Castle Hill

Castle Hill

the castle hill without a castle
Castle Hill - the castle hill without a castle

Location: 

Budapest, Castle Hill, Hungary

Duration: 

Friday, November 6, 2015

Journey: 

The Habsburg Empire

personal highlights

  1. Buda City: Hungarian capital since 1361, hilly part of Budapest
  2. Walking Tour: funny guide explains Hungarians and their capital
  3. Fisherman's Bastion: artificial castle wall and towers (Disneylike)
  4. Hilton Hotel: monestary ruins inside the building (Communism)
  5. Turul Bird: legendary national bird of the Magyars (Hungarians)

image sources

  1. full castle hill @ Elisabeth Bridge
  2. unknown statue @ Buda Castle
  3. lion without tongue @ Széchenyi Bridge
  4. very important mosaic @ Buda Hill Funicular
  5. random asian tourists @ Zamek Królewski

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