A market, cafes and Brad’s birthday

It was Brad’s birthday today! We had breakfast yet again on our hotel terrace and Brad was surprised with lovely gifts from Thomas and Geraldine (see picture). We went walking to the central market, a typical urban market with produce and meats and all kinds of souvenirs. From there, we walked to a beautiful café - the Párisi Passage Restaurant - for a coffee. We then sought out the Harley Davidson store for Thomas and Brad but it didn’t have much in stock that was Budapest branded so no luck there.

For lunch, we went to the New York Café, which claims to be the most beautiful café in the world. It opened in 1894 and was built in the Italian Renaissance style. We’d been warned that there could be a long wait to get in but we were fortunate and got a table within 10 minutes. It is truly beautiful and a fave for posing for Instagram photos.

We took a leisurely walk back to the hotel to get ready for a dinner out to celebrate Brad‘s birthday as well as celebrate our final night in Budapest as we go our separate ways tomorrow.

Our dinner was at a legendary Budapest restaurant called Café Gundel which opened in 1866. The dining room was grand and the food and service were excellent. We were once again entertained by musicians which seems to be pretty standard most anywhere you go in Budapest. Couldn’t have asked for a more lovely way to celebrate Brad’s birthday.Read more