3 of us (myself, kiki & beebee) flew with Easyjet from London Luton to Budapest Ferihegy on 30th Apr. Touched down at 10am but will need to stay put at the airport and wait for shy shy until 12pm. She flew with Ryaan Air from Frankfurt. Shy shy’s arrival signifies the beginning of our Eastern Europe journey!
First thing we did was checking in to our hostel. All of us caught with surprise when we reached the hostel. It’s sooo nice, clean, cozy and homely! We fall in love with the hostel immediately! We managed to visit the Great Market Hall near the Liberty Bridge (we know it better by green bridge which self explanatory). All of us love markets as you will get to see a lot local food & stuffs….furthermore we will get crazy when we see food…be it cooked or raw…haha. So…the market didn’t disappoint us. It houses many variety stalls selling meat & sausages, paprika & herbs, fruits & vegetables, food stalls and last but not least the handcraft and souvenir stalls. The market serves like an eye-opener to me towards Hungarian and their culture! We visited The Liberation Monument (The statue is of a lady holding a palm leaf) at the Citadella on Gellert Hill. Didn’t hike all the way up to the summit coz the climb gradually getting steeper, also bcoz we were quite tired and it’s been drizzling on and off. However, we still managed to snap some nice pictures and we enjoyed resting overseeing the panoramic view of Pest and River Danube…looks charming and romantic! At night, we have our dinner at a tourist street near the market….we chose the typical tourist menu dish which serve traditional Hungarian food. The food was nice…so as the waiter….they are pair of good looking twins by my standard (apparently someone doesn’t agree with that :P).
Early morning 2nd day, we made our way to Castle Hill to visit Buda Castle, Fisherman Bastian, Mathias Church and etc. On our way there, we walked over the famous Chain Bridge (most beautiful in Budapest per say) and also not forgetting to snap some pictures at the other side of the Citadella. We took a funicular to Buda Castle as most of us lazy to walk uphill. The Royal Palace is a symbol for Hungarian always occupied or involved in wars. It had been destroyed 3 times and rebuilt after that...and apparently it was never occupied permanently....dunno why as its such a lovely place~~...So after visiting the main attraction in Castle Hill...we move on the Mathias Church. We paid entrance fee to go in to the church...hrmm...i'm not a Christian nor Catholic...so i dont have much comment towards the church but one thing for sure is that its different from what i've seen in Paris, Rome & Vatican. We didnt managed to snap good pictures of the church as the exterior was under restoration work :(....then we wandering around Fisherman Bastian to catch a glimpse of the scenic view of Pest. Our next destination is Margaret Island - a large and pleasant place to relax and wander. We strolled at least 2 hours there, blending in with the locals there. My eyes were never free...keep hunting for good looking guys....hahaha. It was a perfect sunny afternoon and all of us enjoyed the park. We tried out another few Hungarian dish for dinner at another restaurant in the same place as the day before. Satisfying meal :)
3rd day...early morning we went to Great Market Hall again...coz need to do souvenir's shopping...someone might be wondering...how come first day didn't buy and now need to go back again to buy? Ohh....coz we are all poor thing..need to compare price around to make sure we can get the cheapest...hehe...after shopping, AGAIN, we cross the Liberty Bridge by foot to try out Budapest famous thermal steam bath at Gellert Baths. I think i did enjoyed the bath. Our next destination is Heroes' Square...but we ended up at Opera and did quite a long walk to Heroes' Square. How come we ended up at Opera? Ohh...coz this is recommended by Michalis. So who is Michalis? He a new fren we get to know in Budapest...just that we happened to ask him directions at the underground and we were heading to the same direction. So we just followed him embarking & disembark trains...take pics, chatting and walking along the street. The street at Opera heading to Heroes' Square was really a nice one....it reminds me of Champs Elysee, Paris.
Myself, Kiki & Michalis at the Budapest 'Chams Elysee'
Heroes' Square is nice and spacious....not as crowded as other tourist spot. There was a flea market behind the square....so we spent some time there b4 heading back to our usual hang out Pest area for dinner. Our last agenda were to look out for the iconic Amazing Race's sculpture of a kid where the background view is Castle Hill. I didnt take down the name of the sculpture and below picture explained it all. We hang out till late just to catch the night view of the castle. It was awesome!
Thats the summary of our journey at Budapest. I cannot not mention how helpful the locals are. If you ask for help...they will sure help with a welcoming and friendly manner. Even if u didnt ask, they might come to you and ask you if you need help....how wonderful it is! Another point to add is that Hungarians are generally good looking, not just males but also females....nice place, good view, nice food, nice people, nice weather....how can you resist this place?? :P
To summarize, my rating towards Budapest is 9/10! Like it!
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