For our second day exploring Budapest, we went to the Budapest side of the river to see the sights. We walked up the castle hill and went into the Hungarian national gallery that is housed in part of the castle. The collections were so good that we ended up staying for more than two hours. First we saw a temporary gallery of art nouveau posters in Hungary and beyond. Then we saw impressionist paintings, 19th century works, works by Hungarian painters, sculptures… There was more to take in than we possibly could in one visit.
After leaving the gallery, we took a walking tour. There is so much history and so much interesting architecture to see. We took a brief break to share a funnel cake (cinnamon sugar, decadent), then we finished our tour and headed back across the river. We took a brief detour to see the shoes on the Danube bank, an art installation honoring victims of a WWII massacre.
We walked to a festive outdoor Mexican restaurant for dinner near the opera neighborhood, not far from our hotel. It was fun to be far from home and try a cuisine from close to home. Then we called it a night.
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