Our first port of call was to Central Market Hall, but on the way we passed a stunning synagogue in the Jewish Quarter and further along the road the
National Museum.
The market is the oldest and largest indoor market in Budapest and consists of 3 floors, though one of them was very bare of stalls, with various stalls selling all sorts of produce as well as souvenirs
Retiring to the apartment for lunch and to rehydrate we then went on our own Castle Hill Walking Tour.
Please come along for the ride!
Catching the no 16 bus took us to the Funicular which we intended to take us up the hill but having got off the bus we found that it was closed today for maintenance!
That left us with the only option and that was a walk up the hill which we achieved after assisting each other. At the top there is Sandor Palace an example of
Classicist architecture and which, as it is the Prime Minister's office is subject to
a pair of sentries at two doors. Next to the palace is the National Dance Theatre
built in 1736 as a baroque style church. We then walked from Disz ter up to the
Holy Trinity Column (1713) which is adjacent to the 700 year old Matthias Church
Then after a few more steps you come to Fisherman's Bastion built between 1890 &
1905 and which gave stunning views out over Pest including Parliament House
The bastion allowed us to meet up with a group of ladies from China who made up a rowing team (or that us what we think one indicated)
Around the corner there is a former Dominican cloister the ruins of which have been
retained as part of the Hilton Hotel.
At the northern end of the area is Vienna Gate & near to that is a Zsolany-tiled
neo-Romanesque building housing the National Archives. (The furthest in the photo
above). 50 or so metres away around the next corner was Maria Magdalena
Tower which are ruins of a 13th century Franciscan Church. In Orszaghaz Utca
buildings 18, 20, & 22 date back to the 14th century.
After taking a few turns we were back at Disz ter in desperate need of rehydration which was achieve in a pleasant cafe.
Soon we were off again heading for the former Royal Palace, which now houses
among other things the Hungarian National Gallery, and has a very appealing
"arrangement" on one of the entry points. Passing out of the palace grounds we came to the end of our tour around Castle Hill - there were some quite stunning buildings and views but begorrah it was hot!
Back down at river level we had a nice view of the Parliament on the other side of
the Danube.
A no 41 tram followed by a no 47 got us back to our accommodation which we were glad to reach and hit the ON button on the air conditioning unit remote!
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