Budapest 2007
I went back to Budapest in August. Was insanely hot, but at least there were clear skies and long sunny days. Here are several picasa albums shown as slideshows:
This has to be one of the nicest and biggest parliament buildings in the world, both inside and outside. Plus it's in a great location, right on the river. EU citizens can go on the parliament tour for free, everyone else has to pay. The whole area around it is fenced off and there's no signs or information about the tours. You have to find a guard and ask to go to the ticket office.
In the center of the city, there's a very large synagogue. One of the biggest in the world. A lot of tourists go to visit it. Not many Jews in Budapest now, but they were 20% of the city before World War II. There happened to be a musical festival going on, and the National Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra was playing a concert at the synagogue. Why them? Why there? Not sure. But they played very well.
This has to be one of the nicest and biggest parliament buildings in the world, both inside and outside. Plus it's in a great location, right on the river. EU citizens can go on the parliament tour for free, everyone else has to pay. The whole area around it is fenced off and there's no signs or information about the tours. You have to find a guard and ask to go to the ticket office.
In the center of the city, there's a very large synagogue. One of the biggest in the world. A lot of tourists go to visit it. Not many Jews in Budapest now, but they were 20% of the city before World War II. There happened to be a musical festival going on, and the National Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra was playing a concert at the synagogue. Why them? Why there? Not sure. But they played very well.
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