Blogs from Buda, Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Europe - page 5

After a lie in this am we wandered down to our buffet breakie which was only continental but still pretty good. Muesli, croissants and danishes followed by attempting to use the coffee machine! Mum and dad – its the small version of your one and luckily we didn’t get that one for jen and rich cos it only does the coffee part from what we gathered and we then had to pour cold milk in it which kinda ruined the temperature levels of the experience!! But filled up and caffeined up we trip advisered for a while to figure out what we actually wanted to do for the few days we were here. We decided to head across to Buda for the day to explore the old town. We dressed in semi summer clothes excited about ... read more

Less than 24 hours to go!!!! :-D Wow, I cannot believe that it is finally here!!! :-D Every time I though of it, it was something far away, something of the future and now it is only a few hours away! So, first things first, for those who have no idea what I am talking about: after years of dreaming, months of planning, weeks of preparations and days of being hyperactive because of the mixture of excitement and being scared, I am finally leaving for New Zealand!!! Since my very short lived but memorable au pairing experience, I have been putting aside all of my earnings in the hope that one day I will get on the plane and fly for days to land more down than Down Under and enjoy the most magnificent nature I ... read more

Well it has been a while since I last offered an opinion on what we have been doing or seen. Time is absolutely flying and I might add at this time, the keyboards I come across can be quite different to use let alone touch type on. My big sis has been very kind and hospitable the entire time we were there in Hassloch. Have you looked up where it is yet????? HINT:- It is in the wine district of lower Germany, near the little sticky out bit of north france, near Strasbourg. We have shopped locally, eaten all manner of pork product from roast pork as we Aussies know it, through to some weird and wonderful smoked deli styles of about 20 plus selections! Then there is the mince varieties, thru to the Gyros(Souvulaki) schwine ... read more

August 20th- Today is a Hungarian National Holiday, St. Stephen's day. Our wakeup call was about 7am and we were down to breakfast shortly after 8. The spread today was not as nice as our last hotel, but suitable. Mom had her oatmeal (brought from home) and I enjoyed the toast. We stopped at the front desk on the way to the train to ask about the holiday festivities. The nice man at the front desk pointed us to the Castle District on the Buda Side.  We headed for the metro and went straight there. When we got out of our destination station on the metro, we surfaced to view's of the Hungarian Parliament building right on the Danube. It was breathtaking. We strolled down the promenade toward the Castle district and watched as the vendors ... read more

hello all, now comfortably settled in central budapest. passed through vienna yesterday which despite a shaky start, quickly overwhelmed with grandiose buildings dominating every street. Prices were worst so far though, the local speciality - wiener schznitzl was a must have but we decided not to go for the viennesse coffee or hot chocolate which was the price of the entire prague feast. Budapest is a different story. local currency is forints -although thats only our best guess. and at 3ÖÖ to the pound, with a coffee costing 1ÖÖ that means cheap cheap cheap. lunch was schznitzel, potatoes, onions, courgettes and mushrooms - phill without the meat, mick without the vegetables. Russell got an huge duck shank - all from the local speciality butcher/cafe for only about 3 pounds each. We've just returned from a clifftop ... read more