prince.charming.fisherman.bastion

twenty third august

you walk further towards the old town direction, before you realize you already meet your prince charming – fisherman's bastion and his best friend st matthias cathedral. 

yes, fisherman's bastion, a scene that you have seen many times in travel channel, postcards but seeing it in real is quite a different.  the fisherman's bastion is beautiful, like a perfect white and charming prince standing at the hill top, watching and protecting his city.

you mingle around your white prince for a rather long time, not doing anything but take in the amazing and surreal feeling of being here in person and touching the off –white wall is just a bliss.

you are just so so happy to meet him, finally.  you don't mind at all, even his handsome neo-romanesque bastion has only ever had a decorative role and that he never fight a battle

fisherman’s bastion a relatively youthful structure next to st matthias cathedral. it was sited on the place of the medieval fish market and the wall protected by the guild of fishermen and that where the name comes from

the view of pest from here is quite spectacular, with the parliament right in front of you... and besides you enjoy his company

and you just love hiding under his wide arms, he shields you from the fierce afternoon sun and his breath is cool and refreshing

you just want to linger right here, with him forever…

admiring him up close and personally, he has a handsome face and he is just so charming isn't it? don't you agree …

you just can't stop taking picture with him, from different angles…

even his reflection on the glass window of hilton hotel is amazing…

oh dear, you think you are going mad because you really love this place so much, words just cannot describe  your contentment and the joy you have within you

and finally you decide to also pay a visit to his best friend st matthias cathedral.  you refuse to pay to go for the entrance because you have your principle.  you worship your God free and freely, there is no need to pay for entering your church and why should you pay to enter a cathedral? no matter how beautiful the interior of st mathias cathedral will be, you have no regret.

you wanted to eat your lunch at ruszwum - a cake house/café, but the cakes are not so appetizing, so you resort to two scoops of sorbet – melon and cottage cheese, both are good and natural. now you have enough energy to carry on…

one last look of the surrounding of your prince charming - fisherman's bastion and his best friend - st matthias cathedral, and you are ready to leave buda hill.  you hop on to a bus that takes you down the hill, back to the buda side of danube embankment.