BUDAPEST WITH THE FAMILY

hungary’s capital Budapest had ME at helló.

In order to get to Budapest, we organised to travel there via a shuttle bus service.  Lets start with the positives.  It was a bus with a clean interior and it could only accommodate a small number of passengers.  The negatives were that it wasn’t a direct journey from Novi Sad to Budapest but instead involved picking up and dropping off passengers along the way from towns that were situated off of the highway.  And, most annoyingly the driver took it upon him self to stop practically at every service station along the highway for a cigarette break which wasn’t particularly fun, after the seventh or was it eighth (I literally lost count) break – or as he would say in Serbian “stajemo za pauzu”, meaning “we are stopping for a break”. Again.

We eventually arrived at the Aquaworld Resort in Budapest, however, more about Aquaworld in my next post.  I want to write about our experiences in Budapest.  The resort has a daily bus service (and no, not a shuttle but a proper coach) to and from Heroes’ Square one of the major squares in the city, or more specifically Pest (the eastern part of Budapest).  From there we walked along Andrássy Avenue towards the Danube River.  The tree-lined avenue is beautifully stunning with its old buildings either side and is filled with swank shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants as well public and institutional buildings.

We found our selves in “District V” which is next to the Danube River.  The area was a mixed-bag of buildings and activity.  I liked this new modern building below. 

We did come across these outdoor food stalls and open-air bars.  We tried our hand at a Hungarian sausage or at least my husband finished his off and what was left of mine and the kids….ahh you can always rely on my human rubbish bin haha.  My highlight wasn’t the food so much, but, the fact that I could stroll around with a glass of red wine in a plastic cup. I was so chuffed with myself as this is so not allowed back home in Australia.

Walking the streets of Budapest with my glass of red vino

Stopped for another red vino before heading up to the Buda Castle

We made our way across the Danube via the Széchenyi Chain Bridge.  The bridge reminds me a bit of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.  That said, we didn’t do a lot of admiring when we were on the bridge because the wind was bitterly cold.  Thank god for the glass (or two) of red wine beforehand!!

BUDAPEST - A MAGICAL PLACE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

Having crossed the Chain Bridge, we were in the western past of Budapest (Buda).  From there we took the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular via an old cable rail system to the Buda Castle Complex.  Ordinarily the stairs would be the first option but we weren’t to keen to go down this path with a pram.  Plus my husband was complaining about how he had eaten too much whilst we were crossing the bridge and now he had a stich in his stomach.

The castle complex houses the Royal Palace with its large courtyards and is also home of the National Gallery and the Budapest History Museum.  The whole complex is remarkable and you need several hours to truly experience it.  Having said that, the novelty wore off pretty quickly for our daughter Kasija who lost interest in the artworks, paintings and generally the “old boring stuff” which was followed by, “when can we go back to Aquaworld???”

So off we went slowly making our way back to federation square to wait for our bus.

Much love,

Natalija  xoxo

Have you been to Budapest? Or is it on your bucket list? I would love to hear your comments below + follow my journey on Instagram & don’t be shy to say hello!

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