Most of the stalls on the ground floor offer produce, meats, pastries, candies, spices, and spirits such as paprika, Tokaji, Túró Rudi, and caviar. |
Some of the yuumy items to be found at the Grand Market in Budapest. |
The second floor of the Grand Market in Budapest has mainly eateries and souvenirs. The basement contains butcher shops, fish market, and pickles. Not only do they have traditional cucumber pickles, but they also offer pickled cauliflower, cabbage, beets, tomatoes, and garlic. |
Steve tries on a hat, Debbie is not amused..... |
One of the many statues in Budapest |
Sharon and Barb at Café Gerbeaud. It is the 157-year-old Café and is one of Europe's most prestigious shops, which commemorates the traditions they keep today. |
Café Gerbeaud with Barb, Corky and Debbie |
The Fat Policeman is a crowd favourite, with a round belly that just asks for a cuddle. He represents a Hungarian love for hearty, heavy dishes, such as gulyás (goulash) or lángos (a particularly unhealthy but addictive deep fried flat bread)! Legend also claims that his round belly is a source of good luck, as is evident in the smooth bronze that coats it due to endless rubbing by passers-by. |
St. Stephen's Basilica. The two towers have six bells altogether: five on the left side tower and one in the right side tower. This latter one, the Szent István-bell is the biggest bell in Hungary with its 9250 kilograms (20,392.76 pounds) and its diameter of 252 centimeters (99+ inches). Usually it’s used twice a year, at 17 hours on the 20th of August, and at midnight on New Year’s Eve. |
Ken and Sharon in front of St. Stephen's Basilica. |
An altar painting of St. Stephen offering his crown to the Virgin Mary by Gyula Benczúr. |
The magnificent dome of St. Stephen's Basilica by Károly Lotz. |
Statue of St. Stephen by Alajos Stróbl on the high altar in St. Stephen's Basiclica. |
At St. Stephen's Basilica, the object of most interest, is the mummified right hand of St. Stephen himself, the founder of the Christian state. The hand is held in a precious casket, and is illuminated on payment of a coin. |
This altar in St. Stephen's Basilica shows the wonderful needle work on the altar cloth. |
The Parliment Building at dusk. Goodbye Budapest, next stop Vienna! |
The Parliment Building at dusk. You can just see the lights starting to come on. |
Cruising the Danube |
Steve is ready for the emergency drill. |
Steve samples the apple strudel. |