Last full day in Budapest

We had a lazy start, plotting and planning ahead the next couple of weeks.

Eventually we took a number 5 bus across the river & hiked up to Castle Hill - the Fisherman’s Bastion.

Great views across to Pest before dropping for a lunch snack by the river, as a full size coach literally “drove” through it: a step up from Duck Tours!

Walked across to Margaret Island for a stroll: a very popular spot for people to relax at the weekend, apparently.

On round to the sad “Shoes on the Danube Bank” just past the imposing Parliament. Plenty of people taking pictures.

In need of cheering up, we headed to a nearby “Ruin Bar”. Over a pint, we agreed we had seen much worse places 🤪
I was also rather pleased to finally find a Rubik’s Cube mural…

A final march home, and a good decision to have one more beer in the late sunshine across from our apartment in the lovely City Park as a final farewell.

Unsure how Budapest left us feeling….the “military recruitment” festival and Museum of Terror certainly made us a little uneasy, but there was really no other reason to dislike the place….Read more