Phot-o' the Day: George Washington in Budapest, Hungary

Phot-o' the Presidents' Day is George Washington in Budapest. From my first visit to Budapest in May 2010.

I was wandering around the City Park on my last in Budapest -- my last day of what was my first big international trip in nearly a decade and a half -- visiting the Széchenyi Thermal Baths, and checking out the mock castle. I'm walking along the green, shaded pathways when, suddenly, unexpectedly, I see this. I do the proverbial double take. Is that really George Washington? Yes. Yes it was. I've never found out why he's there or what he's doing there. But there he is.

It's always nice to run into an old familiar friend when traveling abroad.