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Because the room was so hot, we slept with the window open which concerned Suzanne about what would get in ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090592 and indeed a bird got it. We then complained a second time about our air conditioning (or lack of) and were transferred to another room which is delightfully cool. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090593 Having moved our possessions, we prepared for the walk uphill by recording a Swiss license plate ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090594 and then going up one hill after another ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090595 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090596 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090597 and another ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090598 and more steps (I figure we went up about 500 steps today) ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090599 until we got a good view of the city below ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090600 and saw the story ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090601 of this statue ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090602 and the man on horseback who though French helped defeat the Ottomans ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090603 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090604 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090605 and this allowed me to capture a large wall mural ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090606 and hear about its painter ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090607 as we saw the eagle who founded the country by leading the Magyar people out of central Asia and having them settle here ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090608 which quite impressed Unesco ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090609 but the view below impressed everyone ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090610 as did the castle grounds ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090611 not to mention the fountain ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090612 and the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090613 as we caught the equestrian statue ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090614 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090615 and a view below ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090616 that was enhanced by Suzanne's presence. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090617 There was another statue ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090618 and then this statue of the king hunting with his scribe at the left and his lover at the right. When she discovered who he was, she realized she could never have him and killed herself -- a common theme in Hungarian tales. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090619 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090620 Knowing this, we went into the art museum where there were many such tales, ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090621 but we focused on church icons being unsure if it was allowed to photograph in the museum at all ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090622 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090623 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090624 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090625 and then we emerged through courtyards ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090626 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090627 and past a lion ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090628 and about the national museum ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090629 and then found a way down by taking a pay elevator (a new concept for me) which was unfortunate because it took us down 5 stories and then we had to walk back up the 5 stories (and more) to get to where we wanted to be ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090630 but fortunately once there we were able to take the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090631 and then we saw Matthias Church ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090632 and its remarkable roof in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090633 and so we had our direction as we walked towards the church ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090634 and the statue before it ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090635 and the amazing structures ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090636 and St. Istvan who as king brought the country to Catholicism. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090637 After another picture of the roof ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090638 we went inside and recorded the details of the church ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090639 and its floor ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090640 and the altar ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090641 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090642 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090643 sometimes in blur ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090644 sometimes not ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090645 and then the pillars ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090646 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090647 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090648 and statues ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090649 which seemed to amuse Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090650 as I made my way around the various parts of the church ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090651 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090652 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090653 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090654 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090655 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090656 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090657 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090658 before we made our way outside and noted the steps we would have to descend ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090659 and the views we'd have while doing so. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090660 To fortify ourselves, we went to a cafe down the street and along with Suzanne's lemonade ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090661 we had the pastry that was the specialty of the house ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090662 and the one that is the traditional Hungarian pastry ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090663 and admired the napkin ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090664 before we saw the status ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090665 that has the shiny underbelly (or so the guidebooks gently say) because students rub there (or one particular part) for good luck on their exams. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090666 After a last picture of the church roof ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090667 we could delay no more except to take this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090668 and then work our way down ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090669 and down ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090670 catching another license plate on the way ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090671 until we made it to the Metro station ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090672 and with some effort (the machine wouldn't take bills and I hadn't enough change) got our tickets ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090673 and emerged at the Parliament ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090674 where we crossed the trolley tracks ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090675 and made our way to the status of Kossuth, a Hungarian pseudo hero (they'd have more heroes if they didn't keep losing wars) and his troups (to the left) and the family of a soldier (to the right) who hope he will take care of their son. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090676 and then this memorial to 1956. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090677 After a complicated negotiation, we got tickets for the tour (in English) in 1.5 hours and so headed off to take this picture of the runner up design for the Parliament which became the supreme court building for a while ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090678 and looked back at parliament ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090679 before recording the sad tale in this grave to the heroes who were killed in 1956 as Russian troups shot to kill from the roof of parliament ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090680 and the tale of their bravery ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090681 with a heroic figure in the background ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090682 and the flag not cooperating -- had it unfurled you could see the hole where the Russian symbol had been added to the Hungarian flag (but stay tuned). ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090683 Suzanne rested and I walked on the this poetry by Jozsef Attila ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090684 who wrote poetry about sitting by the Danube and then killed himself at age 32 and so is immortalized by this statue of himself sitting by the Danube. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090685 Further down, I saw the Holocaust exhibit of the shoes of some of those killed in the ghetto ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090686 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090687 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090688 and then returned via this statue ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090689 before I made my way to this statue of Imre Nagy who tried to broker a deal in 1956 to keep everyone happy and so stood in the middle of the bridge; unfortunately it didn't work. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090690 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090691 Next I found this obelisk that records the Russian victory over the Nazis but the Russians are so hater here that it has to be protected by a fence ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090692 and then wonder of wonders who should appear but Ronald Reagan ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090693 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090694 and so I posed with him ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090695 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090696 as did these folks ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090697 who were kind enough to take my picture with the gipper. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090698 This inspired me to go back and find Suzanne on her shady park bench and try again to capture the flame which didn't work ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090699 and then we sat and waited and so I took pictures of buildings ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090700 and flowers ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090701 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090702 and tickets ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090703 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090704 until my battery died ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090705 and then got lucky enough to catch the flag with the hole in it ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090706 and the flame ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090707 before we had to queue up for our tour and were grateful that we had our tickets. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090708 We went into the building ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090709 and climbed the amazing staircase (because 1896 was a key year for the country, there are 96 steps to the chambers and the height of the dome is 96 meters). ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090710 Once there I recorded walls ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090711 and ceilings ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090712 and the model of the complex ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090713 and stairs ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090714 ceilings ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090715 and structures ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090716 until I learned that this model had been made by a husband and wife using toothpicks and had taken 2 years to construct. This was inspiring. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090717 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090718 We saw the architect ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090719 as we made our way up to a large room with impressive features ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090720 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090721 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090722 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090723 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090724 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090725 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090726 and then made our way to the key jewels which had been stored at Fort Know for 30+ years during WW2 and communist times ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090727 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090728 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090729 and admired the stillness of the guards ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090730 as I photographed away at jewels ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090731 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090732 and guards ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090733 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090734 and the ceiling itself ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090735 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090736 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090737 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090738 and the many statues of common people designed to let legislators remember why they are there ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090739 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090740 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090741 even as the tour guide ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090742 explained how good the rug was by giving its knot count ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090743 but the common people were still there reminding us ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090744 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090745 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090746 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090747 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090748 until we entered the chamber and saw where the upper house met (it no longer exists and the space is now used for conferences) ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090749 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090750 and the relevant artwork ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090751 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090752 and the coats of arms of the various pieces that make up Hungary ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090753 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090754 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090755 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090756 and the amusing cigar holders. I learned a new phrase ``that talk was worth a Havana'' for a talk so good that you don't regret that you cigar burnt down while you were listening. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090757 We were led out ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090758 and saw various structures in the parking lot ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090759 before resuming our walk and heading to St. Istvan church ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090760 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090761 and its square ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090762 and then a block further, I met this nice man who represented a policeman from Austria-Hungary times ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090763 and we headed to Dio for dinner ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090764 where I started with schnapps ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090765 and Suzanne had beer ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090766 and then bread was served ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090767 along with our salads -- mine with goat cheese ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090768 and Suzanne's with bass ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090769 and then more bread ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090770 more schnapps and some wine ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090771 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090772 as my risotto ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090773 and Suzanne's paprikash arrived. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090774 After dinner, Suzanne posed with my friend ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090775 ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090776 we recorded the distance to the Danube (lots of walking today and much of it vertical up or down) ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090777 and walked past this building where the facade showed some signs of cleaning and some signs of soot, a difference we've come to understand ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090778 and headed back to the Central pastry shop where things looked good ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090779 and the cake tasted good until it start to rain and lightning and we had to find our way home. Fortunately the wait staff was very helpful and found us a cab. ../../../Sabbat/2011/07.03-21.11Europe2011/07.17-21.11Hungary//P1090780