Blogs from Hungary, Europe - page 14

One of the major streets in Budapest is Andrassy Ut which leads out to Heroes' Square and the huge city park. At the end of the 1800s it was a grand boulevard lined with the homes of the very wealthy. Today it also has some embassies.... read more

A weekend in Budapest Budapest is a city we like very much. She is beautiful and charming. She has been around for a few centuries and over those years she has seen plenty of interesting historical events take place within her borders. All you have to do is stop and listen to her stories and you could find yourself warped back in time and experience these episodes play out in your imagination. And let's not forget that she has some fabulous architecture and some great spas. Emma has two nieces, Jonna and Julia. When they turned 5 years and 10 years old we gave them a trip each. You can read about those trips if you click the following links: Jonna 5 year, Julia 5 year, url=../../Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Londo... read more

Today we revisit the Central Market when the doors are open. We have been there before but it’s worth a return visit and is the cheapest place, with the greatest range, to buy traditional linen and crocheted articles in Budapest. Taking the escalator to the first floor, you realise how large the market is. In 1896, 5 markets were opened simultaneously in Budapest. Four of these markets supplied their local area, whereas the Central Market No1 was designed to supply a greater range of goods for the Budapest region. It covers 10,400 square metres indoors and its location was chosen due to its proximity to road, rail and river transport. There was a 120 meter tunnel joining the Market to the Danube to facilitate the easy movement of goods from boats. The ground floor is dedicated ... read more

Breakfast was on the house today and it was the full blown sausages, bacon, eggs, various cheeses, cereals, 3 types of bread, salads etc. etc, and juice, tea and coffee; just as they like it in Europe. After eating Chimney Cake late last night I was still coming down from a sugar overdose, so breakfast wasn’t high on my priorities . It’s a Hungarian specialty consisting of sweet dough, rolled into a coil, wrapped around a wooden spindle and rotisseried until golden brown. It’s then coated in butter and sugary flavours and served hot. My favourite is cinnamon sugar but it’s a treat to eat sparingly. It’s basically sugar. Stepping from the sanctuary of our appartment into the slowly waking lane dividing Gozsdu Court, I am suddenly in the world of early morning market stalls setting ... read more

Tak ako pri predchadzajucom tripe, z ktoreho som sa vratil vcera vecer, i dnes navstevujem rano zubara. Situacia je uplne podobna ako minule. Do kresla sadam az 8/30. Zubar nakoniec rozhoduje, ze sa zub trhat nebude. 3x opustam kreslo a konecne je to hotove. Doma posledne dobalenie a smer bus zastavka v dolnej strede. Bus je prazdny, cestou nic zaujimave, teda jedna vec bola hned po nastupe. Jeden chalan si tam zabudol penazenku. Na jeho stastie si to vsimol jeden spolucestujuci a ohlasil ho. Ga vlakova stanica prebehnuta rychlo a nastup do rychliku smer nz. Rychlikom som siel tusim prvykrat, inak vzdy osobakom. V nz kupeny spiatocny listok do budapesti. Rozdiel v jednosmernom cca 0.2€. Povodne som si chcel kupit jednosmerny listok ba-budapest za 9€ ale ten sa da kupit min.den pred odchodom, co som samozrejme ... read more