Budapest was a city full of gorgeous buildings, so much beautiful architecture that all seemed to work together. I went in search of these along the way to the Rumbach St Synagogue. Like the one in Prague, this synagogue was also designed in a Moorish look. But unlike the Czech one being blue with patterns, this one was delightfully pink. It was designed by Otto Wagner, the same architect that designed some of the most beautiful buildings in Austria! Amazingly enough, I got in just in time, as the doors were being closed for a few years of renovations in January!
From there, I was off to find another Art Deco museum called Róth Miksa Emlékház. Luckily, I got there just on opening time - it opened at 2pm and I was there on the dot! So I had the whole museum to myself. Miksa Róth had been a stained glass artist during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Stepping inside the museum was like walking into a family home in that era - it was full of the most gorgeous furniture, wallpaper and, of course, stained glass. This museum was absolutely a highlight of my time in Budapest.
I left the museum, and headed to the Lodz Hall book cafe for some tea and cake - I'd had nothing for lunch and was starving! I managed to get a table (it was so busy) in the beautiful hall. Then I walked across the Chain Bridge as dusk fell. I had a very tasty goulash for dinner, a glass of Hungarian wine, and then walked along to Danube to snap a nighttime photo of the parliament building. Then it was back to the hotel to pack for my next stop - Brussels!
