The GCW Tour, Budapest: Dave Tours the Public Art

There are a lot of statues in Budapest. The story in my guidebook is that centuries (or whatever) ago, the king (or whatever) visited the mayor of Budapest (or whatever) who was also his cousin (or whatever). At the end of the tour, the king basically said, "Nice city, but it could use more statues."* The following day the mayor started a program to build more. 

The Budapestian affection for bronze has continued into the modern age, as Dave found out... 

Mismatched lions and some other statuary outside Parliament:

 

 

The "leader" (long story) of the Hungarian uprising of 1956 and Ronald Reagan (also a long story), and if you know the story of the minions the jokes just make themselves:

 

I understand the saint, I'm less clear on the policeman:

 

Statues along the waterfront:

 

 

* Proper storytelling is all about the details.