All the pictures

Budapest: Matthias Church

Budapest: statue of St Stephen

Budapest: Parliament

Budapest: Royal Palace

Budapest: Chain Bridge

Budapest: the Danube

Budapest: State Opera House

Budapest: Heroes' Square

Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts

Budapest: City Zoo

Budapest: Vajdahunyad Castle

Budapest: National Museum

The Statue Park: Lenin

The Statue Park 2

The Statue Park 3


Szeged: Ferenc Móra Museum

Szeged: Cathedral

Szeged: a macabre detail


Pécs: Széchenyi tér

Pécs: Synagogue

Pécs: Basilica of St Peter

Pécs: Király utca

Pécs: TV Tower

Pécs: panorama

Pécs: my hotel


Sopron: Fire Tower

Sopron: Fidelity Gate

Sopron: Civitas Fidelissima

Sopron: panorama and Church of St Michael

Sopron: the "Goat Church"


Gyor: Cathedral

Gyor: Rába river

Gyor: Bishop's Castle


Fertod: Esterházy palace

Fertod: façade of the palace

Fertod: a detail of the palace

Fertod: Esterházy park and palace

Fertod: rear view of the palace

Panorama

Panorama

Near the centre of the image you can see the Parliament, and behind it, on the background, Margaret Island. On the right the Basilica of St Stephen, with its characteristic dome and the two bell towers. It is the biggest Catholic church of Budapest, a Neoclassic building completed in 1906 (it would have been completed well before, if only the dome hadn't fallen down in 1868). Inside you can admire the mummified right hand of St Stephen. When I saw it, it was almost overwhelmed by the flashes of a group of enthusiastic Japanese tourists.

The picture, if I remember correctly, has been taken from the slopes of the hill on whose top there is the Citadella, a fortress now hosting a hotel, a casino and other tourist attractions. Climbing it was a tremendous effort, I reached the top bathed in sweat and smelling like never before, but the eyesight was well worth all the energies I spent.


Last updated: Tuesday August 15th, 2000