Europe 2014 photos 4

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Julie on the Hop On, Hop Off bus, Budapest.

St Matthias church with parts of the Fishermen's Bastion in the foreground. Budapest.

Fisherman's Bastion.

More from Fishermen's Bastion.

Budapest from the Bastion.

The Hungarian Parliament building, on the Danube.

Some of the Eastern Bloc housing developments.

Budapest from the Citadel.

Statue of Liberty (Budapest) and Citadel.

Julie with a Duplo clown. A big Lego display in one of the squares.

Hero's Square, dedicated to the heroes of Hungarian history.

A memorial statue near Matthias' Church. We happened to be there on the anniversary date.

Inside Saint Stephen's Basilica.

Bled Castle (1000 years old this year) over Lake Bled.

Church on an island on Lake Bled.

Vintgar Gorge, near Bled.

Overlooking Bled lake and town.This reasonably shows the colour of the water in the lake. Still takes our breath away every time we see it.

Julie's photo of the chaos that is Venice behind the scenes

Julie on the Grand Canal

St Mark's Square.

The bridge of sighs, or sights, depending on which translation you believe.

The bridge again.

On our gondola ride.

With our gondolier.

St Mark's Square, a lot busier than yesterday.

Looking out from inside the Bridge of Sighs. This bridge is the link between the palace and the prison, and the only time a prisoner crossed it was to be executed, hence the "sighs".

The leaning tower of Venice. It is not an illusion, this tower really does lean.

Firenze (Florence) on a beautiful sunny Republic Day. Hence the flag.

Palazzo Vecchio. David's twin on the right is a copy.

Part of the cathedral and dome. A massive structure

Michelangelo's David. It is much larger than life.

Ponte Vecchio in the background.

The view from Piazzale Michelangelo, on a hill overlooking Florence.

Palazzo Petti from inside the gardens.

The complex of old gorgeous buildings in Pisa, with the obvious leaning tower in the background.

Julie doing the classic "hold up the tower" pose. We had to do it, everyone else was.

Our campsite near Pisa on the edge of a small lake.

The private (read, pay for) beach at Viareggio.

The free beach right next to the private one. You can see what you pay for. These photos are taken from the same spot. The water is the same though.

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