Sunday, June 6, 2010

Budapest, Barcelona, and Balenthia (a.k.a. Valencia)

So -- I got really behind with this blog thing! Here are some recap pictures of Budapest (pronounced Budapesht), Barcelona (locally pronounced Barthelona), and Valencia (locally pronounced Balenthia)!

BUDAPEST!!!
Airport with new (fake) bag and awesome purple sunglasses!
View from top of Gellert Hill. With a rainbow!
View of the city from Gellert Hill.
On one of the bridges -- with Ironhide! He got to go to Budapest.
1 of Budapest's 8 bridges that span the Danube. Budapest was originally two cities, Buda and Pest, divided by the Danube that then joined to become a single city. Pest is on the left, Buda is on the right.
Erm . . . Parliament, I think?
Really cool teahouse -- it's like a treehouse on the inside with all different levels that you have to climb ladders to get to.
7-hour delay for our flight out of Budapest . . .

BARCELONA!!!
Saw some Roman tombs . . . in the middle of the city . . . go figure . . .
Awesome graffiti!
Cathedral -- Santa Maria? Not sure . . .
government building
Gargoyles!
This church has been under construction since around 1298!

VALENCIA!!!
View from Laura's family's apartment.
Colleen and me on the docks!
So many people were taking their wedding photos on the docks -- it was beautiful!
ME!
Gorgeous sunset over the ports in Valencia.
Laura, Colleen, and me!
This building was lit from below by lights that changed color -- it was so cool!
science museum