Budapest, Hungary

Houses of Parliament This complex was completed in 1905, and at the time, it was the largest building in the world

Chain Bridge This bridge was the first permanent bridge to link the two cities of Buda and Pest. Castle Hill and Buda Castle are visible across the Danube

Chain Bridge View of the Pest side of the bridge. I'm not positive, but I think the building at the end is the Budapest Tourist Authority

Capuchin Church, converted from a Turkish mosque at the end of the 17th century

St. Anne's Church, supposedly one of the most beautiful Baroque buildings in Hungary

Matthias Church, originally built in the 13th century for the city's German population. Hungary's last two kings and Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph were crowned there

Hero's Square and Millennium Monument The monument was started in 1896 to commemorate 1,000 years of Magyar conquest.

Szechenyi Thermal Baths Huge public bath complex dating from 1913 and located in the Varosliget (City Park)

State Opera House Completed in 1884, each niche contains a statue of a European composer

Train stop in Hungary. Notice the gaggle of armed soldiers, police and train officials checking everyone's passport		This little Hungarian boy was too shy for a photo, but not too shy to share his Hungarian version of "The Lion King" with me

Keleti Train Station Whatever you do, hang on to your passport! Hungarian officials ask for them constantly

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