The Flixit bus to Budapest from Cluj was really not too bad. We’d read some horror stories but it was a fine bus, some quirky characters but overall a fine experience. Andrew ate the biggest sandwich known to man, we read, listened to music and podcasts, and the trip was over before we knew it. We made it to our Budapest hotel via Uber, quickly freshened up then headed straight out to get some food and drinks before our Danube river cruise.
We got the underground to the old area of Budapest and went straight to the Karavan food trucks to get goulash for dinner, it was delicious! Karavan was really cool, Andrew also got a kurtos kalacs (chimney cake) for dessert.
Next we checked out the quirky and cool ruin bars (exactly what it sounds like, bars built into ruined buildings), which were busy but not too busy to explore the decorated rooms. I loved the neon and black light rooms the most, and how many different areas there are to hang out. After our cruise we checked out the line, and it was curving around the block! So glad we went before rush hour.
The Danube river cruise was fantastic. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect, and the river is the perfect vantage point to see all of the grand buildings lit up at night.
Today we walked to the Hungarian Parliament Building, which was just as beautiful during the day. The building was closed either for actual parliament activities or maybe cleaning, not sure, but we walked around and appreciated it from the outside. We walked past and sombrely viewed the Shoes on the Danube, reflecting that the message is just as relevant today. We crossed the Erzebet bridge to Buda Castle and Fisherman’s Bastian and explored the incredibly picturesque buildings there, every direction you looked was breathtaking. We even saw another stag beetle! A dead one, but still.
For lunch we went to Rosenstein, a traditional Hungarian restaurant where we had the most incredible goulash, paprikas (I got chicken, Andrew got catfish and pasta), a Hungarian Chardonnay, and delicious desserts (one was gluten free!). Our waiter was amazing, and made the whole experience really good with his recommendations and explanations of the dishes, and it was really nice to taste some familiar flavours. We’re now on the train to Vienna, where we’ve learned that booking your seat is probably a good idea.
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About Me
- Jess Manea
- Perth, WA, Australia
- Well, just a little about myself. I was born in Perth and have lived here my whole life, and I count myself as an Aussie even though my family are all extremely Romanian. I went to Mercedes College - the one with the winter green uniform and the poo brown shoes. I'm putting my Bachelor of Engineering/Computer & Mathematical Science at UWA to use at a mining equipment simulation company, and working as a fitness trainer in my spare time. I have a pet bunny named George. He's a white dwarf lop and we love each other very much. I have a weakness for anything peach flavoured, especially peaches, and I never say no to fairy bread.
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