What a fantastic city, what a fantastic day.
After the big storm last night (that our resident weather expert did not predict) it was a chilly wet start to the day but it soon warmed up. We started the day with a walk around Budapest’s food larder – the local market. Stu got a huge string of dried chillis for less than a pound. Then it was off to the ‘posh’ coffee shop (guide book speak, bit of a let down really after Betty’s). The girls thought they had died and gone to heaven with ice cream for lunch (see separate blog)! We walked off the stodge around Pest, the modern, edgy half of the city. Did a ‘blog’ stop in the sun before crossing over the Danube on the Chain Bridge to Buda and the castle district. Fortunately they had a funicular railway to the top. The guide books say that the walk heightens the rewards of the view but I think lazy people can be impressed too. A stroll to the ‘fisherman’s bastion’ best described as a fairy tale wall (our speak not guidebook) with a slightly Moroccan feel. We ended our day in the main pedestrian street in Pest, with a pre-dinner drink in the evening sun before a traditional Hungarian meal in an Italian pizza place! The dusk tram ride home was beautiful and made a wonderful end to a lovely day.
We’ve enjoyed Budapest so much that we are staying an extra day and taking the girls to the city zoo tomorrow. Unfortunately that means a really busy Monday with a drive to Zagreb and then straight into the city for an afternoon of sightseeing and an evening meal.
FOD:
The cheapest family ticket to the F1 GP tomorrow is 330Euros! Thats general admission with no seat! Gutted.
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