The crown jewels were stored in the US from WWII until 1978, when they were returned to Hungary.
The windows were all painted by hand and were removed and stored during WWII so they wouldn't get destroyed.
This was a Herend porcelain vase made for the 1000th anniversary of Hungary in 1896. In the main body of the vase are quotes from famous Hungarian poets and flowers and birds.
Around the edges of this same room are statues of the various trades from the time of the building of the Parliament. This is a statue of the architect who designed the building, with a copy of the plans in his hand.
This is where the Parliament meets.
More mosaics in the main entrance.
The statue in the main entrance; a weird image- centaur, mermaid and this little baby creature with webbed feet.
It was very cold out, but the water was warm.
There's always a chess game going on.
The lap pool; it wasn't warm enough for us.
This is a fun pool; the current races around and in the middle circle there are bubbles and jets.