It turns out Budapest has a HOPPIN’ swing dance scene. I went to an outdoor dance event they had tonight, and I knew it was on the Buda side close to the Buda Castle, but I had no idea what I was in for:
Lindy Hopping at Buda Castle.Nope, not kidding. Lindy Hopping at Buda Castle.
This was the stairwell I had to climb to get up there:
Of course, once I was up there, and after the Lindy Hop was over, I decided to do some exploring. The Castle grounds are left open at night and lots of people flock there to drink and enjoy the view. In fact, it turns out we weren’t the only dancers at the Castle that night – the Tango dancers arguably had the better location:
And the better view:
Here are a few more pics from my day’s adventures:
The the building that houses the Lukacs Baths, where I enjoyed the thermal pools today.Famed view of Budapest looking south from the Margaret Bridge. You can see the Parliament, Liberty Statue way in the back, immediately beneath that is the white suspension bridge named for Hungary’s Queen Elizabeth, in front of that is the Chain Bridge, then the Buda Castle, and the tall spire of the Matyas Temple on the left, surrounded by the Fisherman’s Bastion.Does it look like they’re gassing the citizenry? It did to me. This was in front of the Parliament – many misters in the ground create this foggy effect. That building is not the Parliament building (which is behind me), by the way, but some other ornate, probably government, building.Sunset over Buda. This was taken in front of the Parliament building. You can see the tall spire of the Matyas Temple on the left side.Panorama of the Pest side from Buda Castle. From left to right, you have the Margaret Bridge, Parliament, Chain Bridge, Four Seasons, St. Stephen’s, the Ferris Wheel and, in front of it, the Intercontinental Hotel flanked by the Sofitel and Marriott, the Elizabeth Bridge, the Green Bridge, and the high statue on the far right is the Liberty Statue, which sits on Gellert Hill on the Buda side.The beautiful Chain Bridge with the Four Seasons hotel and St. Stephens Basilica behind.The two toungless lions that guard the Chain Bridge. The second arch of the bridge is visible through the first.One more shot of the Chain Bridge. It’s just so beautiful – it begs to be photoed. The St Stephen’s Basilica is just visible in the back, to the right of the second arch.Margaret Bridge and Parliament.
