The First Day(s)

Greetings from Hungary.

This first post is going to be more of a picture dump than we hope future posts will be.

Enoy!

Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures with our friends Jake and Shawna, but it was great to see them again, and get to catch up.

Jackie waiting to check-in at O'Hare.

Checking-in

"Watch out for hop-ons, you're gonna get some hop-ons."

Baby Diet Coke

Some old buildings

The Large Market

Some pastry thingies

Architecture

Gellert H0tel and Baths

Statue of Saint credited for bringing Christianity to Hungary

See that statue between the building and the bowl?

We climbed up to it!

This is that statue.

It, along with the two following statues, originally represented the overthrow of the NAZIs by Russia in 1947.

The inscription on the statue originally read:

"Erected by the grateful Hungarian Nation in memory of the liberating Russian heroes."

After Hungary transitioned away from Communism in 1989, the inscription was changed to read:

"To the memory of all of those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and success of Hungary."

Pest

Only remaining monument from Communist era.

Saint Gellert

Szent Istvan's

(St. Stephen's)

Dinner!

Mmm . . . beer!

See you tomorrow!