Hungary Update #6

Haliho! We have arrived back from our day trip to Esztergom. Here we were able to see some very historical places as well as play and have some fun. We first visited the castle of Visegrad. Here we saw very beautiful views of Hungary and the Danube River. We then had some fun at a park where all of our children went bobsledding. The kids really had a blast. We also gave them some play time at a nearby park where they ran around and most made an obstacle course on their own and competed against one another. At lunchtime we traveled to Esztergom where we saw the beautiful city and amazing Basilica. Here not only did we view the enormous inside, but we were allowed to walk up over 400 steps, most in a spiral staircase, to walk around the large dome on top of the Basilica. We could see a great deal of Hungary, along with Slovakia and the Danube River. The kids enjoyed this and took some great pictures. We were able to eat lunch and do some shopping in the city before heading back for the evening. Tomorrow we will go back to school in the morning and then in the afternoon we will hike back to Turul (the giant bird from last Monday) to play some games and make Gulyas over the fire. I have attached some pictures from the Basilica for you to see. The picture with the Maria Valeria Bridge shows Slovakia on the other side of the Danube. The views were breathtaking...I hope you like them! We will be home before you know it! See you then! Stefanie and Dave