June 27, 2022

The heat wave swept across Europe, and the temperature in Budapest today was already the highest in the last forty days we had been in Europe. Although the temperature was still much lower than in Phoenix, it was really a bit unbearable when we walked under the direct sun.

On a guided tour, we visited the Hungarian Parliament Building early in the morning. The Parliament Building was a symmetrical façade and a central dome in the Gothic Revival style. The inside was golden and magnificent, one of the most luxurious buildings we had seen on this trip. The picture taking was allowed except for the Holy Crown displayed in the central hall. During the People's Republic of Hungary period, a red star perched on the top of the dome, but it was removed in 1990 after the fall of communism. The broken star was on display in the museum.

Then we went to the Central Market for the second time and had Goulashes, a traditional Hungarian dish, which tasted very good. We had tried different Goulash soups in various countries in the past few weeks, but we preferred this goulash today. We were leaving tomorrow but hadn't tried the Hungarian snack – Chimney Cake, yet, and while chimney cakes were all over the town, a top vegan chimney cake store was on the Buda side, just across the river. We took the bus to the Buda side again and had the chimney cake to check off a box on our to-do list.

We returned to our flat to take a break and then took the subway to the Buda side again for dinner. We found a restaurant with seabass on the menu and ordered the whole fried seabass. The photo looked better than the actual taste. After dinner, we went to Fisherman's Bastion, free of charge after dark. From the terrace, the view of the Parliament building at night was magnificent, and we could see bats flying over the building.

欧洲游第三十八天：热浪席卷欧洲，布达佩斯今天的温度也已经是我们来欧洲近四十天最高的一天。虽然气温仍远低于凤凰城的，但在烈日暴晒下走真的有点受不了。一早就参观匈牙利议会大厦，里面是金碧辉煌，宏伟壮观，是我们这次旅行中见到的最漂亮的建筑物之一。然后又再次来到中央市场，在那里尝试匈牙利的传统美食-炖牛肉(Goulashes)，味道还真不错。之前的几周在各个国家都有尝过不同的牛肉汤（Goulash Soup), 还是更喜欢今天这个炖牛肉。明天要离开这里了，可是匈牙利小吃-烟囱蛋糕(Chimney Cake)还没尝过，虽然烟囱蛋糕满街都是，可排名前列的全素蛋糕是远在河对面。我们又坐了公交车去了对岸，也算了个心愿。晚上准备上鱼人堡看夜景，先回住所休息一会儿后，又坐地铁再次来到对岸。先找了一家有炸鱼的饭店，点了个炸全鲈鱼，照片上看着馋人，结果味道一般。饭后来到鱼人堡，眺望对岸，夜幕下的议会大厦非常漂亮，真是名不虚传。