Wien-Bratislava-Budapest 2024

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Trip start
September 3, 2024
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1. Wien (Part 1)
September 3, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Started early in the morning at Luxemburg Airport. Arribing in Wien at 09:00h and pleased, that you arrived the centre of Wien easily with the CityAirportTrain. Surprise N°2: my hotel room was already available, so I could directly start with sightseeing.

Hofburg (with Mozart Statue) Heldenplatz, Volksgarten (with Sissi Statue), Parlament, Rathaus, Prunksaal, Stephansdom, Karlskirche, Schoss Belvedere

Ending the day at the Wiener Prater and eating at the Schweizer Haus.

My brother made 2 weeks ago nearly the same trip, so for more informations, visit his profile :)Read more
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2. Wien (Part 2)
September 4, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
After breakfast: visited the Zoo Schönbrunn, Palmhouse and Desert House. Next stop: Schloss Schönbrunn with the overview from the Gloriette an a booked tour (Grand tour, approx. 60 minuted). Ending the day at the Haus des Meeres (30 % ehen entering after 17:30h) with a Wiener Schnitzel and amazing views over Wien. Crazy, when thinking about a zoo/aquarium situated in a skyscraper.Read more
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3. Wien - Bratislava - Wien
September 5, 2024 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Took the train early in the morning to Marchegg near the slowakian border, where I had to pick up a bus to Bratislava. In Bratislava, time for sightseeing: Slávin Monument, Palais Grassalkovitch, Michaelertor, Old Town Hall, Cúmil statue, St. Elisabeth church, Burg Bratislava, UFO tower.

Returned to Vienna via a Danube River boat. Back in Vienna: visit of the Hunderwasserhaus and -village, Haus der Musik (price = 50% cheaper after 20:00h) and Denkmal zu Ehren der Soldaten der Sowjetunion. Diner: Käsespätzle @Naschmarkt.Read more
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4. Wien (Part 3)
September 6, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Hiking time! Walking alone the Danube, I arrived in the Nationalpark Donau-Aue, where I hiked the Naturlehrpad Obere Lobau. Saw for the first time an European pond turtle.

After the hike, I visited the Natural History Museum. Ending the day at the Danube Tower, where I enjoyed the sunset and ate at the (rotating) cafe Wiener Würstchen.Read more
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5. Budapest (Part 1)
September 7, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After my last breakfast and checking out, I had to shop at a pharmacy - my foots were killling me. At the Naschmarkt was a flea market - but sadly I had not many time as I had to took the train to Budapest.

In Budapest after checking in at the office, I had to walk 15 minutes to my appartement - situated in a residence. After that, I walked along the Danube to the Parlament.
Passing the famous Széchenyi Chain Bridge, I used the funicular to the castle district where I was strolling around, visiting the St. Matthias church, the fisherman's bastion and the castle itself.Read more
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6. Kiskunsági-Nationalpark
September 8, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Booked a bird watching tour with Hungarianbirdwatching. My guide Gábor picked me up early in the morning at the Synagogue, where we left to the Kiskunsági-Nationalpark, +-1 hour away from Budapest.
This nationalpark is part of the Hungarian puszta and contains ponds, wetlands, treeless plains and steppes.
We observed over 60 different birds: Some species could be observed up close (Roller, Red-footed falcon), others were unfortunately only visible from a greater distance (Great Bustard). We saw even 3 different eagle species.

As it was outside the observation season and the Great Bustard was far away from us, I have to return some day during the breeding season!
We returned in the afternoon to Budapest.

After a pizza, I did a sightseeing boat tour on the Danube to see Budapest and its buildings by night.Read more
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7. Budapest (Part 2)
September 9, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Rainy day and first time on my trip, that the temperatures were under 30° for the whole day.
Started at the "Heldenplatz", a monument dedicated for all the people who fought for a free Hungary. Sadly, the monument was being renovated.
So I continued with the Vajdahunyad vára, a beautiful small castle situated in a parc.

As the rain was not so heavy and I wasn't motivated to visit a museum, I spent a lot of the day at the Budapest Zoo.

Finally, I visited the beautiful St. Stephans basilica with a beautiful view from its terrace.Read more
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8. Budapest (Part 3)
September 10, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Good weather again, I did go back to the castle district. On the top off the Maria-Magdalena-Church (Buda Tower), inside the Matthias church (that was already closed when I was there two days ago) and on the terrace of the Fisherman's bastion. After a Hungarian sausage in a Beergarden (where they played german songs, even Fääschtbänkler), I tooked the tram direction "Géllertberg". The citadel on the top of this hill is being renovated (second national monument that is being renovated during my Budapest-trip), however the views over the city were amazing.

Closed the day with a Lángos, a traditional hungarian food.Read more
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9. Budapest - Luxembourg
September 11, 2024 in Luxembourg ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After checking-out, I had enough time to stop at the Opera building and to visit the "House of Terror", a museum showing the history of Hungary during the occupation of the Nazis and Communists.
Really shocking was, that the house were the museum is situated, is the real house were the shocking doings of the terror regimes really took place.

After I picked up my luggage, I took the Airport Bus to the airport of Budapest and returned to Luxembourg in the afternoon.Read more
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Trip end
September 11, 2024