Exploring Budapest Church to Bratislava Castles in East Europe Day 1-3

Exploring Budapest Church to Bratislava Castles in East Europe Day 1-3

We are going for our Eastern Europe trip and covering all these countries. We are taking Turkish Airlines and now we are on transit reaching our first destination which is Budapest, Hungary. On the way from our bus, we saw the Danube River and we are heading towards the Budapest Castle District and we will be seeing Matias Church and also the fisherman’s bastion. We are visiting Matias Church now and it is overlooking Budapest. Budapest, Hungary. After the river is Pest and before the river is Buddha. So that’s how Buddha Pest got its name. We are in Matayas church now and we are walking around to see it beautiful structure. Today is a very bright and shiny day and it is also windy as now it is the autumn season. As we arrive in the morning, the wind is strong, so it is a bit chilly. From the walls of the church, it oversees the city of Budapest. Hero Square in Budapest, Hungary. Hero Square was built to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian basin in year 896. It is now part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Next is lunch and it is served as a three course meal. Basi street Budapest. After lunch we went to Basi Street which is a famous shopping street in Budapest. Heat. Heat. At the end of Vasi Street, there is a building called Central Market Hall and it is also known as the Great Market Hall. There are many stores inside selling local dishes. Then we walked back to Vasi Street and we saw a shop selling the famous chimney bread. And on the side of the window, we saw the chef making the famous chimney bread. Now walking further down towards the Danuk River, we will see the famous Chin bridge. This bridge connects both the eastern and western side of Budapest. Our dinner at one of the restaurant. During dinner time, we were entertained with the Hungarians. Good job. I know. Hey. Budapest Hungary. Hey Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Yeehaw! Hi! Hi! Hi! Thank you. After their performance, we were looking for a lucky race to be asked out to dance and I was the lucky chosen one. Second, second Come on. Today we are going to visit Bratis Lava which is the capital of Slovakia. Our first stop will be to visit Bratis Lava Castle. The castle is located up in a hill and today is a very windy day. So we are feeling very cold. Slovakia and Czech Republic used to be one country and was called Czechoslovakia until they were split on December 31st, 1992. We walked into the castle and came out the other side and saw vast flat land on the other side of the other side of the river. Here we see the bridge of the Slovak National Uprising named after the 1944 uprising against Nazi occupation. Behind you can see white countries already. So three countries, Slovakia right here, Austria on the right, Hungary in the distance behind the block of blood because this block of flat Slava. You can see the chimneys on the left. That’s our biggest NA company refinery slope NA like Slovakia NA that’s connecting us with Russia because by pipes which are located on the surface we are getting N from Russia and then it’s produced here I mean like for us and it’s continuing the part of it it’s continued to use for for chains so the bridge used to be a draw bridge it was opening closing depend if we were attacked in middle ages or we were not. So the city gates just close by. So no water. Why the tree is turning to the left? Because when the enemies came in middle ages when the for example Turks wanted to attack Bratislav as well. This is the center of city center. Yeah, let’s say the heart main square markets were happening here. There is a old town hall with the yellow tower in front of you. City representatives were doing their judgments. Yeah. About the city markets were taking place here since 18. Even today street apartments, Easter markets and also I was talking about the hangman. So exhibitions were happening here. Lots of lots of religious performances every year. Opening of the gates in April officially when there was a war uh very close. Yeah. Like attacks in middle ages. They were making the declaration. They were they were uh saying to people from the top of the old town hall that uh please be at home because we are under the threat of being attacked. Yeah, that was happening in Japan today. Christmas market and concert. This is the old town hall. It is a complex of buildings from the 14th century in the old town of Bratis Lava. Now we are visiting the Jum or man at work statue which is a bronze sculpture by Victor Hulik installed in 1997. Some stories is about a set worker waiting for a lost love but the sculpture putting a woman into people then trying to get a glimpse of ladies miniscus in the 1960s. This is the Slovak National Theater. It consists of three ensembles opera, ballet and drama and it was established in 1918.

Our travels in Eastern Europe with the beauty of every country & city in Eastern Europe covering countries in Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Poland and Czech Republic. This is the first part of our video from Day 1-3 and we will be sharing next episode in every Monday