Blogs from Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Europe - page 15

July 8 Saturday Another morning in Europe. Went down to have breakfast right before we left for the parliament building. We can see the parliament building from our hotel so it was a very short trip. We are able to get the first tour of the morning. We didn't use our local tour guide but instead used a tour guide from the actual parliament building. He was very good-looking and even had a scar going down the side of his left eye. Reminds me of the romance novels heroes I used to read as a kid. The building was pretty impressive. The grand staircase was really spectacular. We were allowed to take photographs throughout the whole building except for where the crown is located. Just as we were about to leave the crown area, we were ... read more

Made it at last! All bus and plane connections were on time, but Doha transfer was a bit close for comfort. Billy got a headache and nausea by the end of the first leg, and as result ended up chucking. This was a good thing as after that she got some sleep. We both arrived exhausted, but Sanyi and Louisa were there to collect us. Took us to our Air B & B apartment where we met our hosts. Went out to buy some basic groceries and came Back to Meet the others including Mumwjo had arrived. After they left we walked around and over to the Chain bridge. Weather is a pleasant mid twenties and sunny. Dinner at a local small restaurant and home to an early nights sleep We love the apartment so far. ... read more

Day 1 Clt to Budapest I woke up in the hotel in Charlotte on Sat morning and took it easy until Susan and Patrick came. I left my car at the hotel and Patrick drove us to the airport. We hung out at the airport and then caught our flight to Detroit. After getting on the plane, Susan decided she needed nose spray and was working with the sprayer when it shot off. Most of it went on the seat in front of her but a bit got the person in the seat. We broke out in laughter… The rest of the flight was uneventful. In Detroit we went to our gate and then decided we should eat and just try to think of it as dinner. Our flight was to leave around 3 and so ... read more

Thursday, 20th April 2017 Early this morning, with the skies still drizzling, we were off to the Holocaust Memorial Center to pay our tribute to the Hungarian Jews who were exterminated during the Second World War. Like the concentration camp experience in Dachau, the visit was a sobering one as it presented chronological history of the Jews from the 1930s right up to the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" in 1945. Anyone interested in this part of WWII history should not give the Center a miss during their stay in Budapest. After completing our visit at the exhibition gallery, we hung around at the synagogue for a while to calm our nerves before moving on to our lunch venue. Café Central was selected after reading some great reviews of the place. We ordered two mains ... read more

Sunday- Wednesday: Budapest After seeing Parkway drive at Brixton O2 on the Saturday night (Who were INCREDIBLE!!) Me and Jamie woke up at 7am sharp to start our European Adventure! First, we had to navigate our way around the deep dark depths of the London Underground to get to Stansted. Upon our arrival, we went straight through security to the Spoons to collect our obligatory Eggs Benedict and Pint of Heineken before boarding the first flight out to the first stop on our tour... BUDASESH (Budapest to the non-alcoholics amongst us...). As we stepped on the tarmac, our first impressions of Hungary were not the best, as it was about 10 degrees colder than Stansted! However, we ventured through the airport to our bus, then to the metro to our accommodation for the next 3 nights, ... read more