Robert’s Nite-Time Adventure

Two of Robert’s U.S. co-workers were in town and were leaving in a few days. One of them wanted to go experience the underground labyrinth and one of the many geothermal baths. I was a bit hesitant about an underground labyrinth, so I had Robert go without me. On October 30th, they decided to meet-up after work. However, Putin was in town and some of the main roads were blocked off causing Robert’s co-workers, who took the bus, to miss the labyrinth closing time by 2 minutes. But Robert did have an opportunity to explore some cool places on the Buda side of the city and get some great pictures.

On his way to the meeting point, Robert passed by the lit up Parliament building.

On his way up the Buda side, Robert was taken on a detour because of the closed roads.

While on the Buda side he saw Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church. Fisherman’s Bastion was built in 1905 by Frigyes Schulek (same architect as Matthias Church). It was named after the guild of fisherman during medieval times who defended a stretch of the castle wall.

Matthias Church, while parts of it are 500 years old, the bulk of it was designed and built in 1896. It features extremely detailed carvings, stained class windows, a decorative roof, and amazing architect.

A blog post wouldn’t be complete without a picture of food. After Robert and his co-workers walked around for a bit, they decided to grab dinner. Robert had already eaten, so he decided to get dessert instead.