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  • Christmas Holidays
    Day2

    Budapest 2

     December 27, 2018 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    This the second day in Budapest. We visit another part of the city. First, near home, the Great Market Hall - a beautiful building with the traditional Hungarian paprika hanging from the ceiling and all kinds of goods you can think of. Then we follow the plan we prepared and we strolled along the way to pass by Dohány Street Synagogue, the Jewish quarter, the House of Terror, Andrássy Avenue, the Heroes Square, Szechenyi thermal spa, Vajdahunyad Castle and finally, to relax from the long walk, Kiraly Spa Baths. The Turkish bath in Kiraly Bath has a characteristic dim light, as the pool gets its light from the 16th century dome holes covered in glasses.
    The bath has not been restored for many decades, which gives it an even more fascinating historical appeal, where the Turkish details are mixed with the medicinal bathing culture of the 1890s, and the practical, ahistorical approach of the Communist Budapest era.
    Kiraly Bath is open every day 9 am to 9 pm, and the once famous men only bath is now completely mixed, unisex every day.
    The day ended in Sir Lancelot, a medieval restaurant with theatrical exhibitions, live music, belly dance and huge amounts of food.    Read more

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  • Roslyn BrownRozzie's Big Adventure
    Day59

    Budapest! Hungary

     August 15, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    At last! We arrived in Budapest today and I can now cross another thing off my bucket list! and so pleased I came- lives up to all my expectations. It was late afternoon by the time we reached our accommodation so went out to something to eat and then walked around for a couple of hours. Evie- a new country for your pin board!Read more

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  • Silke und HaukeCycling East
    Day26

    Autumn begins

     September 24, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Slovakia has been a thoroughly wet experience but at least the wind was on our side and pushed us to more than 100km one day. We were a bit surprised how fast we got to Hungary, but the country greeted us with sunshine on a beautiful section of the Danube. After two great days in Budapest we hit the road again and go South now - pictures of the 'Pearl of the Danube' will follow.Read more

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  • Beverley SmithCanada Europe 2017
    Day74

    Budapest

     August 19, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Budapest is celebrating its national holiday tomorrow, Sunday 20 August, but the festivities began today. Streets and bridges are closed to traffic and there are food and drink stalls as far as the eye can see along the river and music to be heard all over the city. 20 August is the greatest national holiday for Hungarians. It commemorates the foundation of the Hungarian state. Also called St. Stephen's Day, remembering Stephen I, the first king of Hungary and founder of the Kingdom of Hungary, who was canonized on August 20th, 1083 by Pope Gregory VII.
    Unfortunately, as we leave Budapest tomorrow, we won't be around to see the official celebrations or the fireworks but it will be big if the preparations we see today are an indication.
    We had a great time being a part of it today.    Read more

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  • Beverley SmithCanada Europe 2017
    Day73

    Budapest

     August 18, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Buda Castle District - Castle Hill is a kilometre-long limestone plateau towering 170m above the Danube. It contains some of Budapest’s most important medieval monuments and museums, and is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Below it is a 28km-long network of caves formed by thermal springs. The walled area consists of two distinct parts: the Old Town, where commoners once lived, and the Royal Palace, the original site of the castle built by Béla IV in the 13th century and reserved for the nobility.
    Trinity square is the main part of the Old Town. In the centre of the square is the Trinity Column, commemorating the end of the plague epidemic, and the Matthias Church.
    Fisherman’s Bastion is a unique viewing terrace said to be named after the guild of fishermen who supposedly defended the area from invaders during the Middle Ages.    Read more

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  • Beverley SmithCanada Europe 2017
    Day70

    Budapest Hungary

     August 15, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Our accommodation is about 10 minutes walk from the Danube so great location. Walked over the Chain Bridge, iconic 1800s stone suspension bridge, and got great view of the beautiful buildings on each side of the river. Walked beside the Danube on the Buda side then crossed back to the Pest side over the Elisabeth Bridge, Budapest's 3rd newest bridge. The Danube River here is especially busy with Budapest being either the starting point or final destination for many European river cruises. As well there are many day and night cruises along this beautiful river. I am looking forward to discovering more of Budapest over the next four days.Read more

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  • Beverley SmithCanada Europe 2017
    Day72

    Budapest

     August 17, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Looked around Heroes' Square and surrounds. Beautiful parklands (City Park) and Vajdahunyad Castle and its buildings. Behind the parklands is the Szechenyi Bath which we had hoped to enjoy but the line to get in was ridiculously long and in the sun and it was 31 degrees....so no!

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  • Beverley SmithCanada Europe 2017
    Day74

    Budapest

     August 19, 2017 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    On our last day in Budapest there were two places we wanted to visit:
    1. St Stephen's Basilica - we had gone past it so many times on the bus but had not taken the time to actually stop and look inside. We righted that wrong today...and we were happy we did. The interior is magnificent.
    2. "The shoes on the Danube Promenade": On the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, not far from the Hungarian Parliament building, sit sixty pairs of old-fashioned shoes, the type people wore in the 1940s. There are women's shoes, there are men's shoes and there are children's shoes. They sit at the edge of the water, scattered and abandoned, as though their owners had just stepped out of them and left them there. The shoes are rusted, made of iron and set into the concrete of the embankment. They are a memorial and a monument to the Hungarian Jews who, in the winter of 1944-1945, were shot on the banks of the Danube River by the members of the Arrow Cross Party. The memorial was conceptualized by film director Can Togay, and was created by Togay together with the sculptor Gyula Pauer. It was installed on the Pest bank of the Danube River in Budapest in 2005. At three separate places on the memorial, cast iron signs read in Hungarian, English and Hebrew: "To the memory of victims shot into the Danube by Arrow Cross militiamen in 1944-45."Read more

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  • Chris the DrifterRomania 2018 The beginning
    Day46

    Hungarian motel room

     August 11, 2018 in Hungary ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

    Here is pictures of our room tonight, no ac but opening skylights I also took pictures of water closet so my folks can see what bathroom looks like in Hungary, my hint of the day is the lever on left of toilet is not for flushing, if u push it it will b a woo hoo moment cold water comes from somewhere beneath ya. Big sink I hear some folks wash their feet in it. I did see it occurring once in UAE.Read more

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