So, here's a bit from Budapest. Evidently, there is a bridge that connects the Buda with the Pest side...not sure if this is true, but it's what Britt told us.That's the Danube river behind Britt in this photo...looks kind of windy and chilly...she ended up buying a scarf and hat (not sure, but maybe gloves, too) because it was so cold.
This is a HAND in a glass box...supposedly the hand of St. Stephen, in his church in Budapest. He died in 1038, and was cannonized in 1083. The HAND is in a glass box that requires some sort of monetary donation to get it to light up so you can see it; thanks, Britt!
The cathedral is St. Stephen's Basilica at night...it's really pretty, with tons of marble all over the place, red marble, too.
The last picture here is the Budapest
Parliament building...pretty ornate, and impressive, too.
Since I've posted these so late, there are several other trips to post: Rennes and Mont St. Michel, Normandy, and London. Britt sent me photos from Mont St. Michel so I could use them in my 8th grade French class; we were actually studying that in our cultural section of the chapter I was working on as she visited the place...how cool it was for me to have a photo of her to share, one that matched what was in my textbook, but with her in the foreground. She sent a bunch of others, too...I'll get those posted soon. Luckily for me, she hasn't yet sent any from Normandy, and she is in London today, going to Bath on Monday, returning to Brest on Tuesday, and coming home in less than three weeks! I think the time has gone quickly...and we are surely looking forward to having her back, after missing Halloween, her birthday, and Thanksgiving with her. More soon...December 18 is coming pretty fast!
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