Budapest

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On arriving in Budapest we spent the day walking around the city and discovered what a big place it is -- more than 1,700,000 people live there. And it's very easy to get lost in the maze of streets. This was our embarkation city for the cruise up the Danube.
The Buda Castle in Buda oversees Budapest across the Chain Bridge

Budapest skyline from the Buda Castle
Pest	Beneath Chain Bridge	Along the river	Along a main street
Cathedral	Bouncing the bumps	The Chain Bridge	Balconies on street
Andrassy Street	Cafe and Coffee Shop	Street Mime	Promenade
Opera House	Opera Stairs	Swarovski Store on Vaci	Street in Pest
Park Statue	Getting around town	Fine Art Museum	Vidom Park
Altar	Kossuth	Lazy Afternoon	Flag of the Revolution
Freedom Fighters	Horsemen of Heroes Square	Memorial to Jews shot on bank	Reflections of City
Parliament on the river	Parliament from across river	Parliament up close	More Reflections
Parliament up close	Making deliveries	Park Sculptures abound	City Garden
Chain Bridge at night	Buda at night	Chain Bridge up close	Castle at night
Like a giant sandcastle	People	Octagon	Fisherman's Baston
Elephants everywhere	Estregom	Lounging around	Church repairs
Church restoration	Restoration closer	Major church work	Church yard
Cathedral stained glass	Interior Cathedral		Cathedral altar
Church courtyard	Viking ships a embarkation dock	Another view of Viking ships	Fortifications along the river