Budapest Articles
June 08, 2006
Back in Buda
The long travel day went well yesterday. I slept most of the morning on the train from Split to Zagreb, then had about 2 1/2 hours to roam around the city center in Zagreb before boarding the train for Budapest. I grapped a quick lunch, mailed a letter and even had time to seek out an internet cafe in Zagreb and catch up on some emails. I used up as many remaining Croatian Kunas as I could, saving a few coins as souveniers.
The Split to Zagreb train was one of these newer high-tech tilting trains, I think it was the first of my entire European trip. I was nervous that this would make me sick but my stomach and I survived just fine. Maybe it was because I slept most of the way.
On the train to Budapest I chatted with a Croatian woman on her way to visit a friend. Maria was making her very first trip to Budapest and, I discovered, has never been to Italy either. She has lived in or near Zagreb most of her life, yet has never visited countires closest to her own. It remined me of things close to where I have grown up in NY that I have never been to -- Cooperstown, Niagra Falls, the state of Maine! Funny how that happens.
I'll spend a few days in Budapest with my friend Eszter, before heading to Germany for World Cup action! I'm really getting excited for football now!
by Kelly Amabile | # | Comments (0)
May 07, 2006
Goodbye to Buda
It has been an excellent week here in Budapest. After the walking tour I already mentioned, we did a ton of walking on our own, visiting the Museum of Fine Arts, City Park and the thermal baths at Széchenyi. We also took a short crusie up the Danube to Szentendre (Saint Andrew), walked around the entire length of Margaret Island, and hiked up Gellert Hill. Besides the boat trip, we walked EVERYWHERE, and our legs are feeling it today. But it is all good, the extra exercise made our meals even more enjoyable, we especially liked Karma and Menza along Franz Liszt, where we ate outside and soaked up the social scene and atmosphere. And we capped it all off last night with a visit to the Hungarian House of Wines, where we sampled wines from around the country, and toasted to my 80th day and our final week together. CJ and I are off to Slovenia tomorrow, on an 8 hour train ride to Ljubijana. Maybe Ill finally finish the book I started in Prague?
by Kelly Amabile | # | Comments (0)
Walking Tours and then more walking
I love taking walking tours to familiarize myself with places, especially big cities...and Buda is BIG. I already mentioned that...Continue reading... | by Kelly Amabile | # | Comments (0)
Half Way in Hungary
Well, all the transportation stuff I was skittish about on Sunday went remarkably well and I arrived safely in Budapest...Continue reading... | by Kelly Amabile | # | Comments (0)
Bound for Budapest
Tomorrow I am going to attempt to go from Cesky Krumlov (in the southern bohemia region of the Czech Republic)...Continue reading... | by Kelly Amabile | # | Comments (0)
Getting ripped off in Budapest
I got into Budapest last night around eight. My Swedish Serbian friend who I met on the train, walked me...Continue reading... | by Cherie | # | Comments (0)
