The Glory of Budapest
My cousin was studying in Budapest and I was coming from a very long period of no travelling. See where I'm going with this?
It was the time before I got into documenting my every move (that was 2015?!) so bare with me. This is not the typical travel guide, but this is not the typical travel blog so, yeah.
In my first day there we walked into streets that could easily be in Barcelona.
Our first stop was the Hősök tere, or the Heroes' Square if you prefer. Did you know that some of the statues statues are of the seven chieftains of the Magyars, who were the leaders of the seven tribes of the Hungarians at the time of their arrival in the Carpathian Basin in AD 895? I didn't either, thank you Wikipedia.The complex includes other national leaders and the tomb of the unknown soldier and at the top of the column is Archangel Gabriel, holding Hungarian Holy Crown and the apostolic double cross in his hands.
Let me tell you, no matter how many pictures you've seen of the Heroes' Square, once you step foot in it the feeling you get is glorious
It was the time before I got into documenting my every move (that was 2015?!) so bare with me. This is not the typical travel guide, but this is not the typical travel blog so, yeah.
In my first day there we walked into streets that could easily be in Barcelona.
Our first stop was the Hősök tere, or the Heroes' Square if you prefer. Did you know that some of the statues statues are of the seven chieftains of the Magyars, who were the leaders of the seven tribes of the Hungarians at the time of their arrival in the Carpathian Basin in AD 895? I didn't either, thank you Wikipedia.The complex includes other national leaders and the tomb of the unknown soldier and at the top of the column is Archangel Gabriel, holding Hungarian Holy Crown and the apostolic double cross in his hands.
Let me tell you, no matter how many pictures you've seen of the Heroes' Square, once you step foot in it the feeling you get is glorious
Maybe its the air that hits you from everywhere, maybe it's the feeling the feeling that you are stepping into an iconic monument, once you're there, you will remember my words.
Right behind it was a bridge that helped you cross the lake of the Városliget (which means City Park, apparently) and it's a whole new world there. It's as if you stepped into a jungle with a row of picture-perfect white benches decorated with various patterns or drawings (see gallery below).
Right behind it was a bridge that helped you cross the lake of the Városliget (which means City Park, apparently) and it's a whole new world there. It's as if you stepped into a jungle with a row of picture-perfect white benches decorated with various patterns or drawings (see gallery below).
We ended up at the Budapest Zoo. I'm almost always against zoos and anyone and anything that uses animals as spectacles but the environment in this one wins you over. Every enclosed area is specifically designed for the animal it accommodates so it would resemble its natural environment. And the whole thing felt like a jungle. I've never been to a zoo this big so my excitement was off the roof, and the animals looked fine and clean. Lions, cheetahs, serpents, peacocks, deer, rhinos, girrafes, some terrifying bears... it was like Noah's Ark. And there was even a petting zoo where I befriended a baby goat (did you know a baby goat is called "kid"? I mean, REALLY!).
There was also a Harbor Seals & Penguins show with seemed like a sea lion that really loved to show off..
There was also a Harbor Seals & Penguins show with seemed like a sea lion that really loved to show off..
I don't you understand how exhausted I was after we were done. It was as if we were walking around that zoo for three days. We returned home and stayed there and I'm not ashamed to say it.
On the next day I went shopping but you're not really here for that. Early in the afternoon we had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe and then we were off to the Danube. We walked by the great blue Danube at sundown, we crossed the Chain Bridge (the header picture) and they were ready to climb up to Buda. I was not. I am never ready for that much walking.
Buda is basically the old city, while Pest now has the more modern part of the capital. Once you climb up and when you start to feel your legs again, go up on the fortress. You can see the Danube and the whole city; the view is breathtaking.
On the next day I went shopping but you're not really here for that. Early in the afternoon we had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe and then we were off to the Danube. We walked by the great blue Danube at sundown, we crossed the Chain Bridge (the header picture) and they were ready to climb up to Buda. I was not. I am never ready for that much walking.
Buda is basically the old city, while Pest now has the more modern part of the capital. Once you climb up and when you start to feel your legs again, go up on the fortress. You can see the Danube and the whole city; the view is breathtaking.
For my last day, Gianni the Cousin told me about an island that is covered in green and is connected with Budapest by a bridge. That is Margaret Island and is a very large area filled with flowery gardens, old trees and people that are looking for a perfect break from the city noise. There's nothing more to say, really, other than it was as if I was in some kind of heaven on earth.
All in all, Budapest has its glorious locations, like the Heroes' Square and the top of the fortress and it's full of parks Maybe one day I'll go back for more since this trip was very mild.
Do you really ask what the song pick is?
Do you really ask what the song pick is?