The GCW Tour, Budapest: Castle Hill & Matthias Church

Today we went to the top of Castle Hill, home to the palace, a boat load of souvenir shops -- I'm up to my third refrigerator magnet -- and Matthias Church. The ride on the funicular to the top of the hill was entertaining. There was a surly teenager in the compartment with us, radiating unhappiness in all directions; she clearly had no desire to be touring Budapest with her family. I would've taken a picture of her just for amusement's sake, but I was afraid she'd rip off my arm and beat me to death with it. 

Anyway, we spent most of our time at the church, which was really quite lovely -- well parts of it were, anyway. The stairway up the tower was awfully claustrophobic (not to mention a hell of a climb), and I wasn't quite sure what to make of the "relic." It's not every day you see a little glass box containing what's supposed to be the right foot of some saint. 

I will say, though, that if it was the saint's right foot the guy certainly had tiny feet. 

Unfortunately, today was also the first time in eighteen months of travels that the cancer got in my way. By 1:00 I was exhausted, and by 2:00 it was time to find our way back to the resort. Going back early did give us the chance to figure out more of Budapest's public transportation -- which, by the way, is amazing -- so that was good. But who wants to fly halfway around the world to sleep? 

In any case, here are some pics of the hill and the church. Now I'm going back to bed. Tomorrow's an early day as we're scheduled for a road trip...