We had a fantastic visit to Budapest courtesy of our
(Australian, English, Hungarian, Marmaris) friends Jenny and Peter. Budapest is a city made for
rubbernecking. It is an architect’s
heaven. Walking down the street,
glancing up and one is stopped in ones tracks gobsmacked at another amazing
neo-Renaissance building of such ornate detail.
The whole city was an open air museum exhibit.
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A bit OTT but stunning
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| Facade of an old church |
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| The roof of this church was lovely |
The interior of the public buildings were even more
spectacular than the exteriors. The Széchenyi
public baths and the Opera House were just a few of my favourites.
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| The ceiling of the baths |
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| Exquisite |
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| Looking up at the Opera House |
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| Doorway of the Opera House |
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| The stalls |
Budapest is full of big brass and stone statues and
monuments. Bob wondered what ever
happened to the artisans because in the 1800’s there must have been thousands
employed.
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| These were big - WWI exhibit |
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| Even the mustaches are big in Hungary |
The Hungarian cuisine is a cardiologist’s nightmare but oh
so tasty.
There are cake shops
everywhere and although I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, the apple strudel
and cinnamon chimney cakes were divine.
There were sausages of every shape and size – some arranged rather
rudely.
We won’t go there.....I also
wasn’t going near the Rooster Testicle Soup.
Yes, they do sell this ingredient in the market.
Huge piles looking like a mountain of pink
cocktail sausages.
Langos was another
delicacy that we didn’t try but looked very decadent.
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Chimney cakes cooking
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| Langos |
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| Sausages |
The weather was grey, cold and wintry – a Northern
Hemisphere winter I have not experienced in 30 years.
I found the weather evoked memories of my
childhood.
At the ice skating rink I was
taken back to the winter afternoons skating on the creek and Jave’s pond.
Looking out the train window reminded me of
the New Jersey countryside in winter.
However I am very glad experiencing the gray skies and near freezing
temperatures is only a transient event nowadays.
The gray winter skies turned totally dark by 4 in the
afternoon but the Christmas lights made everything sparkle. The cold and dark didn’t matter when you
walked down the festive streets.
We had a wonderful visit Peter and Jenny. Thank you.
Budapest is just.... WOW!
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