A Walk About Batthyány tér

We decided to take a low-key day and have a bit of a stroll about the  Batthyány tér area on the Buda side of the Danube. Right on the square is Budapest-Felsővízivárosi Szent Anna plébániatemplom, the St. Anna Parish Church of Budapest-Upper Town. As you will see, we really picked the wrong day to visit churches...they were all closed on a Saturday. But we enjoyed them from the outside.


The front door to St. Anne's is quite pretty.

The architecture of the buildings around the square is also nice.

A bit further down the street is Budapesti Szilágyi Dezső téri református templom, a Calvinist church with a surprisingly rich detail in the external details and colors.

Here you can see the colors in the roofing tiles.

This fountain/statue is standing out front. I cannot quite make out the name on the front. Not really sure who or what this fountain/statue is about. Nevertheless, it is an interesting addition to the church yard.

And a little farther along we come to a park next to the Hagyományok Háza, the cultural center. We did not choose to visit it (maybe later) but the park was a delightful place to sit and just enjoy the day. That is what we were all about on this day.

On the other end of this square is the Budapesti Kapucinus Templom - Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet plébánia, the Budapest Capuchin Church - St. Elizabeth Parish of the Árpád House. This is a Catholic church or some description. Since we have never seen a Capuchin church anywhere else, we will most likely return for a visit when we can get in. No idea who the fellow drinking from the horn is in the fountain/statue.

Everywhere we look, there are buildings of grand designs with complicated windows and doors. It was a perfect day with clear blue skies (quite different from what Seattle is getting these days) surrounded by great buildings. There were no crowds and everything was easy. Seeing this part of town in the way is one of the perqs of our form of slow tourism. You should really try it sometime.