When we arrived the previous day at the Budapest airport, Viking had done an excellent job by meeting and transferring their guests!
So after one excellent night sleep at Hyatt's Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest, we woke up feeling relaxed and pampered.
This was the view on June 4, from our room across the street, taken around 8:00 AM.
It actually is the Maverick Hostel Budapest...
We were leaving by 8:30 AM for our city tour by bus so I've taken this photo from the hotel, while seated in the bus...
Here we are crossing the River Danube, which lies very close to the Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest
Our bus toured us around and parked near the Fishermen's Bastion where we continued on foot with our guide.
Here we halted at the beautiful and meaningful Statue of the Independence War.
The Matthias Church of Budapest which lies in front of the Fishermen's Bastion also.
It dates back to 1015 and was used as coronation Church by Hungarian Kings.
Also knows as Church of Our Lady
On a bright sunny day it was rather hard to capture the special Raven with Ring, on the steeple...
Inside the Matthias Church or Church of Our Lady
We wish we could have heard the organ play during Mass!
Equestrian Statue of Saint Stephen, first Christian King of Hungary
Photo taken from the Fishermen's Bastion of the Danube River with Parliament Building - The 3rd largest Parliament Building in the World!
Completed in 1902 after 20 years of construction and consists of 691 rooms.
It also houses the Hungarian Crown Jewels
A view more to the left from the Parliament Building across the River Danube
Husband Pieter enjoying the spectacular views from Fishermen's Bastion
We did have some free time to stroll around...
View from the Matthias Church, coming out of this side street...
We found a nice place for a cappuccino and a tea for me...
Castle Hill Budapest...
Remains of the Blessed Virgin and Saint Sigismund Royal Chapel erected on about 1410 near Castle Hill
Castle Hill with its mythical Turul bird (left).
Passing with our bus by the Chain Bridge, Clark Adám tér, that connected Buda and Pest
The bus passing along Batthyány tér driving across Parliament Building
Zoomed out across the Danube River with the Parliament Building
Taken from the Budapest V. kerúlet district across the River Danube
Another spectacular view from across the River Danube
Loved the
Hungarian flag waving proudly above and in front of
Buda Castle, Hungary's Royal Palace.
Such a RICH history to explore in the capital of Budapest or Buda and Pest
Sad that we did NOT stop for the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest synagogue in the world!
Budapest district VII kerület
One more spectacular building near our Párisi Udvar Hotel where we returned for lunch...
You just can see the
Dome from the St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest's largest Church!
What a dream it would have been for listening to the organ there...
We could have spent a lot more time strolling around!
This is a short Relive video from our Morning Walk with husband Pieter through Budapest
Hope you enjoyed this little tour...
This is a short Relive video of the entire bus tour, with guide from Viking and our walk through Budapest.
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