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darkfyre_museBudapest -- The List
Quick factoids.
-- Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification on
November 17, 1873, of right-bank (west) Buda and Óbuda (Old Buda) together with Pest on the left bank
-- Ancestral people -> Magyars (mug-Jars)
The adventures of Darkfyre and the goat-boy
Tuesday, 7/22
Castle Hill -- The old city fort of Buda.
Wednesday, 7/23
Indoor market -- Huge where you can get everything including lace, wood toys, seriously fresh produce
LIVE fish, plus a side of Beef
National Museum -- Interesting enough in a very museum sort of way
Gellert Baths -- OMG I love european baths!
Thursday, 7/24
City Park -- Nice big park with lots of open green space and random museums
Plus a replica of a castle
Heroes' Square
Museum of Fine Arts tasty fun! Though we skipped the art hall across the way (It took me until Vienna
to get into full out museum mode, so I had no stamina)
Saint Elizabeth's -- neat little church that was marked WRONG on our map!
Andrassy Utca -- Major throrough fare through the center of town. Think Champs de Elysees
without the eiffel tower
Friday, 7/25
Castle Hill round 2
Hall of Defense -- neat wanderings
The Labyrinth -- series of caves under the hill. About half was actually man made catacombs sans
dead bodies
National Gallery -- More arty fun, though the guide book was right, there is a reason you haven't
heard of half these Hungarian artists of display
Synagogue Memorial
House of Hungarian Photographers -- VERY cool contemporary gallery
Saturday, 7/26
Szentendre -- day trip up the Danube Bend
Sunday, 7/27
Eger -- Medium sized semi-touristy city East of Budapest
More to come soonish.
Quick factoids.
-- Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification on
November 17, 1873, of right-bank (west) Buda and Óbuda (Old Buda) together with Pest on the left bank
-- Ancestral people -> Magyars (mug-Jars)
The adventures of Darkfyre and the goat-boy
Tuesday, 7/22
Castle Hill -- The old city fort of Buda.
Wednesday, 7/23
Indoor market -- Huge where you can get everything including lace, wood toys, seriously fresh produce
LIVE fish, plus a side of Beef
National Museum -- Interesting enough in a very museum sort of way
Gellert Baths -- OMG I love european baths!
Thursday, 7/24
City Park -- Nice big park with lots of open green space and random museums
Plus a replica of a castle
Heroes' Square
Museum of Fine Arts tasty fun! Though we skipped the art hall across the way (It took me until Vienna
to get into full out museum mode, so I had no stamina)
Saint Elizabeth's -- neat little church that was marked WRONG on our map!
Andrassy Utca -- Major throrough fare through the center of town. Think Champs de Elysees
without the eiffel tower
Friday, 7/25
Castle Hill round 2
Hall of Defense -- neat wanderings
The Labyrinth -- series of caves under the hill. About half was actually man made catacombs sans
dead bodies
National Gallery -- More arty fun, though the guide book was right, there is a reason you haven't
heard of half these Hungarian artists of display
Synagogue Memorial
House of Hungarian Photographers -- VERY cool contemporary gallery
Saturday, 7/26
Szentendre -- day trip up the Danube Bend
Sunday, 7/27
Eger -- Medium sized semi-touristy city East of Budapest
More to come soonish.
