Our hotel in Budapest, Hungary (pronounced "Budapesht") was in a great location as we faced the Danube River.  Lisa and I did a lot of walking in Budapest.  There are something like 9 bridges over the Danube and we walked over three of them.

This monument was down the river a ways and up some hill.  We got ambitious one day and walked all the way over to it and then we walked up the hill and checked it out.  It looked better from a distance :-)  It's a monument to a Benedictine abbot who was killed by being rolled down the hill in a barrel full of nails (in 1046).  OUCH!!!  The monument is called Gellert Monument.

We kept walking further down along the river where we found these cool little buildings which are built right into the cliff.  On top of the mountain is the Citadel.  It was built by the Austrians as a symbol of their power.

Ok, this isn't exactly Hungarian.  We did eat some good Hungarian Goulash, however, this meal was at a British pub.  Check out that big one liter mug of bitter (otherwise known as ale or beer).  This meal is shish kabobs.  It was real good and interesting looking too. Don't you agree???

This post card is better than the photos.  We couldn't get back far enough to get the whole thing.  Below that large column is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  The place itself is called Millenary Monument at Hero's Square.

Again, the post card was better than our photos.  This is the cool Parliament building.

As typical with much of Europe, the church had a lot of power throughout the years which is evident by the fancy cathedrals.  This one is called Saint Stephen's Basilica.