Destination: Hungary

Budapest and its gypsies

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By ioana | Views [1153]

For me, that week, Budapest looked frozen and dormant. The city sights are beautiful and grand and the spa-s and thermo baths are really impressive. If I’ve got enough courage to walk in the cold along Danube is because I knew there was a sauna waiting ... Read more >

Tags: gypsies, spa, thermobath

Gallery: Budapest

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By ioana | Photo Gallery

Budapest, Hungary

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1080]

Hi All, We continue our rapid country transit by heading from Slovenia to Hungary to Budapest. Now this should have been a straight forward journey catch a bus to Ljubljana then directly into Budapest on the train. Seemed so simple. There was track ... Read more >

Gallery: Budapest

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Budapest

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 | By jadepeters | Views [861]

After spending more time in Croatia that I have in any other country for some time now it felt strange to be moving on to Hungary and leaving behind the land of pizza and ice-cream. We took the train from Zagreb to Hungary but very sensibly decided ... Read more >

Rain Drops Keep Falling On Our Heads!

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By awjh | Views [592]

The Doctor writes: So the plan was to have a bit of a break in Budapest and do nothing in our apartment. But it seems that we would have been forced to do this anyways cause of the rain. So we just went to the movies and shopped in a shopping centre ... Read more >

Hungary

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By mickryan1983 | Views [631]

The curve of the Danube cuts through Budapest, dividing ancient "Buda" to the east and "Pest" to the west. United in 1873 to create Budapest the contrast of each bank could not be more evident. On the east bank hilly terrain emphasises ... Read more >

Budapest, Hungary

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [3006]

So good to be looked after for a change! No worries about how to get to our hotel, haggling with taxi drivers or trying to work out the public transport. Peter and Timea (Simon's ?th cousin??) met us at the airport with a warm hug and some cold drinks, ... Read more >

Gallery: Budapest

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery

Budapest

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [875]

We all managed to arrive within half an hour of each other on Thursday night, coming from all different parts of nearby Europe – Abe & I from Croatia, Georgia from Vienna and Ash & Nick from Berlin… the miracles of the European railway! ... Read more >

Gallery: Budapest

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Photo Gallery

Life in the Big City of Budapest

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By anijensen | Views [1007] | Comments [2]

Entering Hungary… At the border, a police (Austrian) check point waved us over (those darn French license plates!) but it was just a passport check.   He wanted to continue through the parking lot without stopping but P, B and A insisted he stop. ... Read more >

Budapest ... Its no New Jersey

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 | By katie_louise | Views [609]

I realise I am writing this entry a week to late but there is possible way I can fit everything that happened in Budapest into this blog so I will just write down the random things that I will forget if i leave this any longer - arrived by train from ... Read more >

Budapest? Hell yes!

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By sarah-leary-and-chris-vt | Views [572]

Budapest felt different to the other cities I had visited in Eastern Europe. You arrive at the train station and you are hit with the sheer weight of the place. Its just huge. Walking along the sights on the Danube river was just like stepping into a ... Read more >

Gallery: Budapest

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 | By samrubin79 | Photo Gallery