{"id":117,"date":"2007-07-29T22:57:03","date_gmt":"2007-07-29T12:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=117"},"modified":"2007-07-29T22:57:03","modified_gmt":"2007-07-29T12:57:03","slug":"budapest-sights-european-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/european-river-cruise\/budapest-sights-european-river-cruise","title":{"rendered":"Sights of Budapest &#8211; European River Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0stop at the Fishermen&#8217;s Bastion is considered an absolute must and so this was the first stop of our city tour. From here, you&#8217;ll <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/16968-3\/budcastle.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Fishermen's Bastion\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Fishermen's Bastion\" \/>have a panoramic view of the whole city and if\u00a0you felt energetic, you could climb the Bastion walls.\u00a0 Fishermen&#8217;s <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/17058-2\/DSC_1063.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Fishermen's Bastion wedding\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Fishermen's Bastion wedding\" \/>Bastion also appears to be a favourite spot for wedding photo shoots.\u00a0 During our short stay here we saw several couples arriving in their elegant horse and carriage, keen to use the romantic setting as a backdrop. Unfortunately for the wedding couples and us, the skies were a bit grey. This happened to us during our last trip as well.\u00a0 If\u00a0you want a quiet time\u00a0to enjoy the views, the cafe is the place to be.<\/p>\n<p>Budapest\u00a0straddles the Danube (Hungarian: <em>Duna<\/em>) River\u00a0and consists of two parts, <em>Buda<\/em> and <em>Pest<\/em>, which are <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/26706-2\/1_007_hungary.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Danube Embankment\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Danube Embankment\" \/>situated on opposite sides of the river and connected by a total of seven bridges. The famous <em>Chain Bridge<\/em> was the first permanent bridge connecting until then, two completely different towns: Buda and Pest. It was built by <em>Count Szechneyi<\/em> only in 1849 and was immediately accepted as one of the city&#8217;s prime landmarks. The Castle District, the River Danube embankments and the whole of Andr\u00e1ssy \u00fat have been officially recognized as UNESCO World Heritage and are highly recommended as places to visit.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t have the time to visit the neo-Gothic Parliament however it is said to have\u00a0a beautiful interior, and\u00a0the Hungarian Crown Jewels would have been worth seeing.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0stop at the Fishermen&#8217;s Bastion is considered an absolute must and so this was the first stop of our city tour. 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