Tue 25 Jan 2005
Yesterday Tom, Cathy, and I took the Orlando Team for a tour of Budapest. Much of the tour was a repeat for me, but several things were new.
One new thing was my lunch. I ate langos (fried bread) again for the first time since 1987. It’s still fried bread.
We also visited St. Istvan’s Basilica (St. Stephen’s). I discovered some really cool stained glass windows in chapel. The only other place I’ve seen glass this vivid is in Prague at St. Vitus Cathdral. 500 years in the sun has removed most of the color from most of the other Central European cathedral windows, so seeing something created recently is a visual treat.
In contrast with the vivid new windows in this chapel there is a gruesome, old relic there, too; St. Istvan’s right hand. Yes, his actual right hand, over 1000 years old. For 100 Forint you can shine a spotlight on it for a better look.
