In the morning, we walked to the House of Parliament for some photos.
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| The House of Parliament |
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| Statue in fromt of The House of Parliament |
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| The House of Parliament |
When we got to the visitor center, we just went in and checked on the availability of the ticket for visiting the House of Parliament. Luckily, there were tickets still available, so we grab the 2:45pm tickets to visit this wonderful Parliament.
Then, we took the free tram to visit the St. Margaret Island (Margitsziget). It is a 2.5 km long, car-free recreational area in the middle of Budapest's Danube River, featuring parks, gardens, the Palatinus thermal baths, a musical fountain, historical ruins, and bike and electric vehicle rentals. Due to time constraint we had, we rented a bicycle to rode around the island. It was an relaxing time with a lot of fresh air and gardens.
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| Garden in the St. Margaret Island |
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| Garden in the St. Margaret Island |
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| In the St. Margaret Island |
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| Fountain in the St. Margaret Island |
In the afternoon, we went to the House of Parliament tour. The House of Parliament, home to the National Assembly, is deservedly considered one of the most stunning such buildings of the world. The city’s iconic building, which has been a World Heritage Site since 2011 together with the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue, is an invaluable part of our national treasure and the pride of the Hungarian nation. The House of Parliament is home to Hungary’s legislative body and the Holy Crown, as well as serving as the workplace of 199 MPs and their support staff of 741 people.
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| The House of Parliament |
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| Statue next to The House of Parliament |
The building has four levels and a total floor space of around 18,000 square metres. It is 473,000 cubic metres in volume, big enough for 50 five-storey apartment buildings. Around 40 million bricks and 30,000 cubic metres of carved stones were used for the construction. The facades are graced by 90 stone statues, depicting the great forefathers of Hungarian history. The other parts of the House also have an additional 152 statues. There are 29 entrances to the House of Parliament. It has a symmetric layout, the main spaces of the House trace a floor plan in the shape of a cross, with the Dome Hall at the point of intersection. The building includes 10 inner light wells, 14 lifts and hundreds of offices. The rooms are connected through a seemingly unfathomable system of corridors. Its red carpets stretch around 3 kilometers in length.
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| Entrance to The House of Parliament |
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| Main Entrance Way of the House of Parliament |
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| The House of Parliament |
After the Parliament tour, we took the subway to visit the famous New York Cafe. The restaurant has very impressive setting. However, the food is so so and too expensive. We only had cappuccinos and sharing a raspberry cheese cake.
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| New York Cafe |
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| New York Cafe |
At the evening, when Kadlin sail off from Budapest, we got another chance to take some night scene photos of the Parliament.
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| Chain Bridge Night Scene |
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| Buda Hill Night Scene |
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| The House of Parliament Night Scene |
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