Sunday, January 24, 2010

A Serene Day in Sentendre

Some of the students who stayed in Hungary continued their set of daytrips on Saturday by catching a train to Szentendre. Szentendre (meaning Saint Andrew in Hungarian) is a town of 23,500 people about 10 miles north of Budapest. This small town is known for its museums, galleries, artists and small shops spread throughout the streets.

Szentendre is a beautiful town built along side the Danube. Despite the cold weather, we decided to take a walk down the bank of the Danube. With the addition of the snow on the ground, this scenic tour was quite stunning. At some places, there were streams running into the Danube that were small enough to feature some frozen wonders.

This trip was definitely worth more than the 530 forinths (less than $3) we each payed to go. It's definitely a good daytrip for those staying in Budapest. Also, who can resist a town whose baseball club is known as the Szentendre Sleepwalkers!





3 comments:

  1. Hum, all these posts over your holiday weekend, sounds like extra credit to me! Glad you got to Szentendre and I am sure it is easier to get around now that the strike is over.

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  2. This town looks so charming. Again, thanks for the great photographs! (And yes, hooray that the strike is over!)

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  3. A link for the dance majors in the group

    http://thehungariangirl.com/2010/01/25/interview-with-csardas-dance-company/

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