Budapest Day 3

Our meetings adjourned at noon and we had the rest of the day to ourselves. I spent the day sightseeing with my client, Tina, and her boyfriend, Matt. It was such a gorgeous day (this global warming thing may not be so bad after all!) that we decided to go up to the castle district to look around. We took public transport across to the “Buda” section of town. We paid about 1200 Flargons for a day pass that would get us on all the trams, buses, and undergrounds for the full day. We only ended up using it for one trip, but it was still fairly inexpensive compared to a cab.

The Buda side of town looked much better this time around; mainly because we bypassed a lot of the area I had covered on Thursday, and went straight up the mountain (hill?) to the nice section. It was all very quaint – cobblestone streets, the remains of the castle, churches, and other historical buildings. There is so much construction going on that it’s nearly impossible to walk even one block without encountering a major tear down project. It’s easy to believe that this was very recently a war-torn nation

There are lots of cute cafes along the river.

View from the castle district.

We made him do this. It was actually a little dangerous. Tee hee.

Matt and Tina

The view at dusk.

I just liked this building.

The best part is... the owner put a Club on the steering wheel.

Some cathedral.

These are the ruins of a church.

The Hungarians love their dogs.

The Four Seasons. We didn't stay there.

No need to bring your own blanket to these cafes!

The Castle