36.18: Hungary: Budapest, 'Night and Day', walking the City.
The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue is a monument on the Gellért Hill. It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary. Hungary proved to be an interesting country to visit although we were not expecting great hiking venues. Our aim was to pass through from Croatia on our way to Slovakia via Austria, a bit out of the way but for a good reason. We spent a day resting following a tough period of hiking in Croatia, and another two walking the region surrounding Lake Balaton. We then moved off to a fascinating city, Budapest, where we spent a few days exploring the city on foot as well as enduring a tough hike, an hour north of the capital. We suppose one could spend years in the city and still only see a fraction of it. Driving in Budapest is a bit tough as it is busy, has many narrow streets and most of the time does not allow motorists to make left turns across the traffic flow. We see the logic in it but it takes ...