This morning seemed a little better weather wise...We decided to go to the The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall (Hungarian "Nagycsarnok"), on Fővám Tér in the 9th district, is the largest indoor market in Budapest. Since we were not sure as to how far the walk was...we opted for a taxi which turned out to be a very good decision as it was farther than we had been told it was!
The market offers a huge variety of stalls on three floors. A distinctive architectural feature is the roof which was restored to have colorful Zsolnay tiling.
Most of the stalls on the ground floor offer produce, meats, pastries, candies, spices, and spirits such as paprika, tokaji, túró rudi, and caviar. The second floor has mainly eateries and souvenirs.
Rich wasn't too interested in the music at lunch...
This really was a neat place! We enjoyed walking arround and unfortunately, I spent too much money!!!!
In the afternoon, we walked along the Danube and up on the Chain Bridge...it was nice to finally have the weather cooperate a little bit.
Forsythia...first sign of spring
Gresham Palace
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Man after my own heart.....selling Hot Wine!
Our boat from up on the Chain Bridge
Guardian Lion the entrance to the bridge.
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed by the English engineer William Tierney Clark, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849.
It is anchored on the Pest side of the river to Széchenyi (formerly Roosevelt) Square, adjacent to the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and on the Buda side to Adam Clark Square, near the Zero Kilometer Stone and the lower end of the Castle Hill Funicular, leading to Buda Castle.
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