Statue of St Stephan (Istvan in Hungarian) near Fisherman's Bastion.


Looking out from Fisherman's Bastion. To the right of frame with the red umbrella is our tour guide.


More of the Castle complex from Fisherman's Bastion. The detail on the stone work is excellent.

The Buda walking tour kept us within the Castle Hill complex. There's actually not much to see outside of the Castle walls, except Gellért Hill, more of the common city on the Buda side, and to access more public transport. So all of the interesting stuff was inside the walls. Walking around the entire hill was easily achievable in a few hours, but if you wanted to stop and go inside the various buildings, you could easily spend a day on the hill.


Hungarian guards outside the President's Palace.


The Palace of the Hungarian President, also called Sándor Palace.


Stairs leading down to the Castle Labyrinth.


One word is Hungarian, the other is German. Either way, both mean somewhere you can drink beer.


Check out this set of wheels.




Mary Magdalene Tower (Mária Magdolna torony). A church stood here until it was destroyed in World War II. Now only the tower and a sole momento window of the original church are left standing at the site.

Our long walk around the Castle complex ended back in a loop near Matthias Church. I had to go back to my room to freshen up (such an advantage to being so close), and also happened to have to put some work away whilst there (not so great). Then, I decided to head out and check out more of the Royal Palace and Gallery.