Vienna, Austria

May, 2000

Waiting to cross the Austria - Hungary border: The mythical Turul bird is the Hungarian national symbol - this is a huge monument:
Austria-Hungary border Turul bird monument
Typical Hungarian countryside: Approaching Budapest, on the Danube:
Hungarian countryside Approaching Budapest
Approaching Budapest (from the Pest side): The chain bridge, one of the earliest in Budapest:
Approaching Budapest Budapest's Chain Bridge
Budapest has some wonderful architecture:
Budapest architecture Budapest, from a bridge
I'm standing in Budapest's Heroes' Square: An architectural detail:
Me in Heroes' Square Ornamental detail
The Centrum Market in Budapest: Walking through the food aisles:
Centrum Market, Budapest Centrum Market vegetable stand
Fresh vegetables (I didn't know there were so many varieties of paprika!): And sausages:
Vegetables Sausages
Matthias Kirche, on the Buda side: The nave of St. Matthias:
St. Matthias Nave
Matthias Kirche organ: Budapest's main train station:
Organ Train Station
Our Tour Manager, Monika, dressed up for the Budapest dinner and folklore entertainment: Gypsy singing...
Monika Lyons Gypsy singer
...and gypsy dancing! ...even some non-gypsy dancing:
Gypsy dancers Me in a Hungarian nightclub
Me in Budapest:
Me in Budapest
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