The monument is very impressive and can be seen from all over Budapest. Interestingly, it used to be a communist monument, with a very serious and scary soldier at her side, but now she is just a monument to liberty.
I had a look around the citadel too, again the obligatory tourist souvenir shops, and went inside the small museum in the bunker. This museum has photographs and memorabilia from the war and really shows the devastation of the town and man's inhumanity to man... No more wars please!
I headed back down the hill to meet my friends for a dessert buffet for afternoon tea - delish! I tried a few more hungarian sweet treats.... yum! With the coffee, and sparkling wine, I really didn't need anything for dinner!
To finish off the day, I headed over to the folk museum (or museum of ethnography) near the parliament. This museum gives a really interesting insight into the life of the hungarians before the world wars and before communism. The building that houses this museum is absolutely beautiful with a grand entrance hall.
The day worked out beautifully for me as the morning was fine and clear and the afternoon was rainy - while I was eating dessert and checking out the museum. yay!
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