Budapest

We were up again at 6:00 and joined our Hungarian tour guide for a visit to the parliament buildings in Budapest. The security is high and all people are checked as if you were boarding a plane. The building was breathtaking.

We followed this up with a visit to Vajdahunyad Castle. There we had a private organ concert in the Chapel for our group. Heather loved it so much she bought the CD. Next, to Gundell's for their famous pancakes and tea. The tables are set with the finest china and tea or coffee was served with our chocolate, hazelnut pancake (more like a crepe). That was lunch!

In the afternoon we were joined by the balance of the group for a drive out to Szentendre. The village is now mainly a studio for artists to sell linens, wood carvings and china.





In the afternoon Heather and I found our way to the House of Terror. The basement cells and torture rooms are reconstructed from the 1950 era. The final exhibit is a room with hundreds of pictures of the victims and the perpetrators, some of whom are still alive. We left feeling very sombre. In the evening we went to a theatre for a Hungarian Folk Concert. They were very good.