Friday, July 25, 2008

Budapest by water and by night (Borders fam trip, part IX)


Tuned in to the English tour guide channel and ready to go!

Back in Budapest, we decided to see the city at night. We started by taking a river cruise on the Danube and then drove up to the citadel. It's one of the highest points in the city - but not THE highest point. I braved that one a few days later...stay tuned, y'all.


All a-borders!


The Parliament building...more on that to come later. (I know - you're uber-thrilled at the prospect of more updates from this trip.


Up close and Parliamental


Sunset at about 9pm


Castle Hill




The Chain Bridge...or if you want to show off, you can call it by its Hungarian name: Széchenyi lánchíd. It spans the Danube between Buda and Pest. It opened in 1849 - the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest.


Les Masson


I'm not sure how Mom managed this shot, but I love it!


Three amigos. Lest you think they were just this happy and chummy and we caught them in a candid shot, I can assure you they were just making fun of us camera-happy girls.


Budapest under the moon, taken from the citadel above the city


More cowbell Masson!





Chris and Kate, late at night, this close to turning into Hungarian pumpkins.

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