From the Mátra mountains...
From the Mátra mountains heading toward Budapest you should stop in Gödöllõ to take a tour of the palace occupied by Franz Joseph, emperor of the former Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy, and his wife Elisabeth when they were wisiting in Hungary.It is a magnificent building, it is being restored now that the troops of the former Soviet Union who were quartered in there have left.As you can see on the picture, they didn't particularly care about maintenance.Not too far from the palace is a restaurant whose name I have forgotten, but you can pick up handbills at the palace with directions.When I was there it was a beautiful day and we sat outside under shade trees and had a very nice dinner.The price was moderate.




































