We took the oldest underground subway line in Europe to a big park where Eliot played on a playground. Then we walked over to this castle, which is now a museum of agriculture in Hungary. We skipped the inside and enjoyed the outside.
Great statue in Hero's square. The tomb of the unknown soldier is just below the statue. It is guarded by Hungarian soldiers in military dress. There were many, many tourists in this square - most of them American.
Memorials outside the terror museum, housed in the former secret police headquarters. A nearby computer had information about each of the people on the wall and the heroic things they did to try and improve the situation in their country.
The main synagogue in Budapest - and the largest in Europe. It was beautiful and hard to imagine the Nazis had turned it into a stable/radio station combination during their occupation of Budapest. All-in-all we got a great combination of culture, history, scenery, and food during our trip to Budapest. It's unlikely we'll go back this year, but we hope to make it back to Hungary some time in the future - there's a lot more to explore.
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