Budapest Guide, Part II

I was much more impressed with Castle Hill than I imagined I would be.

We made two separate trips to the area because the views are really quite spectacular. In a nutshell, the area houses the old capital and government buildings of Budapest. I did not realize it; but it is sort of a city-within-a-city. There is a lot to see and do there, a good bit of which is really not worth your time. I would recommend carving out time, though, to simply walk around the area and soak in the views, particularly from Fisherman's Bastion.

Parliament, as seen in the first two pictures above, is quite a site. And the best place to view is from across the Danube River, in Castle Hill. I recommend accessing Castle Hill from the Chain Bridge and then either riding on or walking parallel to the fernicular going up the hill. We attempted to get there from both the northern and southern edges of the hill and found that route, and the maps that we had with us, very difficult to follow.