MMMmmmm. This is called a Mignon. They are so delicious. My mom and I were discussing today that we really miss not having delicatessens. It is nice to just sit down outside at a cafe and eat a small pastry as people walk by. We ate at this place called Szamos Marcipán. We have been going there for a while now. This is what it looks like. It is quite small in size but there is a large variety.

Oh my. It is already May 22nd. Time flies yo. Today was only productive to the extent that it was a day where a lot of "money out of the bank" transactions occured. Ok. I mean to say I spent $ today and it was pretty much all conspicuous consumption. Yes. That is my favorite word(s). Ok, favorite two words combined where the first letter of both words is a "c." Rambling much? This here is a picture of a standard transportation ticket. I took some pretty nice pictures today, weather was not cloudy.

Yes. These three pictures above are of the Parliament. It is the largest building in Hungary and the second largest Parliament in Europe. Wow. That is large. It is only a few short of having 700 rooms, and over 200 offices. Some parts are accessible to the public. As you can tell, it is built in the Gothic Revival style. The building is symmetrical. Ever since I can remember there has always been construction on the Parliament. Apparently this is because 1. It is so large and 2. the limestone it is made out of easily deteriorates. My grandmother said that they have started coating the entire building with a solution that is supposed to protect and preserve the limestone for a longer period of time. Whatever. This is a day time picture of the Chain Bridge. It is the oldest bridge to cross the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in the late 1840s. Below are photos by night.
The photos below are at Vörösmarty tér (square). This white majestic building above is called Gerbaud Ház (House). It is a famous café where one can buy ice cream, and various other little pastries and creations.

This is the Vígado. Usually, there are concerts here as well as plays, and other events of cultural importance. This building is called the Dunakorzó. The bottom level is a restaurant and the rest of the floors are condos.

This is a pretty distant photo of the Buda Castle, or the Royal Palace as it used to be called. It is pretty much visible from almost any part of Budapest provided that you can see the Danube. It looks really pretty when it is lit up at night.

Picture from Wikipedia since I don't have the skills to take this picture, especially not from that angle. The communists used to conside the Castle a symbol of the old regime, thus, once they seized power, the communists destroyed many parts of the castle including the ornate interior and some exterior parts. The dome was also destroyed.