
Dearest Carolyn,
DeleteThank you so much and I'm at peace as both of us have said our final goodbyes to Dad; in time.
Hugs,
Mariette
I too am thinking of you daily regarding the passing of your father. I am so grateful that you were able to be there with him before he passed. I read your comment about you and your girl Anita watching your Dad's cremation ceremony. Sending much love and many hugs straight out to you. XXXXX
ReplyDeleteDearest Katie Isabella,
DeleteYes, the timing has been perfect and probably guided from my older Angel sister and Mom from heaven...
Anita has always been a great support to her Mama at times of sorrow.
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh, this Shoes on the Danube memorial!!How touching!!!!
ReplyDeleteAll set to start the cruise with you, dear friend!!
Dearest Marie-Anne,
DeleteYes, it is heart tugging to learn that Hungary had close to 600,000 Jewish Holocaust victims and that they actually shot women and children that fell backwards into the ice-cold Danube River.
The monument got erected only 14 years ago this April but it is very appropriate and people have to learn more about the true facts. Not rewriting history; we owe it to those murdered that have no longer a voice...
Glad you enjoy this journey into a fascinating culture, we came as close to Greece as we ever did!
Hugs,
Mariette