Esztergom

Last weekend we went to Esztergom.  It's north of Budapest on the Danube bordering Slovakia (in the picture below, the town on the other side of the river is Sturovo, Slovakia) and was the capital at one time.  It's a beautiful town with a large Basilica and a castle.

 

Szent Istvan's Coronation

Danube River

I can't believe I haven't mentioned the Danube River yet.  It's the second largest river in Europe origination in Germany and ending in the Black Sea and cuts right through Budapest.  This picture above was taken on Szabadsag hid (Freedom or Liberty Bridge) which is right next to the big Central Market that I've mentioned before.  The next bridge that you see is Erzebet hid (Elezibeth bridge) and that is right by the metro stop where Underworld was shot.  We live pretty much right in between these bridges about two or three blocks from the shore on the right hand side in Pest.  As you can probably guess the other side of the river, the hillier and a less urban side is Buda.