On our first day in Budapest we visited the Hospital in The Rock. Not many people seem to know about this historical gem, it seemed. The instruments and working conditions of those times would be of much interest to people in the medical industry, I suspect! A very interesting display was about what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped today. Alongside were works of art about the bombings in Japan and the distress of the people - very graphic and touching.
For the remainder of the day we wandered about the
It
was a huge walking day on our second and last day in Budapest. We took
the furnicular to the Buda Castle in which a huge variety of Museums are
housed. I took a quick peek at the late Frida Kahlo Exhibition and Artworks –
what an influential person she was and still is! Oops - we forgot the synagogues are not open
Saturdays!! So we missed inspecting the world’s second biggest. But we did
inspect those shoes at the rivers edge - a most moving memorial, I felt. Some people
had no idea what they were about and there were some exclamations of shock from
some when they read the plaque.
After lunching at another Ricks Cafe we trundled off to the Jewish Quarter and the
‘Ruins.’ It was hard to find the eclectic shops and pubs we had expected to come across at first – and we were
not going to take the 45Euro pp walking trip to find out!! Eventually we came across
an interesting market in an eclectic ‘Restaurant/Bar Alley’ where I met a talented artist and elderly cat owner
from Bolognia. You will see some of her unique artwork at home upon our return…..
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