Die Hard

This picture was taken with an iphone while driving over the Erzabet bridge so you are going to have to take my word for it, but the bald guy in blue in the middle of the picture is Bruce Willis.  I mentioned before that a lot of movies are filmed in Budapest because it can look like a lot of other places and it is cheaper than filming in the actual places.  So now we have the latest Die Hard filming here.  Later in the day we walked the two blocks back to where they had been filming and saw that our neighborhood had been turned into Russia, there were Russian police cars, posters, flags and of course Bruce Willis to save the day.  Below is a picture of his trailer and a bunch of production trucks that are parked where the Bus stop normally is.  Can't wait to see the movie! When you watch it, be on the look out for a black SUV driving in the bus lane with an iphone sticking out the passenger side, that's us!

Lake Bled

Lake Bled might not have the best sounding name, but it is an amazing place in Slovenia.  It's in the Julian Alps and boasts Slovenia's only natural island.  There is a pretty church located on the island and castle on a cliff overlooking the lake.

More Split!

I guess by now you can tell that I really like Split so a few more pictures.  At the top of that hill there's a flag and some beautiful views.  It's a long walk but well worth it.Below is said flag and view.

Hiding on the Backstreets of Split

One of the things I really like about walking around cities in Europe is the streets and buildings bring you back in time. No place is this more evident than in old town Split where cars are neither allowed or would fit down these streets.

 

Split Croatia

I really didn't know much about Split before going there other than it's on the water and that's pretty much all it takes for me to decide that a place is worth visiting. Then to get there and find out that there were Roman buildings dating back to 300 AD made it even more incredible and beautiful. Split is across the Adriatic from Italy and was the site of Diocletian's Palace.  It still makes up the center part of the city and people live and work throughout it.

 

 More to come about Split later!

Leaving the EU

So we went to Split Croatia this weekend which was our first time out of the EU which meant one thing, passport control at the border.  Kind of lame, it's nice to go through countries like they are states back in the US but it was well worth it when you get views like the ones from below with lunch.  Much more on Split and the Adriatic coast later.

Gellert Hill

The hill to the right is called Gellert Hill.  It was named after a priest in the middle ages who was trying to convert pagans who got stuck in a barrel full of nails and rolled to his death in the Danube for his efforts. I guess they felt bad for him so the named the hill after him, no hard feelings, right?  Any way it is just across the river from us and it's a nice walk up to the top with some great views of the city.

Central Market

Castle district