Budapest

Over the summer I had the awesome experience of being able to do mission work in Romania but while on that trip along with the rest of the mission team we were able to visit Budapest, Hungary

Hungary’s capital city is actually the combination of two different cities Buda and Pest. The two cities shared the banks of the Danube river until 1896 when the two cities united.

One of my favorite places to see was Hero Square which sported statues of all the former Hungarian kings. Stephen the 1st (seen above) was the first King of Hungary and considered the founder of the Hungarian State. He was appointed King on Christmas day in the year 1000 and served as king till he died in 1038. He was born a Pagan but was baptized as a Christian and during his reign as king he implemented the practice of tithing and dispatched many missionaries through his kingdom.