Today's our last day in Budapest, and as such we spent most of the time tying up loose ends and checking items off our to-do list.Our first stop was the Great Synagogue, apparently the second biggest in the world (after New York's), a short walk away from our hotel. As luck would have it, we… Continue reading The Synagogue, Vajdahunyad Castle, the Opera
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The train station, St Stephen’s, The Parliament
Okay, so very quickly: last night we discovered this little gem called Ladó Café, a small restaurant right next door to the hotel with live jazz music every night. We had a great dinner for 10€ each and the singer was great.Today our first item on the agenda was to book our train tickets to… Continue reading The train station, St Stephen’s, The Parliament
Buda Castle, the Danube
Here we go! Today the plan was to start from the top and visit Buda Castle! But only after a magnificent breakfast at the hotel, which offers a full breakfast buffet, a bit of a rarity nowadays.We began by taking the metro, which is cleaner and looks newer than many Paris Metro's trains and stations,… Continue reading Buda Castle, the Danube
Arriving in Budapest
It's travel time again! This time I'm taking up the blog again sooner than expected. I'm going to spend the week seeing Budapest and Vienna!It's strike season in France, so getting from Versailles to Charles de Gaulle airport took over two and a half hours -longer than getting from Paris to Budapest. Trains to Paris… Continue reading Arriving in Budapest