I'm not walking around in 42 degrees...

The days seem to be flying by during this time in Budapest. The truth is that you can't really get out and about when the temperatures get so high, all you can do is do as little as possible and survive. I attempted to head out on Sunday and see a couple of Museums, but as the temperature climbed to 42 degrees, it was like walking in an oven and after a while I gave up and came back to the coolness of my room. Monday dawned with a bit of cloud and a forecast of 32 degrees, so I set off to the city to join a 3 hour walking tour. It was a good experience and covered many of the best sightseeing attractions on both sides of the river. Budapest is a beautiful place to visit, and I can't help but feel that I have barely scratched the surface. I suppose for the next few days I should just keep scratching. I'll let my photos show you some of sights I saw yesterday.

Parliament

and more

Museum across road from Parliament

Holy trinity column 1790 (end of plague)

spire of St Matthias church

another view

another view

and another

Matthias Church

St. Stephen outside Mathias church

St Stephan's statue

Statue of St. Stephen at Fisherman's Bastion

Fisherman's Bastion lookout

Parliament framed in arches

view from Buda hill

another view

and another

and another

view from the hill

something funny here

I'm still not sure if she is a statue

have another look

St Stephen's basilica

another view

St Stephen's Basilica

building on St Stephan's square

Zoltan the tour guide

The palace on the Buda side

crossing Chain bridge to Buda side

walking back later to Pest side

beautiful buildings on beautiful Freedom square

more

and more

sections of fountain randomly turning off and on

Holocaust Memorial in Martyrs square

hundreds of personal items at Holocaust Memorial

In remembrance of Jews taken by Nazis in 1944

Monument to Imre Nage in Martyr's square

In front of Arts and Sciences Museum

changing guards at Buda palace

more

more

and more

We used to have curtains like that house

Vorosmarty monument in Vorosmarty square

A poet called Vorosmarty

Nyugati Railway station designed by Mr. Eiffel

art deco or art nouveau?