One of the funnest things we did was visit Margaret's Island, an island in the Danube River that divides Budapest (what used to be two separate cities--Buda and Pest). There we rented these bike things and rode around the island. It was so incredibly beautiful with all the bright yellow leaves and the dark tree trunks. But none of my pictures really captured the beauty of it, sorry!
This is the view from the bridge that led us to Margaret Island. The left side is the Pest side of the city, and the right side is the Buda side of the city. We kept running into missionaries everywhere we went in Budapest (10 total over about four days), and the bridge I was standing on in this picture was one of those places. A couple minutes after we ran into the missionaries, a young man named Janos (Yanosh) joined those missionaries. While the rest of the girls in my group talked to the missionaries, I got to talk to Janos. We talked for probably around a half hour. Janos just recently turned nineteen and was baptized last August. He also recently baptized his little sister, and his little brother is taking the discussions! He was really fun to talk to. It was so cool to stand on this bridge, talking to this really great native Hungarian and recent convert, and look out to this view!
A close up of the Buda side of the city.
Parliament, on the Pest side of the city.
Jenna, Jessica, Bri, Abbi, Megan.
In this picture I am standing on the hill that leads up to Buda Castle. Sorry, I didn't take a picture of Buda Castle. It was the building the National Gallery was in. Can I just say that I love going to art museums?!
Shannon loving Budapest. We all loved Budapest so much. (This is a cool picture, huh!)
Me and Marina missing our boyfriends.
A pretty church on Castle Hill on the Buda side. (It's the church you can see sticking up in the horizon in the third picture of this blog.)
Part of Fisherman's Bastion, a cool-looking structure on Castle Hill that made me think of Minas Tirith (like a lot of old, castle-like things do :) ).
Also, I didn't take a picture of the State Opera House where Shannon and I went to a performance of Verdi's Requiem. The inside of the building was one of the most beautiful buildings I've been in, with its gold walls and red curtains and carpet. And the concert was one of the most breath-taking and moving and inspiring musical productions I have ever heard. It was honestly amazing. The height of operatic and choral music. I feel so blessed to have been able to experience it. Really, I feel so blessed to experience all that I did in Budapest. I would definitely like to visit it again!
3 comments:
How do you get so lucky as to visit so many European cities???Budapest looks like a fascinating city! Thanks for sharing your pictures with us! (I can't believe how long your hair is getting!)
I had no idea Budapest would be so beautiful. I'll have to add it to my "list."
What were you standing on in the cool picture?
Post a Comment