Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Budapest photos 5

Budapest's Houses of Parliament

four tonnes of gold was used on the ceilings
 

stunning stain glass windows

statutes of the Kings and Queens of Hungary

ceilings....breath taking.........

Under the Parliament dome, one of the Holiest places in Hungary
the site of the Crown Jewels....,no photos allowed inside and guarded by soldiers 24 hrs per day
St Stephen's Golden Crown is 1000 years old
Awe inspiring................


In the Lobbies of the gentry - statutes of the ordinary peasants and labourers....a reminder of who it was they are representing


The House of Lords equivalent


overlooking the Danube

worked out what it is yet..........for the answer....see the bottom of the post*


Met him in a street.....a bronze of someone but no idea who!

every day temperatures of 35C+......a regular necessity
 
and the mystery answer.......it is a cigar holder. In the late 1800's 'gentlemen' were not allowed to smoke in the chambers and so would leave their cigars in a numbered slot so that during the breaks they would be easy to find!

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