A group of us hiked up the hill/bluff overlooking the river right next to our hotel. We started right before dark, so by the time we got to the top (about 15 minutes) it was dark. The days are really short here. The sun comes up around 7 or 7:30 and goes down around 4:30. They say we can expect about 6 hours of daylight in St. Petersburg...9:00 AM to 3:00PM.
Anyway, the view from the top of the bluff was spectacular. We could see the whole city lit up. The city of Budapest is known for its 8 bridges and we could see 4 of them. There is a huge statue and a fort on top also. I am not positive about who the statue is (we have see so many) but I think it is Maria Theresa, who was an important ruler during the Hapsburgs reign.
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