Pictorial Catch Up . . .

Because I am so very far behind with keeping you all up to date with our travels (about 5 countries behind!) I'll get you up to speed via a photo pictorial.  Here goes . . . hope it gives you a little insight into what we've been up to.  I'll keep adding country by country as I can.

OUR HAPPENINGS IN HUNGARY

Our first glimpse of Budapest as we crossed over the Danube.

Just one of the unusual stickers placed on green traffic lights.
We thought they should have been on the red lights!

With winter not far away these hats are for sale everywhere - and they are really popular.
Don't think it gets cold enough in NZ to warrant buying one.

The Hungarians love their statues.
This is just one of the beautiful examples found all over the city.

We somehow found ourselves in the local foodies market and snapped this shot.
Reminded us of the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne on a Saturday morning.

The famous Chain Bridge (which Glenn calls Lion Bridge).
We must have crossed this bridge a dozen times on foot, day and night.

The amazing Hungarian Houses of Parliament as seen from across the Danube.

Taashi leaves her imprint on Budapest.

We were all really taken with this little 'Peter Pan' statue.

On the top deck of The Big Bus Tour through Budapest.

One of the statues standing guard over the city at the Citadel.

The bridges spanning the Danube are all spectacular - this was one of the prettiest.

A modern section along the Danube.

Our shadows in Heros Square.

The details on the buildings blew us away.

Chilling out in the palace grounds - what better place to sit and eat a bag of crisps.

Duck food anyone?  The funny thing being that a sign on the lake said Please don't feed the ducks.

2 against 1 in a game of table tennis in a local park.
We stopped and watched these locals for a while - the guy by himself was incredible.

Chain Bridge by night.

One of the many Trombant's we came across - still widely used in Hungary.

A beautiful Hungarian menu - check out the prices though ha ha.

These tea cups were stunning - so were their pricetags even when converted.

Mattias Church - the hardest building in the world to photograph.

Although as you can see everyone tries to . . .

The vivid colours of the tiles on the roof were amazing.

Just a small part of Fisherman's Bastian.

You never really knew what side of the road cars, or buses, would be coming towards you on.

Our amazing campsite deep in the Hungarian countryside at a little town called Turistvandi.

The unique carved wooden headstones dating back to the 1700's (? I'll have to check the date)
but still used today.  The profile of the wooden carving depicts the face of the deceased -
according to their profession.  There were 6000 people buried in this cemetary - the only
one like it in the world.

Standing infront of the headstone of the man who wrote Hungary's National Anthem.

The girls are standing in Hungary. On the opposite riverbank it is the Ukraine.

Marika and Istvan - owners of the campsite in Turistvandi and the nicest people you will ever meet.
Istvan put on his tourguide hat and took us to the cemetary and the Ukraine border in his little red Skoda.

A lucky shot snapped out the window as we passed through one of many little towns.
This farmer was on horse and cart with a great load of wood for the winter.

Another ot the window shot - typical of what you see as you drive Hungary's roads.