Buda

Day2: Buda of Budapest (which has been delinquent quite some time because I was busy going out the whole weekend, lol). Anyway, here it is.

Taking the only Metro that runs between Pest & Buda (Metro3), we arrived in front of St.Anne's church. Due to tight schedule (so many to see yet so little time), I simply snapped a front view of the church to prove that I've been there, lol... Modernization bring less effect to Buda side (relatively compare to Pest side) and most part of the city's beauties are still keep as they are hundred years ago.

Pic: Buda street view & St.Anne's church

Fisherman's Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen who was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages. It is a viewing terrace, with many stairs and walking paths. Unfortunately some parts of the bastian is under maintenance work & closed to visitors. Matthius Church which is located right next to Fisherman's Bastian is undergoing some restoration work as well, I missed some of my highlights in Buda :(

Pic: (top) Statue of Stephen I; (bot) Fisherman's Bastion (snapped with black & white setting, love it)

Pic: Chain Bridge view from Fisherman's Bastion

Failed to 'decypher' the helpful local's direction guide, I chose to walk toward Buda Castle instead which is not really far & buildings along the way are beautiful, especially in autumn with the colour changing trees & falling leaves. Buda hill is almost right next to the Chain Bridge. Traffic is very busy to & fro and at the bridge but Hungarian drivers are polite to let pedestrians have the crossing priority.
Pic: Chain bridge front view & the busy traffic

Tight schedule also limited my eating time so I resolved to eating fennel cake (picture below) as lunch, isn't it cute? Hazelnut flavoured, piping hot & fluffy make it tastes so nice in slightly cold weather. Think I must have looked so enjoy eating it that another tourist actually walked to me & asked me what I was eating. She even asked for the flavour that I chose & said she'll get exactly the same :s Hmm... perhaps I should claim advertisement fee from the stall owner :p

Being Unesco World Heritage Site, I'm slightly dissapointed with Buda Castle, perhaps because I expected it to be more 'ancient' & it looks more magnificant at night (with the lighting effects) than in cloudy day time. The view from hill top is not as nice as from Fisherman's Bastian as well. The castle hill funicular ride was 'cute' though =) Even though the castle is not as impressive as pictured from far, I still spent hours in the castle (including the museum) ;)

Pic (from bottom left): Castle Hill Funicular; at bottom of castle hill; one of the garden shot from the castle; Buda castle's eagle side gate view

Pic: Snap shots from Buda Castle

After hours of walking, my next target is to take one of the famous bath in Buda. Next blog =)