Budapest- Summer 2015

From Vienna Jess and I took a train to Budapest

Buda and Pest were originally two different cities, one on each side of the Danube River. In 1873, these two cities were combined into a single city named Budapest. 

We stayed on the Pest side which is very flat compared to the Buda side which is very hilly. I liked that most maps still label each side as either the Buda side or the Pest side. 

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Hostel life, great location!
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/All-Central-Hostel/Budapest/34351

Started our day with iced coffees at the Cat Cafe

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g274887-d4112333-Reviews-Cat_Cafe-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

 The Chain Bridge

 The Royal Palace

 Chain Bridge

 Looking towards the Parliament Building

 Visiting Matthias Church on the hill

 Looking over the Danube river to Parliament

Wifi!

Yummy krem cake and berry lemonade

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g274887-d1738380-Reviews-Ruszwurm-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

Day vs night at Erzsebet Ter

We had a very rainy day in Budapest. It started to Bucket down when we were on the other side of the city, 1 hour away from our hostel.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g274887-d3366298-Reviews-Csaszar_Baths_Veli_Bej-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

Visited a buffet grill restaurant, enjoyed the concept and the included drinks!
Champagne and strawberry juice.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g274887-d1783160-Reviews-Trofea_Grill_Etterem-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

Another walking tour!

 We stayed close to St. Stephen's Basilica but looking back at my photos they don't do it justice!

A little bit of the Opera House

Heros Square (terrible photo!)

Outside the Szechenyi Baths

 Shoes on the Danube Bank

a touching memorial in honour of the Jews who were killed by fascist Arrow Cross militiamen in Budapest during World War II. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. It represents their shoes left behind on the bank.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g274887-d1063833-Reviews-Shoes_on_the_Danube_Promenade_Memorial-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

Getting my burrito fix at Burrita (I visited twice...)

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g274887-d3859018-Reviews-Burrita_Mexican_Street_Kitchen-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

Rose shaped gelato!

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g274887-d2085587-Reviews-Gelarto_Rosa-Budapest_Central_Hungary.html

From Budapest we took a sleeper train to Krakow