Elaine and I went to Budapest back in 1987, when it was still under communism. We decided to return again to see how it had changed. The weather forecast was for damp and rain, but it was mostly sunny and warm while we were there.
I thought this photo symbolized the change we found overall. The cleaned stones near the top of the church shine compared to the dingy grey of the lower portion. The grimy-grungy appearance is the way we remember most everything in Hungary under communism. Like the signs of spring all around us, the people of Hungary are blossoming after the cold winter of the old regime.
We went out for some night shots - and ran into a full scale depolyment of riot police, protecting the embassies and government buildings from some protestors. TV crews and helicopters were out in force. It was kind of fun and exciting.
Here is another "knight" shot we took.
Sorry, I just couldn't resist that one...
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