The metro stations in Budapest are very deep underground. They felt as though they were designed to double as bomb shelters during the Cold War.
Although the metro cars looked as though they had seen better days, we never waited more than a minute or two for the train, a welcome change from Boston.
A view on the main walking street in Pest, Vaci Utca. There are several streets with this name in Pest, which can make finding your way around town very difficult.
There are several very cool interactive public fountains in Budapest. Here I do a handstand in the middle of one near Parliament.
Kat on the base of Budapest's Lenin statue. The statue itself was removed, and all that remains is the base.
Hungary's Parliament building is the second largest in Europe, after Westminster. It sits directly on the banks of the Danube. I have been told that the interior is fantastic, but every time we tried to go on a tour, it was either sold out or closed.
The Coat of arms for the castle in Buda.
A funicular takes tourists up the steep walls of the castle. The trip up was originally quite speedy until tourists asked that it be slowed so that sightseers could take pictures of the city.
When we arrived at the castle, much of it was closed because of a political visit. Here soldiers stand at attention in anticipation of their arrival.
The old castle was completed destroyed by soviet bombing during World War II. It was rebuilt as a replica, but with tourism in mind. This is one of the most famous (and most photographed) statues in Budapest. It depicts a hunting scene from Hungarian history.
A view of the first bridge connecting Buda with Pest, as seen from the castle grounds.
Kat and I aren't very good at asking other people to take our picture.
In Budapest you can buy beer by the liter (but they won't sell you the glass).
