DSC06235.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge)
DSC06376.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.Some of the historical images and memorabilia at Zugligeti Niche Camping give the park a real atmosphere.
DSC06393.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
BudapesT15 (5).JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szabadság Square (panorama)
HeroSquare.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
DSC06161.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene shows old building relection in the new building's glass
DSC06403.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Calvinist (Protestant Reformation) church in Budapest
DSC06091.JPG=Budapest,  Hungary and a better view of what looks like a blue Danube, but far from it.
DSC06454.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church
DSC06442.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) and the Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06231.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube Pest bank
DSC06465.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church entrance
DSC06134.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellert hill statues
DSC06253.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Frescoes inside Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne)
DSC06200.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Gellert memorial
DSC06407.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) and the Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06217.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Batthyani square and Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne), a Roman Catholic church built between 1740 and 1762, and one of Budapest's most beautiful baroque buildings.
DSC06195.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Buda Palace entry.
DSC06378.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.Some of the historical images and memorabilia at Zugligeti Niche Camping give the park a real atmosphere.
DSC06159.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06197.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet). The church seen at the Pest end of the bridge had to be moved
DSC06119.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom officially named as the Church of Our Lady, and it's beautiful tiled roofing
DSC06285.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Driving out of the Chain Bridge Tunnel. The tunnel provides a roadway under Castle Hill.
DSC06249.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. One of two old trams at the entrance to Zugligeti Niche Camping. The park has a tramway history after being closed down as the tram terminus on the number 58 line.
DSC06457.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church
DSC06428.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the  Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
StainedGlass04.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica
Synagogue03.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the Jewish Synagogue, or Dohány Street Synagogue with the Islamic style decorations
DSC06099.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.Some of the historical images and memorabilia at Zugligeti Niche Camping give the park a real atmosphere.
DSC06496.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue graveyard. Over two thousand of those who died in the ghetto from hunger and cold during the winter 1944-1945 are buried in the courtyard of the synagogue.
Budapest07.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill (panorama)
DSC06468.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Gellert hotel entrance
DSC06077.JPG=The heat was building as we drove from Romania into Hungary with the shimmer on the road reminding us of Australia.
DSC06317.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica
DSC06449.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hillside church near the Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge)
Danubemap.jpg=The 2,872 km Danube is Europe's second longest river after Russia's Volga. Starting in Germany it flows to the Black Sea
DSC06329.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica
Synagogue05.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue museum also presents Holocaust history and the Hungary / Nazi alliance/occupation
DSC06216.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Calvinist (Protestant Reformation) church in Budapest
DSC06314.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street near Szabadság Square
DSC06377.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.Some of the historical images and memorabilia at Zugligeti Niche Camping give the park a real atmosphere.
DSC06293.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube and the unusual Margit bridge viewed from the "Pest" bank
DSC06430.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the  Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
DSC06462.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church; donated hand carved wood furnishings
bRIDGEtOWERS.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. The Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge)
DSC06180.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06191.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06402.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill\
					
DSC06405.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Calvinist (Protestant Reformation) church in Budapest
Budapest03.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica (panorama)
DSC06312.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szabadság Square, US embassy and interestingly, this fountain had detectors and would switch off a small (about one metre) section when people walk straight through
DSC06445.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06381.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Chair Lift up to János Hill
Budapest 14.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Staircase inside Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) (panorama)
DSC06108.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube and the unusual Margit bridge
DSC06520.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue. Itwas built between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish Revival style, with the decoration based chiefly on Islamic models from North Africa and medieval Spain (the Alhambra)
DSC06155.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06290.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Margit bridge connection to Margit Island
DSC06448.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06299.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Parliament precinct
DSC06248.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Chain Bridge
DSC06148.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Nagycsarnok (Great Market)
StainedGlass02.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica in the Church of the Holy Right Hand. This where the mummified fist of Saint Stephen is housed
Budapest 10.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Ornate roof tiling on the Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) (panorama)
PulpitConfessional.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica
BudapesT15 (2).JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica (panorama)
DSC06252.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Batthyani square
DSC06411.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Parliament view from the Fisherman's Bastion
Szechenyi Thermal Bath.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szechenyi Thermal Bath in  City Park.
DSC06433.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the  Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
StMatthias05.png=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the  Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
DSC06369.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.  City Park, near Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue
DSC06154.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06471.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Nagycsarnok (Great Market)
DSC06238.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube, Buda bank
DSC06258.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Frescoes inside Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne)
DSC06160.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06368.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.  City Park, near Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue
NearSynagogue01.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near the Great Market
SzechenyiBath.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szechenyi Thermal Bath in  City Park.
DSC06367.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
Budapest 12.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Nagycsarnok (Great Market) - panorama
cHURCH01.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne), a Roman Catholic church built between 1740 and 1762, and one of Budapest's most beautiful baroque buildings.
DSC06363.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
DSC06412.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) and the Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06224.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The river Danube and the Parliament building
Budapest02.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Danube view from the Gellert hill. (panorama)
DSC06297.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Parliament precinct
DSC06133.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Danube view from the Gellert hill. Danube river cruise ships
DSC06514.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue museum artifacts
DSC06413.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) and the Fisherman's Bastion
Budapest01.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The reception and restaurant building at our stopover at Zugligeti Niche Camping (panorama)
DSC06140.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet). The church seen at the Pest end of the bridge had to be moved slightly to accommodate the new bridge after WWII
DSC06118.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Funicular
cHURCH02.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne), a Roman Catholic church built between 1740 and 1762, and one of Budapest's most beautiful baroque buildings.
DSC06145.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet)
DSC06117.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, opened in 1849. As with all the Budapest bridges, in World War II, the bridge was severely damaged during Siege of Budapest, and was rebuilt and reopened 1949.
DSC06362.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
DSC06083.JPG=As we drove into Hungary we passed another trucker with some explaining to do.
DSC06361.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
BudaPalace1930.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Wiki picture of the Buda Palace and entry in 1930
DSC06128.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Danube view from the Gellert hill.
Budapest 11.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Gellert hotel contains the best of the Budapest thermal spas (panorama)
StMatthias03.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. St George and the dragon at  Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady), and the King Matthias coat of arms
DSC06239.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube, Buda bank
DSC06519.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The outside wall of the Jewish Synagogue graveyard.
DSC06398.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
DSC06463.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church; donated hand carved wood furnishings
DSC06305.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Near to Szabadság Square
DSC06373.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szechenyi Thermal Bath in  City Park.
DSC06461.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church; donated hand carved wood furnishings
Jewish victims of Arrow Cross men in the court of the Dohány Street Synagogue..jpg=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue museum also presents Holocaust history and the Hungary / Nazi alliance/occupation. This is one of the museum pictures showing Jews murdered by the Arrow Cross (Hungarian) Nazis
DSC06227.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Margit bridge is unusual because of the 165 degree bend that it takes in the centre. The bend is to accomodate the connection to Margit Island
Budapest05.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szechenyi Thermal Bath in  City Park. (panorama)
DSC06082.JPG=As we drove into Hungary we passed another trucker with some explaining to do.
DSC06310.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szabadság Square, Memorial of the Russian Army
DSC06177.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06244.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hillside church near the Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge)
DSC06389.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
DSC06311.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szabadság Square
StMatthias02.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Museum artefacts and statue of Elizabeth Queen of Hungary and Empress of Austria inside Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
DSC06228.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Margit bridge connection to Margit Island
DSC06464.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge)
DSC06287.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Chain Bridge roundabout
DSC06101.JPG=Budapest, Hungary.Some of the historical images and memorabilia at Zugligeti Niche Camping give the park a real atmosphere.
StainedGlass01.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica
DSC06212.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The river Danube and one of the cruise vessels
DSC06294.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube and the unusual Margit bridge viewed from the "Pest" bank
DSC06225.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Margit bridge ornate pillars
DSC06502.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue museum artifacts and Torah scrolls
DSC06410.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) and the Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06296.JPG=\
Budapest, Hungary. River Danube cruise bus
DSC06289.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Margit bridge connection to Margit Island
DSC06302.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Parliament precinct
DSC06232.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube Pest bank
DSC06090.JPG=Budapest,  Hungary and a better view of the Danube
DSC06186.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06229.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube hydrofoil provides a 6 hour journey to Vienna, one day and back the next.
WhiteChristmas.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Pretty flowering tree on the Gellert hill
DSC06240.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube, Gellert Hotel Buda bank
DSC06209.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The river Danube and one of the cruise vessels
DSC06366.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
DSC06094.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The parliament building on the "Pest" side of the river
Budapest08.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill (panorama)
DSC06226.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Margit bridge ornate pillars.
DSC06129.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Danube view from the Gellert hill.
DSC06400.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. A bit windy at Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
DSC06196.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Buda Palace entry.
StatelyHomes.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses on Andrássy Avenue, many of which are now embassies.
DSC06170.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
DSC06434.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the  Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
DSC06205.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The river Danube, Pest bank to take our short ferry ride around Budapest's centre
StainedGlass03.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica in the Church of the Holy Right Hand. This where the mummified fist of Saint Stephen is housed
DSC06447.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Fisherman's Bastion
ChainBridgeTunnel.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Chain Bridge Tunnel
DSC06291.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube, Pest bank
DSC06131.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellert hill statues. This one was erected in 1947 by the Soviet's to commemorate the Nazis' defeat. Standing at 14 metres tall the statue of a woman bearing a palm leaf is visible from many points in the city.
Synagogue02.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the Jewish Synagogue, or Dohány Street Synagogue with the Islamic style decorations
DSC06257.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne)
HolyRightHand.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica in the Church of the Holy Right Hand. This where the mummified fist of Saint Stephen is housed
DSC06126.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Danube view from the Gellert hill.
DSC06350.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. On Andrássy Avenue Caryatids; sculpted female figures serving as an architectural support
MargitBridge.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube and the unusual Margit bridge. Internet pic
DSC06182.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06365.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park. The figure on the right supposedly died at 18
Budapest061.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill (panorama)
DSC06385.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
Budapest06.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Danube view from the Gellert hill. (panorama)
Budapest 15.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) (panorama)
Budapest 09.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the Jewish Synagogue, or Dohány Street Synagogue (panorama). It seats 3,000 and is a centre of Neolog Judaism
DSC06165.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06138.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Danube Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet)
DSC06470.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. As we crossed the Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge), one of the Danube cruise vessels was turning around, using up a good part of the river
DSC06122.JPG=Buda Castle (Királyi Palota) is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265
Synagodue01.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue, or Dohány Street Synagogue. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world after the Temple Emanuel in New York City
DSC06374.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Szechenyi Thermal Bath in  City Park.
DSC06110.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Near Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne)
DSC06157.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Streets near Elisabeth Bridge
DSC06109.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube from the "Buda" bank
DSC06401.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
DSC06355.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses on Andrássy Avenue, many of which are now embassies.
DSC06358.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses on Andrássy Avenue, many of which are now embassies.
DSC06203.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The river Danube, Pest bank
DSC06352.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Near to Andrássy Avenue
DSC06446.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) and the Fisherman's Bastion
DSC06301.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Parliament entrance
DSC06357.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses on Andrássy Avenue, many of which are now embassies.
DSC06323.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica
DSC06452.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church entrance
Budapest04.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. River Danube and the Parliament (panorama)
DSC06164.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06300.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Parliament precinct
DSC06477.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the Jewish Synagogue, or Dohány Street Synagogue with the Islamic style decorations
DSC06399.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Elizabeth Lookout on János Hill
DSC06315.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Near Szabadság Square. Saint Stephen's Basilica  is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary.
DSC06178.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06460.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church; donated hand carved wood furnishings
DSC06458.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Gellért Hill Cave church
DSC06497.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Jewish Synagogue graveyard. Over two thousand of those who died in the ghetto from hunger and cold during the winter 1944-1945 are buried in the courtyard of the synagogue.
DSC06360.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Hősök tere, or Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Avenue and next to City Park
Synagogue01.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Inside the Jewish Synagogue, or Dohány Street Synagogue
HolocaustArt.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Two recent Holocaust memorials. One is a stainless steel weeping willow with name tags for the leaves. The other is stained glass depicting a Holocaust furnace.
DSC06341.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Saint Stephen's Basilica in the Church of the Holy Right Hand. This where the mummified fist of Saint Stephen is housed
StMatthias01.jpg=Budapest, Hungary. Stained glass windows inside Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
DSC06415.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady)
DSC06184.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Street scene
DSC06451.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. The Szabadság or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge)
DSC06406.JPG=Budapest, Hungary. Matthias Templom (Church of Our Lady) late Gothic style from the second half of the 14th century
