Chapter 63: The Town of St. Andrew
Fang Yun followed Joseph and his wife on a field trip to Hungary, and today Joseph and his wife took Fang Yun to St. István's Cathedral.
St. István's Cathedral is located on Budapest's Gerins Street, built in 1851 and completed in 1905, designed by the architects Hilde Joseph, Ibrimi Klos and Kauschel Joseph, built on the foundations of King István's royal palace, with a huge construction area of 4,147 square meters.
The impression left to Fang Yun is that this church is brilliant and magnificent, there are finely carved statues and all kinds of exquisite oil paintings, the architectural style is similar to the Russian church, but also the European style, the designer often uses oblong arches and triangular spire design, giving people a solemn and solemn feeling, Joseph introduced to Fang Yun that this church is large-scale, and the hall can accommodate more than 8,500 people at the same time.
Standing in the hall, Fang Yun looked up, can feel the importance of religion in Hungary, Joseph told Fang Yun that St. István's Cathedral is a church built to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Hungary in 1896, the church has a rotunda hall and two minarets, the dome was destroyed during the war, rebuilt in 1949, and is 96 meters high, which is the tallest dome in Budapest.
Many of Hungary's historical relics are preserved, and they are open to the public every year during the national festival, and the public and tourists have the privilege of paying a view.
Joseph and his wife took Fang Yun to visit St. István's Cathedral, Heroes' Square, Civic Park, Andrássy Street, and returned to Budapest after dinner to rest in the hotel, the hotel was clean and tidy, Fang Yun was very satisfied, Joseph and his wife were also very thoughtful, they provided Fang Yun with a lot of convenience, and Fang Yun also expressed his gratitude.
The next day, after having breakfast at the hotel, Joseph and his wife took Fang Yun to visit the charming town of St. Andrea, a small town in Hungary known for its small art town, which is about 20 kilometers from Budapest.
"The town of Sant'Andrea is steeped in history, with Serbian merchants settling here in the 17th century, becoming a thriving trading area, rows of old European buildings, and many old Serbian houses, all of which are now unique shops and cafés," Joseph said. ”
"Miss Fang, I will take you here to visit, I can let you feel some Hungarian history immersively, these old buildings have been baptized by the years, and there are many cultures that have been precipitated, it is very interesting to take a look. ”
Fang Yun nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Mr. Joseph, in the past few days, you and your wife have taken me to visit some famous attractions in Hungary, which has touched me deeply, I have never been to Hungary before, and I believe that our Chinese audience is not very familiar with these attractions in Hungary, and we are here to let the Chinese audience know more about the countries along the 'Belt and Road'. ”
"Okay, Miss Fang, I also agree with you, I am willing to pass on the friendship through your program. ”
"Monsieur Joseph, could you please give us a little more detail about the town of St. Andrew. ”
"Okay, let's see as we go!" Joseph took Fang Yun as he walked forward, and introduced Fang Yun to Fang Yun: "This is the place where Hungarian artists lived, and it was also the birthplace of the Renaissance, and at the end of the 19th century, many Hungarian painters flocked to this town full of flavor. ”
"The paintings of the early twentieth century were late Impressionism, later the popular Compositionist and Symbolism, and now it is the most important tourist destination in Hungary and the Expo, the Hungarian Modern Art School. ”
The buildings here are very European style, colorful, architects especially like to use bright red and orange as exterior wall colors, in order not to be too dazzling, the use of dark red as the exterior wall color, you can see dark red and orange everywhere with the exterior wall color, with round arches and rectangular glass windows, there are English wall lamps outside, which looks particularly chic, as well as long chimneys and green trees, very lively.
Filled with small shops, bars, workshops, galleries and museums, Fang Yun feels particularly relaxed when strolling through the area, with dilapidated old houses adding a fairytale touch to the area, and churches of various styles interspersed.
Joseph said: "In order to preserve the original appearance of this place, there is no paved asphalt road, but a nostalgic stone road is still used, and although it feels a little uneven, it allows visitors to feel the breath of life of people in the past." ”
Fang Yun nodded, "It's really good to be preserved, modern architecture is the symbol of a modern city, historical sites and scenic spots are also the heritage of a nation's history and culture, both have characteristics, and they are witnesses of our human civilization." ”
"Yes, Miss Fang, you're right!"
Joseph raised his hand and pointed to the Danube River next to him, "The scenery here is very good, the Danube River meandering through adds a leisurely atmosphere to the town, I can take you over to enjoy the scenery of the Danube, if you are tired of walking, we can also sit in a restaurant or café, I invite you to have a cup of coffee, have a little afternoon tea, or go to the museum to quietly enjoy various types of art." ”
"Sounds great, okay, let's go any further, and when we're tired, let's find a café and have a cup of coffee, I've had Americano, I've had espresso, and I'll try Hungarian coffee and see what the taste is different." ”
Joseph smiled, "Our Hungarian coffee is also very delicious, there is afternoon tea, there are a lot of Hungarian dim sum, when you lived in my house, my mother made some cream cakes, and there are other dim sum in Hungary, which are also delicious, this is a different taste from the dim sum of the Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai, and Miss Fang is also welcome to taste it." ”
"Good!"
There are many painters who sell their oil paintings here, Fang Yun walked all the way over, felt that the painting was still very good, very artistic, until noon, the sun was very sunny, Fang Yun put on a sun hat, sunglasses, a loose T-shirt, with jeans and sneakers, and walked on the gravel road without feeling foot pain.
Joseph and his wife accompanied Fang Yun to take a boat along the Danube River slowly, the sun is shining, the scenery is pleasant, sitting in the boat, through the glass window, looking out at the scenery outside the boat, the town looks simple, with the breath of life, people sit leisurely in the café on the side of the road drinking coffee, talking, very happy.
The time here is really wonderful, the rhythm can be slowed down, the wind blows slowly, caressing Fang Yun's face, gently raising her long hair in the air, it is so leisurely, too comfortable, such a day is really comfortable, after the boat, Joseph and his wife took Fang Yun to find a café to sit down, Mr. Joseph invited Fang Yun to drink coffee.
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