Buda Palace Views
The kids were fascinated by the Buda Palace views of the Danube River from the hillside in the oldest part of Budapest. This included anyone else visiting as well, some from around the world. It was honestly hard to look away. Most significantly, the river was beautiful and there were views of a variety of buildings from many eras. An expert could’ve created an architectural history lesson easily from where we were standing.
We also had other great views such as the cafes down one terrace and the rest of the castle structure wrapped around the hill studded periodically with statues. Part of this view included the Citadel at the peak of the hill. The funicular was just below like an up-hill train. We also saw a changing of the guard and several mounted groups ride by. Parliament and St. Stephen’s Basilica were prominent on the Pest side of the river.
Variety in the Rebuilding
As we walked around Buda Palace, we entered a courtyard of the palace showing the layers of rebuilding over its history in the various materials. This variety starts with the earliest, roughest Gothic stone, transitions to Renaissance brick, then baroque-style recent at the highest point. Also, there are modern rust-textured metal stairs from the last few years. It looked like there were several areas under construction adding even more new things to see in the future.
Buda Palace viewed in a “postcard” style.
Postcard views
This is a postcard view of the palace from the Elizabeth Bridge. It is a gorgeous walk across any of the bridges from the relatively “newer” Pest side to the older Buda side. The views are of boats, historical buildings and hillsides on the Buda side of the city. It is also wonderfully breezy down the river giving a break from the summer heat.