Statue of St Stephen Budapest

Last night was one of the best nights sleep I've had in a while. With the air conditioner going all night, it was nice and cool just the way I like it to sleep best. It was because of this fantastic sleep that we missed the walking tour at 10:30am. This was no problem as there was 2:30pm tour too, and there are other things in this city to see such …

... , laid out before us like a royal carpet.  (The bastion also is “wrapped around” a huge statue of St. Stephen (977-1038), Hungary’s first – and still very revered – king.  Just wait until you read about which of ...

... end of the 19th century that it was restored to its original design. Adjacent to the church was the statue of St Stephen, the first King of Hungary. Below it a couple of men dressed in traditional costume were holding onto large birds of prey. A small ...

... within the Danube. If not mentioned the river is brackish and to call it Blue would be inaccurate. We also saw the famous statue of St. Stephen an early ruler who was cannonized as he was a benevolent ruler. Next we did a loop around the Buda Castle, ...