Family Visit

Wednesday afternoon the Andrews' family (my uncle, aunt and two of my cousins) arrived for a brief visit. My other cousin had to return to Germany because of a problem with his papers. :(

Thursday we a had a great time doing some sightseeing. We went to the City Park and Vajdahunyad Castle. We walked down to Heroes Square and then took the oldest metro in Continental Europe (Budapest's M1 opened in 1896) to the end of the line at Vörösmarty tér, near the Danube.

Next we crossed the Chain Bridge on foot. Then we took the funicular up to the castle, browsed around the area a bit and walked to Fisherman's Bastion where we enjoyed the view and a man showing off his hawk for tourists. Then we took the bus and the metro to the Parliament building and ate at one of my favorite restaurants.

After that we took a quick trip to the central Covered Market for some shopping and back to my house for a brief rest while we sorted out train reservations for the next day.

It was overcast and rained off and on all day, but the leaves are changing so it is still beautiful even without the sunshine. It was a wonderful day! I was blessed and encouraged and so glad to be able to spend a little bit of time with family!