[it's friday again, time flies... before I realize, autumn already tiptoed in by surprise. the days are getting gloomier, the rain falls more frequently and the wind blows a little harder, and colder. the trees are changing colors and very soon they will be bald and wither away… i already swapped my stockings to a thicker diner tights/maillot and already finding myself start digging into my autumn/winter wardrobe. although the weather is still in transition... my flu is on the way to recovery, another breaking news at workplace as a french supervisor that yelled at me a few weeks ago also leaving the project suddenly. that leave me with a lot of decision pendings at work.... anyway, at least it is friday today with a weekend ahead (yeay)... but for now i will leave you with another summery travel story of mine, so let's travel back to a hot summer day on 23rd August 2010]
it’s another extreme hot day. you are determined to explore the city regardless of the heat and you head west to conquer buda hill. you take tram no. 2 and stop at the pest side of the chain bridge and you walk across the bridge. the walk is pleasant although the weather is warming up.
you reach the buda side of the chain bridge and hike up to the castle hill by taking the royal path/steps. the hike is tough. you perspire. you walk. you stop. you take your time to look back and look down to the danube river bank, you look to the pest and soak in the view every time you pause.
you are at the top (sort of) and looking down to the funicular track and and the view from where you came from the clark adam tér.
you look at the st stephen cathedral (top) and you look at the parliament (bottom) and you wonder why both look quite similar and almost the same height. you overhead tour guides saying the both buildings are the same height because the government of hungary wanting to portray that the government and the religion are equal.
You finally reach the top, but you don’t quite know where you are. You arrive at the royal palace that houses two museums, you didn’t bother to go in to any of them, you wonder around to appreciate the architecture. ‘It is quite impressive’, you said.
you are at the habsburg's gate, there is an eagle guiding this royal gate
as you carry on walking, you notice that you are already at the courtyards of the royal palace, by this time the heat is really unbearable....
there is no shade at where you are, the flowers are pretty, the views are superb but it is just too hot!!!
you walk around to find a shady spot but it is almost non existence unless you pay to go in to the museum. so you decide to walk on, you see the ruin castle, the trace of old castle is plentiful but the new buildings overshadowing the old ones. then suddenly, there is the cool breeze, you thanked God that there are enough breezes on the top of the hill and you are able to cool down even under the mid noon sun.
from buda castle, you walk towards the old town, there are many sights along the way. You love the idea of getting lost and just wonder around. even though there are enough signage but still not accurately pointing the right direction, so you are still lost sometime as you wander around...
you bump into buda castle labyrinth unexpectedly. It is an oasis with just 20c degree. you have no intention to pay a visit but yet you stay at the bottom for awhile – to avoid the heat. you are hungry but yet have no appetite to eat (who will, under such heat).
you come up to the surface again and you spot a bulgarian strudel store tucks in an inner courtyard somewhere, it’s about time to rest your feet and eat (even though you don’t feel like eating).
a sour cherry strudel, a cuppa espresso sound like an idea and a good rest – is exactly what you need!
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