Budapest

This blogger has been working overtime lately - so many trips to add! It is great being able to explore so many places so easily, and we are trying to make the most of the summery months. Our latest holiday was a weekend away in Budapest. We are getting used to crawling out of bed at some ridiculous hour to catch the budget 6am flights. Although John was feeling a bit under the weather for our Budapest trip after going out for a few too many work drinks the night before and having about 2 hours sleep!! We were lucky to get a warm, sunny weekend in Budapest, leaving behind cold, rainy London.

The photos below are of the Statue Park, on the outskirts of Budapest, which displays statues that once commemorated Communist leaders, Soviet liberators and socialist ideals in Budapest.

Stalin's boots - the rest of him was pulled down by protesters.

Afternoon tea at the Gerbeaud cafe, a 150-year-old Budapest institution.

John outside the Gerbeaud.

St Stephen's Cathedral.

The Danube, joins the two sides of the city - Buda and Pest.

The Neo-Gothic parliament buildings from the Buda side.

The view of Budapest from Buda Castle.

Matthias Church on Castle Hill.

Approaching the Royal Palace, Buda.

The Danube from Castle Hill.

St Stephen's Cathedral.

St Stephens Cathedral.

One of the bridges spanning the Danube.

The Parliament buildings.

The Parliament buildings.

Fishermen's Bastion on Castle Hill.

Heroes' Sqaure in Pest, the monument constructed in 1896 to honour the millennial anniversary of Magyar conquest of the Carpathian Basin.

Heroes' Square.

City Park in Pest.

He's always in the dog house!

St Stephen's Cathedral from the other side.

So that was Budapest. The weekend after that we spent checking out the (tacky) pier and relaxing on the (pretty average pebbly) beach in Brighton. This Wednesday (MC's birthday!) we are off to Alghero on the Italian island of Sardinia for some sun, surf and sand - can't wait!