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Matthias Church on Castle Hill in Buda. Taken from our hotel window.
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Our group getting ready for a day's outing. This was a convenient hotel.
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Looking across the Danube towards Pest
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The Chain Bridge, Parliament Building at far left
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Now we are in Eger, touring the burg (old fortress)
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This fortress is famous for holding off a Turkish invasion in the 1500's.
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Even the women defended the town by pouring boiling water down on the invaders.
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When the Turks finally managed to occupy the area for 90 years they built a number of minarets like these. Some of us climbed. Not me.
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View of the old town from the minaret
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Turks and Hungarians fought valiantly.
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On our first hike in the Bukk National Park
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On the plateau at the top of the Bukk Mountain, just under 3,000 ft. high
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Time for a rest and a snack
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A scenic overlook across the mountain
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A late lunch in Szilvasvarad. Blackboard on wall says, "We serve mushrooms here. Please pay your bill before eating."
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Cistercian church in Balapatfalva--the oldest Roman type building in Hungary. Men are using laser equipment and radar to draw a virtual design of the church on their laptop.
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Another day in the Bukk forest. Our guide, Janos, is on the left.
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Group beginning hike from Aggtelek cave to Josvafo
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Lippizaner stallions in mountain pasture
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The woods are mostly beech and maple. Lots of birds.
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Our Orinda Hiking Club gang. My camera broke shortly after this, so the rest of the pictures were taken with a little disposable Fuji.*
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Top of the Matra Mountain, the hightest point in Hungary
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(Poor Fuji pictures from here on)
Outside our Hotel Flora in Eger, we used the mineral baths and spa one day instead of hiking.
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