János Hill

Last Friday, after a breakfast get together at Sam's (we made pancakes, no maple syrup here though, so we had rice syrup and jam), I climbed up János Hill. It is the highest hill within the city boundaries. The hike up was a lot of fun. I got off off the tram, surrounded by tall hills, and tried to figure out which one was János. After deciding upon one, I walked up the winding roads, with houses and little town centers scattered about, it felt like a small town in Colorado or some such place. Eventually I found a trail (after a scary adventure with an abandoned campsite) and hiked nearly vertically for a long ways. When I finally got to the top, exhausted and thirsty as all get out, I was greeted by this:


This is the view back towards Budapest. I don't know if you can figure out what is what, but Buda is this side, Pest is across the river. I had never tried sepia or black and white on my camera before, so I tried it. This one is in sepia tone, the next is black and white.




This is the view the other direction, I thought the clouds looked cool.




This is the view from the hill, zoomed in 12x.



This is the structure at the top of the hill, the pictures were taken from the top of this.

The following morning Carlye arrived, and we traveled all about the city, eating at delicious restaurants and trying some of the fancier cafes. It was a blast. Tomorrow Mother, Katy, and Emily arrive.