May 10th, 2007
Budapest — the capital of Hungary (in case you didn’t know). It is equally pretty as Prague but without the tourists and huge crowds. Most people don’t know that it is made up of two sections, Buda and Pest — each formerly independent cities on their own — separated by the Danube River. On our first day in Budapest, we took a boat ride on the Danube both to relax and see the best parts of the city.
The boat ride gave us great views of the beautiful Parliament Building (pictured below) and the Royal Palace. I’ve seen many amazing buildings, but these rank among the top. Stay tuned later for pictures of these same buildings at night, where they are even more impressive.
After a week of heavy beer drinking in Prague, we decided we would try to be dry in Budapest to cleanse our systems. We were very disciplined…for a few hours, at least. Midway through our first day we were craving beer and couldn’t resist ordering one. Here is Ricky in that moment of weakness, with a Dreher (which happens to be the name of her high school).
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