I LOVED Budapest.
The cities are so beautiful and the weather was amazing. I says cities because Budapest is actually two cities - Buda & Pest. They are separated by the Danube river.
I found these when I was walking along the river. This is a memorial called the Shoes on the Danube. This depicts the shoes that the Budapest Jews left behind when they fell into the river after having been shot World War II.
Heroes' Square
St. Stephen's Basilica
Budapest Opera House
The Great Synagogue
A monument and I have no idea what it is called.
Statue of Liberty on Gellert Hill
Central Market Hall
House of Terror. This museum is located in the former headquarters for the secret police of both the Nazi & Communist Governments.
Soviet Tank and portraits of the victims of this building.
The Hall of Tears - in memory of the 25,000 that died in 1956 in the Hungarian Massacre.
The Cave Church
The Monument Park. This outdoor museum is home to the Hungarian Communist Statues.
Parliament
Buda Castle during the day...
Buda Castle at night...
Transportation to the Buda Castle.
It was windy up there. Here is another self portrait Kelli!
The Chain Bridge
3 comments:
Great pics sis! It really is beautiful there. I googled shoes on the Danube and found this on someone's blog... It is a memorial to the people who fell victim to the Arrow Cross Militiamen in Budapest and depicts their shoes left behind as they were cast into the river after having just been shot during WWII. There were shoes of men, women and children, including the shoes of a toddler posted above.
Great pictures! Love the self portraits...you need to get working on your self portrait album...
Thanks for the info on the Shoes on the Danube. It is great to know what they were there for.
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