Well, lest anyone worry that the night train from Krakow to Budapest turned out to be a bad idea....all is well. We arrived safe and sound with no problems at all. The compartment was a smidge smaller than I remember the sleeper compartment being on the night trains in Egypt. But then again, they are probably just the same.
No matter. We settled into our new airbnb and set out to explore this city which is certainly a more robust place than Krakow was. It is a balancing act between trying to always be looking up in order to appreciate the architecture and yet looking down to navigate the cobblestones when appropriate. Being the savvy travelers that we are, we quickly located the Danube and the Chain Bridge with Buda Castle Hill on the opposite side. Pretty during the day but obviously at its most stunning at night with illumination.
Here's one of the Lions from the end of the bridge with the hill behind:
And the classic picture, postcard shot of the bridge with the palace behind:
We enjoyed an amazing dinner of goulash and paprika chicken and Hungarian wines. So all in all a good day in spite of being tired from our travels.
This morning we headed off to the hill to explore and to look back at the Pest side. Not nearly as stunning and still covered in low clouds. But the temperature got up to about 60 degrees so there was NO complaining today.
St. Matthias Church was pretty enough even in the overcast:
And the Parliament was still impressive:
And then the skies actually turned blue. No, really blue. So here's closer picture of the parliament to prove that miracles do happen:
No matter. We settled into our new airbnb and set out to explore this city which is certainly a more robust place than Krakow was. It is a balancing act between trying to always be looking up in order to appreciate the architecture and yet looking down to navigate the cobblestones when appropriate. Being the savvy travelers that we are, we quickly located the Danube and the Chain Bridge with Buda Castle Hill on the opposite side. Pretty during the day but obviously at its most stunning at night with illumination.
Here's one of the Lions from the end of the bridge with the hill behind:
We enjoyed an amazing dinner of goulash and paprika chicken and Hungarian wines. So all in all a good day in spite of being tired from our travels.
This morning we headed off to the hill to explore and to look back at the Pest side. Not nearly as stunning and still covered in low clouds. But the temperature got up to about 60 degrees so there was NO complaining today.
St. Matthias Church was pretty enough even in the overcast:
And the Parliament was still impressive:
And then the skies actually turned blue. No, really blue. So here's closer picture of the parliament to prove that miracles do happen:
Tonight we are heading back out with hope in our hearts that maybe the full moon will make an appearance and that we can catch a glimpse of it above some landmark. Fingers crossed.
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