Hungary - Budapest

Buda was on our itinerary today. Again we took part in a walking tour which showed us all the major attractions on the Buda side of the city. 

Buda is famous for its artistic culture and has lots of galleries. The castle district is very picturesque and the views are fabulous! 

There is also a system of natural underground cave labyrinths some of which were converted into a Top Secret ‘Cave Hospital’ which has been utilised on and off from the 1930’s through the various wars Hungary has been party to. We visited this hospital and toured through its wards and surgical theatres which have wax models to re-create the atmosphere. It also has many medical instruments from the 40’s and 50’s which were found in stores within the hospital when it was rediscovered....very cool!

We went shopping back over the river in Pest to fill the remainder of the day.... it seems Budapest is the place to shop... at least for Brii anyway :-).