Budapest was a completely different place than anywhere else we had been to at that point and it made it all that more interesting and amazing. The buildings that line the busy streets are so beautiful and unique I couldn't help but think that they were someone more than what they were (apartments). It is a very impressive place, to say the least.
We only spent 3 days in Budapest and much like most of the places that we have been we wished that we had more time. It is enough to see the highlights but enough time to see it all. It was also much colder than we had gotten used to in the southern regions of Europe that we had spent all of our time in up to that point, so we bundled up and started off with the cathedral, then on our way to the chain bridge, the parliament building, the opera house and fishermen's Bastion. All of which were absolutely amazing and made the trip to Budapest worth it 100%. Next we hit the market, when I come back to the U.S. I think markets like this will be what I miss more than anything. It is half spice market half butcher shops, then on the top they sold food and has little shops to buy souvenirs and stuff all of which was hand made and really beautiful. This is actually where I had the best spiced wine I have ever had, I regret not getting a second. However I or course did purchase some Hungarian paprikas, I am so excited to use them!
So while in Hungary there are 2 things that you expect to do there first party. Budapest is s great place to hit bars and clubs, really great night life. Second would be to visit the bath houses, they are actually really beautiful. It is the therapeutic water that is always hot. If you go during the day you have free range off all the different bath areas with your ticket. However they also do bath parties in Budapest, which is basically a club in one of the bath houses, we went to one of these. It was out side so the hot water made it really steamy, and you had to leave the pool to get a drink so it got a little chilly when you did, but it was pretty awesome. I will say that buy the end of the night most people have coupled off and it does start to feel like a meet market. Luckily we made some friends from Manchester and opted to just hang out with them towards the end of the night. It was a really fun time, and definitely something to do while you are in Budapest.
The language was so completely different than what we are used to so all I was able to pick up while we were there was how to say thank you, and goodbye. Thank you was really hard to get down so I am proud of that very small accomplishment.
The food honestly isn't a ton to make note of, other than the spiced wine. We also had langos which is fried dough tops off with toppings and sauces of your choice. We had goulash, which was very nice on the cold days in Hungary, finally we had "chimney cake" this is a street food that is a dessert honestly it tastes good but watching it get made is something that I would recommend, look it up on YouTube. It is pretty cool, but I am too lazy to look it up for you lol
köszönöm- Thank you Our next stop was on to Prague!
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