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Sunday, March 14, 2010

东欧的春天 (Easter in Eastern Europe): Hungary

Hungary Part 1: Budapest (多瑙河畔旁的明珠)
The last part of my Eastern Europe journey was in Budapest, the capital of Hungary and then to Szentendre, the town along the Danube river with its delight Baroque architecture and Orthodox churches.

We stayed at the highest storey of this block


St Stephen's Basilica: Dedicated to St Istvan, 1st Hungarian Christian king


Dedication of Hungary to Virgin Mary by King Istvan

At the dome of the basilica


The Parliament of Hungary








Flag with Communist emblem removed


Deputy council chamber in Parliament

































A Hungarian poet, Attila Jozsef's statue











Buiding along the Danube river

Monument of Imre Nagy, the pro-reform Communist prime minister who rose up against Soviet Union, that cost him his life.




Little cutie in the park


The State Opera House


In the opera house, waiting to watch my first opera "Carmen"


Szechenyi Lanchid (the Chain bridge)

The Royal Palace


The funicular railway to the castle district

View from Buda Hill



















The Beautiful Danube River


















This crazy couples is contaminating the heritage site!!!









With a great painting in Hungarian National Gallery






























Gyula Benczur's the Baptism of Vajk





Oil painting of a nobleman family in 18th century


The death of King Lojas II in battle of Mohacs before Hungary fallen into hands of Turks

The painting of battlefield in re-capturing Budapest from hand of Turks
Woman bathing by Karoly Lotz in 1901

King Louis XV and his mistress


Sultan of Ottoman Kingdom

Victory!!!

A warrior hold the head of enemy symbolised the Victory....

The altarpiece collection

遥望链子桥

Evening of castle district

Model of Matyas Church

The Parliament of Hungary

The Fisherman's Bastion: 这就是驴友们口中的浪漫渔夫堡。

夜临渔夫堡

The Fisherman's Bastion or called Halaszbastya

多瑙河畔

Night view the chain bridge

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