Wednesday, November 2, 2016

It's Been Awhile - Pictures from Europe!

Hello friends of my blog!
I've been traveling in Central Europe- Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary for a few weeks and have some gardening pictures to share with you all.
My own roses are still not producing too many blooms - probably due to the hurricane that was in the beginning of October and the neglect afterward.  They are now all cleaned up and cut down a little and hopefully will bloom at least once more before we have a frost.  It is sunny and warm here - still like summer in a way.  Indian Summer!
Here are a few pics from my trip - hope you will enjoy!

Budapest, Hungary Parliament from the Danube river

Parliament, Budapest from the Danube



Budapest, Hungary
Vajdahunyad Castle 

Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest finished 1896



The Iron Curtain sculpture at The International Terror Museum, Budapest, located in the building that housed the notorious AVO and Arrow Cross during the Cold War, and torture chambers, jails.



Szechenzy Thermal Baths - yes, we went to one of the many outdoor pools and it was wonderful!
My daughter, Melissa walking along one of the sidewalks surrounding Parliament - a huge area

a side street in Budapest

another view of the Szechinyi Thermal baths

Church at The castle in the park, Budapest


famous Budapest Train Station - we arrived here from Vienna, Austria






the huge market in central Budapest











The Jewish Synagogue - oldest and largest



The Tree of Life memorial to Holocaust victims -each leaf has names of those memorialized





our hotel lobby - Astoria

Hungarian coffee bar pride

poppy seed layers between pastry layers dessert