18-MAY-2007
Budapest is one of a handful of our stops that we would call truly "great cities". This photo shows a part of the parliament building on the Danube River that divides the city into its two main sections, Buda and Pest.
19-MAY-2007
Standing high above the Danube, this is part of the monument commemorating Budapest's liberation in 1945.
18-MAY-2007
Even more than the great individual sights, however, it was the city's streetscapes that we loved the most.
19-MAY-2007
It's also the unexpected sights and events that can provide great pleasure. We stumbled onto a free concert of Hungarian folk music while looking for a particular address.
25-MAY-2007
This is Europe's second largest synagogue.
25-MAY-2007
We found Lenin watching the clock in a dusty antique and bric-a-brac store.
25-MAY-2007
Franz Liszt was playing an imaginary piano in a beautiful square full of outdoor cafes.