TravBuddy.com: breezejen's Hungary travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/56199 This was my first trip to Europe and it was amazing. Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities i've ever visited. From morning to night, the beauty never stopped. I especially loved the outdoor cafes and the bridges that connect the two sides of the city. I will definitely be going back. en-us Wed, 27 May 2009 21:15:44 PST Last day in Budapest http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Last-day-Budapest-14 Wed, 27 May 2009 21:15:44 PST Last day in Budapest Budapest, Hungary, May 27, 2009

We were drawing our European vacation to a close. We had to leave to go back home the next morning. Naturally we'd have to spend some time with the…

]]> The Gellert Baths and the Citadel http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Gellert-Baths-Citadel-13 Tue, 26 May 2009 01:27:48 PST The Gellert Baths and the Citadel Budapest, Hungary, May 26, 2009

Going to the Baths is one of the top 10 things to do in Budapest, so naturally we had to go to one. There must be a dozen baths in and around the cit…

]]> Gerbeaud and Cafe Karma http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Gerbeaud-Cafe-Karma-12 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:01 PST Gerbeaud and Cafe Karma Budapest, Hungary, May 25, 2009

After the long day to the puszta, we decided to meet at the Vaci Utca during the evening. While there we wanted to stop off at Gerbeaud (another on t…

]]> The Puszta http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Puszta-11 Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 PST The Puszta Hortobagy, Hungary, May 25, 2009

We got another early morning start in order to get to Hortobagy. Hortobagy is about a two hour drive east of Budapest in the Eastern Plains. We got t…

]]> The Danube Bend http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Danube-Bend-10 Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:02 PST The Danube Bend Visegrad, Hungary, May 24, 2009

Our last stop on our tour of the Danube Bend was Visegrad. In the mountains of Visegrad is Castle Hill which was once the royal center of Hungary. Th…

]]> The Danube Bend http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Danube-Bend-8 Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 PST The Danube Bend Szentendre, Hungary, May 24, 2009

About 30 - 45 minutes outside of Budapest lies the quaint little town of Szentendre which is a well known artists' colony. It runs right along the D…

]]> The Danube Bend http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Danube-Bend-9 Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:01 PST The Danube Bend Esztergom, Hungary, May 24, 2009

After the visit to Szentendre, we followed the Danube for another hour or so through some beautiful forest and farmland and got to Esztergom. This w…

]]> Exploring the Castle District http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Exploring-Castle-District-7 Sat, 23 May 2009 00:39:10 PST Exploring the Castle District Budapest, Hungary, May 23, 2009

The weather, again, has been very good to us. To enjoy the warm sunny day, we decided to walk up to the Castle District. Again we walked along the …

]]> Exploring the Danube http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Exploring-Danube-6 Fri, 22 May 2009 23:05:03 PST Exploring the Danube Budapest, Hungary, May 22, 2009

We got a late start again today, because of the drinking the previous night. With a large group of family and friends we decided to take a boat ride…

]]> Exploring Budapest http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Exploring-Budapest-5 Thu, 21 May 2009 22:53:30 PST Exploring Budapest Budapest, Hungary, May 21, 2009

Today we got a late start, we wanted to sleep in a little bit and wait for family to meet us at our hotel. Again we walked to through the Vaci Utca …

]]> Vaci Utca and the Budapest Opera House http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Vaci-Utca-Budapest-Opera-House-4 Wed, 20 May 2009 22:48:43 PST Vaci Utca and the Budapest Opera House Budapest, Hungary, May 20, 2009

Today we spent the day walking around our hotel, the Budapest Marriott. We’re about a 5 minute walk to the Vaci Utca. The Vaci Utca is a long str…

]]> Back to Budapest http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Back-Budapest-3 Tue, 19 May 2009 22:04:21 PST Back to Budapest Budapest, Hungary, May 19, 2009

The drive back to Budapest from Prague took about 6 hours and was pretty uneventful. We passed through Slovakia and saw a lot of the countryside of …

]]> Budapest with family http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Budapest-family-2 Fri, 15 May 2009 22:11:26 PST Budapest with family Budapest, Hungary, May 15, 2009

Still trying to recover from jetlag, the long flight from Los Angeles and the time change, we decided to sleep in and take it easy today. We had a …

]]> Budapest in the Rain http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/56199/Budapest-Rain-1 Thu, 14 May 2009 09:39:07 PST Budapest in the Rain Budapest, Hungary, May 14, 2009

We got into Budapest the day before but because of the long flight and our visit with family, we didn't get out to explore, which was fine, we could …

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