An appointment with Gróf Széchenyi

We jumped on a bus to head back to the southern bank of the Danube in order to meet up with Gróf Széchenyi.

We weren’t actually meeting Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék, regarded by many as the Greatest Hungarian and an influential 19th century politician, but rather a cruise on the boat named in his honour.

We were first furnished with a welcome glass of Prosecco and shown to a table overlooking the bow.

The cruise took us past the Parliament building before turning around just before Margit híd (the Margaret Bridge). We then headed downstream under 4 bridges to turn again just before Rákóczi híd (Rákóczi Bridge) and then return to the berth just before the Parliament building.

As dusk fell, the views of the city’s lights got better and better.

We took the metro under the Danube to properly see the splendour of the Parliament building lit up from directly across the river.

It was then time to return to Pest and our hotel, although I took a short diversion to visit the first ever ruin bar, Szimpla Kert, which was an experience!Read more