31 may.... Budapest was once the grandest city of all of Europe, evidence of the grandure and opulence can be seen, especially on the Buda side of the Danube.
The Royal palace and Saint Matthias church sit boldy on top of castle hill.
On the Pest side is the Parilment house with its neo-gothic architecture.
The people are not very well off, 300 forent to 1 euro, so goods and services are very cheap to us. Morale is low, we have witnessed a large protest march through the city.
We ordered vegetable soup today and were given a cold cherry soup, when we asked where were the vegetables, the waiter replied that the chef changed his mind and that cherries were vegetables. Victor our tour leader told us that Hungarian was the hardest language to learn, lucky we only went for soup.
Budapest is a must see city in Europe.