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Vienna to Budapest – Day Twenty Four

Tuesday September 24 – it was our last morning in Vienna before heading to Budapest. Marnie went to the hairdresser, so I had a bit of a wander around.

Karlskirche – St Charles Church completed in 1737
This kooky thing is, I think, a university building.
Karlsplatz Pavilion was designed as a train station by the Viennese architect Otto Wagner & was built in 1899.
What a hoot. The details on the Succession Building.
Retro camera store

Leaving Vienna

Val again kindly got us through the Vienna subway to our station. Harold also popped by to say goodbye. Big thanks guys for being such generous tour guides and for all your hospitality. We look forward to seeing you all in NZ in February!

Fairwell from Vienna.

Arriving in Budapest

The train from Vienna was pretty easy, a slight delay meant we got in an hour later than expected but nothing too dramatic.

Sunset over the Danube.
Budapest train station.

Budapest until 1918 had been the second capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire. We noticed on the taxi ride to the hotel that the buildings seem very similar to Vienna’s, though looked quite tired in comparison.

Shiny and new, and faded glory, as seen at the end of the street we were staying.

Budapest

After dropping our bags off, we thought we’d head out to check out town and try and get some dinner.

A still life. A statue of Hungarian painter Ignac Roshovics.
Buda Castle
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge, with Danube & the Matthias Church in the background.
The Hungarian Parliament from the restaurant we found. We get Lángos, a bit like pizza, but the base is deep fried. Because Pizza isn’t healthy enough.
Budapest is pretty magic at night
St Stephen’s Cathedral is in the centre of town and while it looks older it only dates to 1905.

Walked 10.2km / 14408 steps

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