Hungry in Hungary!
Okay, I realise that was so far that side of cheesy but I can't help it.
Johnny and I made so many hungry/Hungary jokes in Budapest that it is now thoroughly ingrained into my conciousness.
Not that this gorgeous city is anything to shake a stick at - there is an absolute wealth of things to do, it's unassuming grandeur and sheer 'fun-ness' has allowed it to vault into one of my favourite cities of all time.
I could write so much here but I'll just settle for a 'Top 3 Budapest' in the vein of all iconic travel writing.
1. The thermal baths! Okay, so they are little more than overglorified swimming pools like the ones that they have at home but they are housed in such elegant buildings and the water is supposedly sooooo good for you so I'm not complaining. Plus after travelling for so long, relaxing in the 30 degree pools and then steaming in a sauna before plunging into cold water was just the ticket for my tired muscle. Mmm... chilled and relaxed Xin...
2. Buda Castle - the whole hill actually. It's incredibly beautiful. The palace houses the national art collection (which lacks famous faces but makes up for it with some utterly dreamy paintings which you can spend all day sinking into) and underneath the whole complex a damp, dank, utterly fake but utterly fun labrinyth lurks. They play atmospheric music to make the fainthearted jump and have tunnels with no light to truly shake even the most courageous soul. Plus they have the beautiful white Fisherman's Bastion and the beautifully painted Matthias Church (which is currently home to the Hungarian crown, that is to say the oldest crown in Europe) so Xin is a happy, happy tourist today.
3. The best 'gem' of a hostel. It is called the Vamhaz House and it is located at the top of a long, winding staircase that looks like it could be used for a serious James Bond chase sequence you get to a tiny but charming hostel where the staff have the best advice in the world and the internet and breakfast is free!!!
It's places like Budapest that make travelling (more!) worthwhile... :p
PS: To everyone who hasn't heard, CONGRATULATIONS TO CHIAN AND CC WHO ARE NOW OFFICIALLY ENGAGED!!!
Johnny and I made so many hungry/Hungary jokes in Budapest that it is now thoroughly ingrained into my conciousness.
Not that this gorgeous city is anything to shake a stick at - there is an absolute wealth of things to do, it's unassuming grandeur and sheer 'fun-ness' has allowed it to vault into one of my favourite cities of all time.
I could write so much here but I'll just settle for a 'Top 3 Budapest' in the vein of all iconic travel writing.
1. The thermal baths! Okay, so they are little more than overglorified swimming pools like the ones that they have at home but they are housed in such elegant buildings and the water is supposedly sooooo good for you so I'm not complaining. Plus after travelling for so long, relaxing in the 30 degree pools and then steaming in a sauna before plunging into cold water was just the ticket for my tired muscle. Mmm... chilled and relaxed Xin...
2. Buda Castle - the whole hill actually. It's incredibly beautiful. The palace houses the national art collection (which lacks famous faces but makes up for it with some utterly dreamy paintings which you can spend all day sinking into) and underneath the whole complex a damp, dank, utterly fake but utterly fun labrinyth lurks. They play atmospheric music to make the fainthearted jump and have tunnels with no light to truly shake even the most courageous soul. Plus they have the beautiful white Fisherman's Bastion and the beautifully painted Matthias Church (which is currently home to the Hungarian crown, that is to say the oldest crown in Europe) so Xin is a happy, happy tourist today.
3. The best 'gem' of a hostel. It is called the Vamhaz House and it is located at the top of a long, winding staircase that looks like it could be used for a serious James Bond chase sequence you get to a tiny but charming hostel where the staff have the best advice in the world and the internet and breakfast is free!!!
It's places like Budapest that make travelling (more!) worthwhile... :p
PS: To everyone who hasn't heard, CONGRATULATIONS TO CHIAN AND CC WHO ARE NOW OFFICIALLY ENGAGED!!!
posted by Xin @ 6:45 am
1 Comments:
At 4:21 pm,
Anonymous said…
Congratualtions CC and Chian... I was one who only just found out, thanks Xin :O)
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