We started out the day with a walking tour. Our tour guide Adam was great. He was very funny and insightful about everything Hungary. He told many stories about the history of Budapest, but one springs to mind now.
Stephan's Basilika is the big church I showed in the last blog, Stephan was the first king of Hungary, and he made the decision to follow the Holy Roman Empire back in the 10th Century. When he passed away, they cut him into pieces and sent them to all the churches that he established around the country. So they have inside the church the "Holy Right" hand of Stephan. Then there was a famous Hungarian footballer (soccer player) who was the best soccer player ever to come through Hungary... so after he died they cut him into pieces and sent his body parts all over the country. So they have the "Holy Left" foot of that guy. Also when Hungary wanted to join the EU, one of the remaining members of the Hapsburg family really fought for Hungary's inclusion in the EU. He said his heart was for the people of Hungary. Sooooo.... when he died, they cut him into pieces and so they have the "Holy Heart" of that guy. So eventually, they will have all the parts to make a Holy Frankenstein :)
We walked around the city and saw the great Market Hall and many souvenir shops on the pedestrian streets and then came back to the Hostel. We sat and had some great conversation with the Australians and New Zealander that are in our room. It was fun to get their perspective on History and the world and it was also so much fun hearing their accents. We all went out to a ruin pub, which is an old pub (400 years old) called Szimpla. It has withstood all the bombings from all the wars and is still going strong.
After that, we called it a night and headed to bed. It was rainy and foggy all day, so the pictures I took aren't the best. But here you go anyway.
Fisherman's Bastian.
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