Having visited the Basilica I went down into the garage to rent a bike. Rental charges are based on blocks of time. The cheapest was 4 hours but I wanted 10 hours which was the next price. I'd expected to bike for about six hours.

I had to leave a 5000Ft ($25) deposit with my drivers licence as ID. The rental fee of 2500 Ft ($12) would be paid when I return based on the number of hours. I'd pay $7 to rent a bike in Korea and had paid $15 in Taiwan so the price wasn't that bad

I wanted to bike along the river facing Buda on the other side. There is a long river bike trail on the Buda side so I expected it on the Pest side also. There was lots of construction along the river particularly near the Parliament and there was no bike trail so I had to cut thru city streets.

I was trying to get to the Margit Bridge so after some navigating thru side streets to get away from all the construction I was able to get back on track once I reached Margit Bridge

I'd walked across Margit bridge two weekends ago but hadn't been on Margit Island. My timing was lucky as when I got there at 11am there was a water symphony at the top of the hour

There wasn't really a bike trail and at first I had to follow a narrow and slow jogging track along the outer perimeter. Then I moved to some trails inside which were wider and easier to bike.

There were several church ruins in different places as well as a church that is still in use. The middle of park had beautiful landscaping

Lots of families were there and people with dogs. You can rent buggies or battery powered carts. It might be a bit big on foot. There was also a swimming pool and spa facilities on the island

Back on the Margit Bridge I got some shots of the Parliament and Chain Bridge but it suddenly became cloudy with dark clouds so the shots aren't too good.

Near the end of the Margit Bridge is the Tomb of Gul Baba. He is a Turkish Dervish from during the Turkish rule in the 16th century. I'd visited here in 2007 so didnt need to go but went anyway since it was right there

The street is easy to find but very steep. The tomb was a bit more tricky to find.

When I came in 2007 you had to pay admission and could go inside the tomb. Today it was free and the tomb is locked.

Nearby is another original Turkish bath which is now abaondoned and a derilict building. I also made a special effort to find "Bimbo St"!