Labyrinth! We spent most of day four looking for, and then exploring the caves under Buda Castle. Fun fact: Budapest used to be two cities - Buda and Pest. Buda is the old town with the castle and other tourist sites. Pest also has architecture a-plenty, but is much less tourist-oriented. Anyway, the Labyrinths. Under Buda Hill there is a system of caves. The princes of various eras decided to link them with a system of tunnels, creating the Buda Labyrinths. Modern entrepeneurs decided to capitalize on the caves by adding statues, lights, and eerie sound effects. Our favourite - the fountain of wine. We are told that sometimes people actually empty their water bottles and fill up, but we came unprepared. It wasn't very good wine anyway.While above ground, we splurged on a delicious meal including the Hungarian variation of Kohl Dermers (stuffed cabbages which I know through my German grandmother).
In Budapest, many of the decorative fountains actually flow with drinking water. We won't mention what this one reminded us of...Buda Hill, being quite literally a hill, affords great views of the Danube - which is NOT blue - and the Pest side of the river. Just over the bridge, you can see the dome of St Stephens, just waiting for tomorrow's adventure...
2 comments:
I just love mazes and labryinths and deep dark hidden places under cities! Budapest must have been so fun. Budapest. Whenever I hear it pronounced in my mind, it's always in the voice of Pierce Brosnan from The Matador!
I'm named after St. Stephen.
Looks like your having fun, seeya in Feb. I guess
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