January 03, 2008

Buda



Continuing on Clark Adam Square - to the left of the tunnel is the funicular that moves on tracks up the hillside to deliver weary (or in my case, plain lazy) travelers to Castle Hill. Above to the left is the Royal Castle that now houses an exquisite museum and directly above perched on a pole is a statue of the Turul bird, a national symbol of Hungary.

13 comments:

Wayne said...

Very interesting, cool, and informative post. I love funiculars! Rode one in Geneva, I think it was... Neato!

Anonymous said...

Happy new year. very beautiful shots

A Bit of the Blarney said...

The coat-of-arms is lovely. Painted for mosaic? Have a great day!! Cathy

zakscloset said...

great photo! i guess i am one of those lazy tourists, because the funiculars are the first thing that appealed to me in that picture!

Daniel J Santos said...

Nice photos with a good information...

quintarantino said...

I guess that is a very nice trip.
Great photos. Both.

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Gudl said...

We have a cable car or how you call it like that in 'my' German city, Wiesbaden.
Nice photos. interesting.
Have a Happy New year!

Joy said...

Wonderful photos of your lovely and intriguing city.

I look forward to visiting your blog more often this 2008. And you're welcome to mine, too! For some reason, my link was not included in the participating blogs for the 1st of January 2008 theme day. Sorry I wasn't able to visit your blog sooner. I was in transit the whole of yesterday. I am now back in Norwich after the most fantabulous time at home in Manila.

Happy New Year to you and everyone you hold dear!


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Janice Thomson said...

Love the bird statue. What neat little cable cars and a great idea for the elderly or the plain weary :)

Gwen said...

I like the first photograph especially for the sense of architecture in the landscape.

dot said...

Beautiful shots. I would love to see the bird statue up close.

Oswegan said...

That train thing is really cool.

~Oswegan

Neva said...

Such a steep stairs!! Very nice photo. The top with the teal and the bottom with the sidewalk....very nicely done.....