One of the places I'd wanted to visit was Statue Park (which is now called Momento Park). At the end of communism when they tore down all the statues of Stalin and Lenin they ended up making a rather unique collection of communist art propaganda which is now housed in an outdoor museum.

Outside the metro station where I live I'd seen a Turkish donar place with quranic writing and an arab looking man working there so I assumed this one was halal. Kebab shops have sprung up on every street corner since my last visit but they are fun by locals

Then I needed to take a tram and bus to get to the park so went into the metro station to buy the tickets since you cant pay cash on the tram. Normal single fare is 350Ft ($1.75) but then I noticed a transfer ticket for 550Ft ($2.75).

I was trying to ask if I could use the transfer ticket to take the tram then bus rather then getting two single tickets. At first the lady said no then asked her colleague over. They were telling me to take a different route from what was on the parks website. Eventually they said if I used my original route I could use the transfer ticket which was my original question. By this time there were 10 people lining up behind me

On the tram the next problem was how to punch the ticket. Its a manual hole punch and I couldn't figure out how to do it. Someone eventually showed me. The tram route runs down the Danube past the Parliament and famous bridges

The transfer bus took another 30 mins so in total 1 hr to reach the park. Its out in the suburbs so the architecture changes to a mix of small town style one story houses or communist era apartment complexes

Park entrance was 1500 Ft ($7.50). For all the trouble getting there it seemed quite small. I thought it would be a large park with a lots of statues. Its not that big and you can actually walk around in under 15 mins

It was typical Soviet art propoganda showing athletic figures, comrades in arms, and statues of Lenin. A couple would be the size of a small home

The entrance had a gift shop selling lots of Soviet era momentos and playing typical chorus singing from that era

A hut had another exhibit but the lighting was so dark you couldnt read the material very well.

I think they need to make more of a museum and try to collect more statues if any remain with a photo exhibition. It was somewhat of a disappointment after the way its promoted and the length it took to get there

On the way home we passed thru the communist housing blocks again. Back on the tram I couldnt figure out how to punch my card again. It seems there are different punchers in different trams so I needed someone to show me again

That was the highlight of my weekend as I had to spend all day Saturday at school and at home working on assignments so I needed to get out Sunday for a bit of a break