After an opening reception on Sunday, July 16, at the Hotel Garden, we met at Central European University for a series of introductory lectures, including a mini-language class, “Survival Hungarian,” taught by Júlia Abonyi and brought back for a second day by popular demand. The commute between our hotel (which is in Buda) and CEU (which is east of the Danube in Pest) was 45 minutes one way by tram, subway and foot. Visit the web site for CEU Medieval Studies.

While in Budapest, some members of our group took advantage of an excursion on the Danube to see the cobble-stoned artisan’s colony of Szentandre. To view the large version of a photograph, just click once on the small image. Click on the Back button of your web browser to return to the web page.

A boat trip on the Danube north to Szentandre. Lijana, Monika, Levan, Melina, Ralph and Jane. Photo: Levan Natadze	Lijana poses for the camera in an elegant full-length dress at CEU. Photo: Levan Natadze	Eka, Darejan, Snezana, Nina, Levan and Boban pay close attention at one of the many informative lectures given at CEU. Photo: Levan Natadze
Leo, Jane, Monika, Lijana and Melina have a party in a cabin with a beautiful view of the Parliament Building in Budapest across the river. Photo: Levan Natadze

Lectures at CEU were followed by visits to local research resources in Budapest. In addition to CEU itself, we visited these places in Budapest:

• Budapest Historical Museum

• ELTE (the National University) library, manuscript department

• Joint ELTE-CEU medieval studies library

• Hungarian National Archives

• Library of the Museum of Fine Arts

• National Gallery

• National Museum

• National Szecheny (library)

• Musicological Institute of the National Academy of Sciences

• Parliament Building, which contains the Royal jewels

For a history of the Parliament Building and of Hungary itself, plus some beautiful photos of the building’s features, visit Parliament.

At each institution we were given a tour and description of the holdings by the curator or librarian, sometimes assisted by a CEU faculty member who translated the information into English.

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