LUGR Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Walking by the Danube river I saw this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoes_on_the_Danube_Promenade The views. Tunnel vision. ... Nugget burger, ehhh. So many buildings looked old and dirty, I liked it though. ... ... lols...did not buy. Sun started to go down. The next day, more sites to see. ... ... ... ... ... ... So the city is divided by the river. One side is Buda and the other Pest. Went up to the Buda side to the Castle Hill area. View from the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 ... Old weaponry at the Citadel: http://www.budapestinfo.org/citadel.html ... ... More view! ... ... ... ... ... Old Ministry of Defense building still scarred from WW2. ... Still up on the hill. ... ... ... ... Fisherman's bastion on the hill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman's_Bastion ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 ... ... .... Classical music hall back on the other side of the river. Hungarians like ice cream too. Went to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Terror No photos allowed beyond this point. Pretty freaky place. Back outside. Nice part of town. ... Went here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%91s%C3%B6k_tere ... The tower on the right was destroyed from a bomb during WW2 and never replaced. Went for a river cruise. ... ... Longest escalator ride of my life. Old train. ... Lurked a bit too hard this night. Finding my way home the next day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime stoppers Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 pissed off i didnt go to hungary when me and my mates were close by, looks beautiful. still, it'll be summer again in 6-8 months haha. great stuff man, makes me annoyed to be posted up in london and not out travelling every few days, i miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 ^Thanks for checkin the thread. Budapest was definitely worth checking out. Headed to the airport shortly after and back to Germany. On the train out of Frankfurt. orly... Stayed for a few days, then headed to Lyon by train. Waiting at the main station. Got to Lyon. ... ... ... I would have liked to try. Strollin. Amazing cheeses. Layout of the city reminded me of Budapest. Wanted to walk up to there. On the way up. ... ... Oh, so that's why it is called Lyon. Naaaaaaw. Inside the church. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Still at a church. ... On the way back down from the hill. In the city. Went to the MUSÉE MINIATURE ET CINÉMA in Lyon: "A prestigious museum located in a beautiful house of the old Lyon: la Maison des Avocats. Magical place dedicated to two rare expressions : miniature scenes with the complete collection of Dan OHLMANN's 1/12 miniature atmospheres and the unknown world of the movie shooting with the access to 500 square meters of original movie sets completed with original special effects used during filming." The detail and lighting was amazing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 ^This place was worth it! Common theme around the city. Food in France is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Walked around the old part of town. Nice drips. ... ... Music makers. Went to another church briefly. Went back up to the top of the hill. To check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Theatre_of_Fourvi%C3%A8re "The theatre was built in two steps: around 15 BC" Also this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeon_of_Lyon Leaving the hill for the 2nd time in 1 day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourvi%C3%A8re Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Went for a river cruise. Nice day! Mini Eiffel Tower. Liked this dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Nighttime. The next day went to the open market. ... ... ... ... ... Bought and enjoyed our last meal in France there. The French had some sort of ceremony going on. ... Headed to the train station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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