Budapest pictures

The lady who embroidered some of the doilies I bought. Her apron is all hand embroidered - what gorgeous handwork.


The famous Pest market building



The rock church on the Buda side bank of the Danube. The west side of the river is Buda and the east side is Pest. Together, they are - guess what - Budapest.
This rock church area is also the location of the first known settlement of the area, this by the Celts, then the Huns (Attila mauraded here) and the Longobards. The area was also the northern outpost of the Roman empire, with the city of Antiqum being just a little north of modern Budapest. The Turks came later and ruled for several hundred years, and there are still some areas where their architectural influence is still evident in the form of columns topped with turban effigies. The city was heavily damaged by the German in WWII



The Buda castle area, including the steeple of St. Matthais church and some of the city walls.