Budapest Stories


Budapest okt 2010

For the second time this year I visit Budapest - but I hope it's not the last time. It's a wonderful city with lots of things to explore. Highlights for this trip was a wine-tasting deep down in a cellar in the Castle district in Buda. A visit to the Memento park, with statues from the Communist times, a bath at the Schenchenyi bath (sorry about the ...


Budapest – journey log / August 17 – 24, 2007

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th I wake up at 5:30 AM, when everything outside is still silent. How beautiful is the light of dawn, in an early August morning. I quickly dress my clothes and I have a little breakfast, then I take the bus to the Bologna train station. The train heading to Rimini travels with Japanese punctuality. Then I take a shuttle heading to F...


Budpest and Croatia - part one

So I spoke too soon about not being able to practice my French with the deaf French guy in our hostel. I was at the computer the other night and I could hear him trying to talk to Maggie, who obviously does not speak French, so when they came into the room I told him that I speak French and he got SO excited. He can say some words, though he is very har...


More Budapest

Today was another great day in Budapest. We set out in the morning to walk to and up Castle Hill. We first stopped at the market to buy bread, cheese, and fruit for lunch. While most people at the tourist locations speak some English, that is not the case in small shops, so we were reduced to pointing and making gestures to get what we wanted. This ...