http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Hungary , Central Hungary , Budapest en-us Thu, 03 Dec 09 06:06:23 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 09 06:06:23 +0000 we went to the train station and when we were buying the tickets we met this scottish couple. after that we decided to have lunch. but the food was taking too long to get ready so we decided to cancel and went back but when we went back the stupid train was late like 1h. so we just stayed there doing nothing. i met this brazilian girl in the bathroom you can definitely meet brazilians everywhe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-452491.html Arrived in Budapest after a very long train ride from belgrade however the good news was the train station was only a 3 minute walk from the Hotel. had a chance on the first night to have a look around and get my bearings seemed to get a little lost and apparently was walking parallel to the Danube without actually seeing itNext day tried to cram as many touristy things in as I could. Saw the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-451672.html Hi AllI'm really glad to discover travelblog for my self A bit upset that there is no way to add blogger blog as a feed to this blog cuz I usually use my Blogger to enter my posts..anyhow I decided that this blog can be of use for anyone who lives and wants to come to Budapest to visit. httpbudupdub.blogspot.comI usually put my thoughts about the places where I have been in Budapest and I t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-449643.html Can you see what I've done with the title here It's like I've been to Hungary and was feeling hungry as well Ah creativity lull or I've read too many British newspapers.Anyway in terms of a city break Budapest is simply awesome. As you will discover by reading on this place has everything.As is worryingly becoming the norm before a holiday I had so much going on that I had not really http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-449569.html It has been a while since we had a good computer to use so sorry that pics haven't been posted. Sorry also if there are any crazy spellings. I've been trying to work my way around these keyboards...the letters aren't always the same.After we left Prague and went to Terezin concentration camp for half a day. It is considered to be one of the more tame camps but was still very difficult to se http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-448161.html After a good nightrsquos sleep I set out this morning on a day of touring Budapest. My first stop was the Central Market a few blocks from the hostel. But itrsquos Sunday so it was closed. I did get a peak inside through the window and it looks enormous. I think I missed out on this one.From there I took a leisurely stroll over the bridge to the Buda side. I had my eyes set on climbing to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Pest/blog-447450.html After last nightrsquos merry making I along with all the other guests at the hostel took our times getting up and getting ready. I still hadnrsquot done any research on what there is to do in Budapest when Steve asked what I was up to today. He said a lot of people were going to a Turkish thermal bath in the city. Sure. Irsquom in.We walked to a nearby metro which wersquod use to get to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Pest/blog-446424.html I arrived in Budapest this afternoon. Another uneventful train ride. The train was late again. They seem to always be. Not a big deal I donrsquot have grand plans here.The hostel in Budapest is a bit different than most Irsquove stayed at. Itrsquos much more of a laid back crowd. I could easily see them having the place on a beach with a campfire if they could. A guitar hung from above the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Pest/blog-446295.html Today was my last day in Budapest so I had to check out of the BB after breakfast. Was able to store my bags while I did some last minute sightseeing. The weather was a little less cold and was dry today. Took the Metro to a bus stop for a trip to Statue Park also known as Memento Park. After the fall of Communism the many statues around Budapest were taken down and are now at this park. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-445579.html Today was the day I met Carolyn Bnfalvi for a walking tour of the Central Market Hall. I took the tram down the Buda side of the Danube and walked over the green Liberty Bridge. Was a very easy stroll and quite pleasant regardless of the cold rain. Carolyn was a great tour guide and full of information. We were up down and all around the Hall looking at cases of fresh produce including thi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-445283.html As the title suggest I did take the thermal bath in Budapest today but I took water all day long. Everywhere I walked the rain was with me blowing in my face down my coat and all around. It has turned so cold and wet here that I had to spend the morning looking for a heavier coat. Ironically I bought a Columbia Sportswear coat from Portland. Had to get a new hat and scarf since the new c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-445053.html After yesterday it was nice to have a quiet day. I checked out of the hotel stored my luggage and went down to check out Wawel Castle. It was an easy walk but the weather is so cold and windy. Looking at the weather online it was a high of 40 and low of 34. I didn't have a lot of time so looked around the courtyards of the castle finding what's called the Lion's Den. It is a small spira http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Buda/blog-444774.html We said our very sad farewell to the beaches and headed off to Budapest Hungary. Thanks to a hot tip from two of our great friends from the Croatia sail we got into Budapest Friday night and parked in a fantastic central spot in the city for free We set up as much as you can when yoursquore free camping had a wander around the streets to stretch our legs and settled in for the weekend.Saturda http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-443548.html Budapest. I've been here for nearly 12 days so far. I've fall in love with this city. When I made plans to come here I had no idea how lovely it would be. I have an incredible time on the river cruise which took off on the Danube at about 930pm. The Buda Castle Freedom Statue Parliament and other major sights and bridges were illuminated by lights. I am a spa addict. Everywhere I wanna try the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-441990.html We made it through Romania and came back to Budapest this afternoon. I never thought I'd be so happy to be in Hungary again. Romania was the most interesting country we went to but only because of its challenge and bizarreness. The people in Romania were very nice and helpful but the policemen were a little odd. Again today on the train back we kept getting asked and asked again for tickets or p http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Pest/blog-441830.html Haven't updated in a while so I figured I'd let everyone know what's going on. Last weekend the guys went to Oktoberfest so I was here pretty much by myself. Another friend of mine and I decided to check out Szechenyi Baths while they were gone and it was AWESOME. It costs about 15 to enter and you can stay as long as you want but get refunded 23 if you stay for less than 2 hours. It took http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-441818.html We made it to Vienna yesterday which was more of a stopping point for us to get to Budapest. It was alright but not too impressive compared to Prague. We arrived in the afternoon and I forced Jessica to go siteseeing with me. It was the worst siteseeing ever. We wandered around not even knowing what we were looking at. But we did eat at a pizza place that had tabasco. It was amazing.This morn http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-439448.html Today we went and spent the afternoon at a huge zoo on the other side of the city. Pics are on Facebook.Busy with classes the next few days so probably no updates. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-438552.html Budapest Hungary August 13th 26th 2009After finaly leaving Prague we took a 3 hour train ride to Bratislava Slovakia my home country. We were greeted by Marta my moms best friend since childhood. Marta and her daughter Mirka welcomed us with open arms and treated us like family from the moment we met. They showed us around the town as only locals can. Thank you again for welcoming us in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Buda/blog-438544.html Yesterday the guys decided to go on a hike in the Buda Hills across the river. We took a couple trams over to the Buda side and up the river quite far. We had no idea where we were going but we could see the hills and see where we wanted to get the top. So we started walking in the direction of the hills until we got to the base. Now here instead of continuing along the road Andy thought it w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-438241.html