A city break in Budapest has been on our wish list for a while and with return flights from Easyjet only £58 each, it was too good a deal to miss … so we’re off!
Budapest has a long and varied history but most of the buildings that can be seen today date from when the cities of Buda and Pest expanded and were merged into Budapest in 1873, followed by a grand building programme in 1896 to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of the Magyars in Hungary. Every architectural style is covered, including Szecesszió, Hungary’s very own interpretation of Art Nouveau so we will certainly have a busy time exploring.
And to relax we could take a boat trip on the Danube or find a thermal spa for a healing soak but with six baths in the City of Baths to choose from we’ll be spoilt for choice!
As for culinary treats, we have a list to try, made even more exotic by the fact we speak no Hungarian so we’ll be looking out for gulyas, langos and libermaj on the savoury front, kurtos kalacs, retes and dobos torta for the sweet tooth, and froccs, Egri Bikaver and Palinka to wash it all down … maybe in a ruin bar … watch this space!
Journal Posts
The Danube Promenade
The Heart of Pest
Mughals to Ottomans in Budapest
Castle Hill in Buda
Buda Hills and Escape
Heroes’ Square and The Gellert Baths
Boat along the Danube to Szentendre
National Museum and the Jewish Quarter
Map
Off Travelling Together 