Yes, it took us almost a year to go back but it was totally worth it.
We visited the zoo again and i must say it's absolutely amazing to go up the Great Rock and watch the city. It was really crowded mostly because it was the week before Children Day and because it is tourist season. However, ...
When visiting Hungary a must-have meal is :gulyas. In Hungary, gulyas is a soup and not a stew as you might find it in Hungarian restaurants abroad.
The traditional gulyas is made of beef, paprika and many other ingredients. You can also find gulyas made of chicken or fish. The best guyas is obtained on an open-fire, just like the old Hungarian cowboys made it: from onions, beef, paprika and caraway ...
The Holidays are fast approaching and I miss Budapest. I miss her charm and her beauty, i miss her bridges and her castles, i miss the cafes and the Danube...
Why not plan to celebrate Christmas in Budapest? The main celebration takes place on Christmas Eve and families go to the midnight mass. The traditional Christmas food includes fish soup, meat filled cabbage rolls, rolls stuffed with walnuts and poppy seeds. ...
Is Budapest a romantic city?...that is the question!
Although we went to Budapest with a couple of friends , we "deemed" the trip our honeymoon because we got married Nov 4, 2006 and didn't have a real honeymoon until this summer.
But how romantic is Budapest? VERY! The most romantic thing about Budapest is watching the city by night. Walk on Elisabeth Bridge then take a right. Right near the bridge you'll ...
Once suburbs, now the entire area within the ramparts is protected as an ancient monument. The area is filled of important landmarks such as The Fishermen Bastion, a lot of museums , squares and statues, The Royal Palace, Buda Castle Labyrinth or Vienna Gate.
We decided to visit the Castle Hill during a lovely August day. Once in front of the Hill you can choose to take the cable car or ...
...or Margaret Island for those who don't speak Hungarian.
A small island, right in the middle of Danube, home to the Sziget Festival (yes, I thought that would ring a bell).
Its best-known landmarks are:
- The Centennial Memorial , commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the city's unification
The Centennial Memorial
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We first went up the Gellert Hill on the evening we got to Budapest. Being on the highest points in the capital, right on the bank of the Danube, Gellert Hill offers one of the best views of the city. During the evenings, it's incredible to view the lights of the city.
But we had to check out the Fortress on top of Gellert Hill so we went on a lovely ...
We went to visit the Transport Museum because the guys - my husband, my friend's fiance and our friend who has the apartment in Budapest - wanted to. To be honest, I'm very glad we decided to go because I got hooked by the Museum. The entrance was 500 HUF (about $3) for an adult and we also visited the Airplanes Museum -in another building- based on the same ticket. ...
On our way back from Budapest Zoo we went to visit Vajdahunyad Castle. It was already late in the afternoon and , to our surprise, the Castle held an "event night" so the tickets had very high prices (5000 HUF/adult or about $28). During "normal" days, the tickets are not that costly ("just" 3500 HUF/adult or about $20). We quickly learned that Vajdahunyad Castle houses a restaurant, the Agricultural Museum ...
We arrived in Budapest on a Sunday evening. After unpacking and buying a map of the city and the Travel Card we started planning the next Days. The first place we wanted to visit was Budapest Zoo. Little did we know we were going to spend our entire day there. Early morning on Monday, Aug 6, 2007 we left our apartment -we stayed at a friend's place- and head to ...
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