So here's a few more pictures of my trip. I took like over 900, so I've weeded out quite a few. Next time though...I need to take more people pictures, instead of landscape/building pictures. I've always done that, but I kind of regret not taking more of Stephanie and I. Live and Learn.
Ok, the one up top is of Vintgar George just outside Bled, Slovenia. Beautiful day! I couldn't believe our luck. It had snowed here the week before, but the sun was out and in the 50's when we were there.
Vintgar George again. The colors were amazing and the water was crystal clear.
This is our last day and our taxi driver had dropped us off at the airport and had agreed to take our picture. We were only getting one though, he was pretty apprehensive about taking it. It turned out pretty good though. This is my first taxi I have ever called and they came and picked us up. It worked like a charm and he was the sweetest guy too.
Christmas stockings that we saw at the Christmas market in Budapest. We saw a lot of items all made out of felt. I had no idea it was as popular as it was.
The big Christmas tree at the start of the Christmas market in Budapest. It was beautiful and had it's own style. Things weren't as cluttered as they are here. You'll notice you can actually see the tree. I prefer this type of decorating to the ones where you just see ornaments and nothing else. To me, the tree is a big part of the beauty and shouldn't be completely covered.
People were drooling over the sausages. Apparently they are quite the treat. They even had blood sausage. I've had it once before, but was good to stick with the vegetable stir-fry instead.
This was the only sandy beach that we saw while in Dubrovnik. It's mostly the rocky beaches, and the locals actually prefer the rocky beaches to the sandy ones.
Cool red, phone booth in Budapest. I love these things. They just look cool. We saw a lot when I was in England a year ago, but I was never able to get a descent pictures. This made up for it.
Another view of the Old Town in Dubrovnik. Most of the boats here are fishing boats, but we did see a glass bottom boat. If we had more time, I would have loved to have gone on it. We were told that Croatia's coast had some of the clearest waters in the Meditteranean. I totally need to go back and dives these waters. :)
Sunset over one of the islands we saw while coming back on the ferry to Dubrovnik.
This would be the House of Terror in Budapest. It housed the Nazi headquarters during WWII when the Nazi's occupied Budapest. It was also headquarters for the evil communist leaders just after WWII. The building is now a museum of sorts and brings to light the evils of what went on. (It shows pictures of not only the victims of those killed during communism, but also the communist leaders who were never brought to justice. They have also recreated the torture cells and gallows in the basement just as they were when occupied.) They hide nothing. It was very well presented, eye-opening, and very hard to process. It was more about the communist occupation of Hungary than anything. Everyone should visit a place like this. Everyone needs to know exactly what Communism is and how it destroys every human right and freedom available to man. Read up more info on their site at: http://www.terrorhaza.hu/en/index_2.html
China Buffet in Budapest. We didn't eat here, but thought it was cool they had them here.
We hiked to the tallest point in Budapest on the Buda side to get a good view of the city. This is what we got. :) It was misty and humid, but still beautiful. This was one of the few days where it wasn't sunny. We were really blessed to have awesome weather.
After walking all around the city, we found this in a park on the Buda side. It represents Buda and Pest and the Danube river runs down the middle. We could pick out what buildings were what because we had walked the whole city. It was very well done and fun to see.
We saw babushkas everywhere. This was in the Old Town in Dubronik in her traditional dress, making dolls and other handmade goodies.
