TUESDAY, APRIL 29 – BUDAPEST MAY
BE THE BEST
Train from Vienna to Budapest went very smoothly. Once here, we decided to hoof it from the train station to our hotel, The Hotel Palazzo Zichy. Walk was leisurely and interesting. Whole walk was about 30 minutes. People at the hotel seemed amazed that we walked it!
Hotel is really nice. We 'upgraded' for our final city visit. We felt we deserved it!
Train from Vienna to Budapest went very smoothly. Once here, we decided to hoof it from the train station to our hotel, The Hotel Palazzo Zichy. Walk was leisurely and interesting. Whole walk was about 30 minutes. People at the hotel seemed amazed that we walked it!
Hotel is really nice. We 'upgraded' for our final city visit. We felt we deserved it!
It's too early to
judge the city, since we just arrived, but so far, we've been
impressed with its beauty, friendliness, and vibrancy. Right across
the street from our hotel is a beautiful church, and a short walk
down a street shaded by trees is another beautiful building, one that
had been on my destination list. It's a huge indoor market, like
Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, with booth after booth of fresh
vegetables, meats, cheeses, spices (paprika especially), wine, and
almost everything except kitsch. I suspect that the whole city shops
here. Otherwise, how could so many shops selling similar produce
continue in business?
Dinner last night was at the Fiktiv Pub...a local pub/eatery. It is just across a small square and beside the church pictured above. It wasn't anything special, but it was fun. Hungarian wine is pretty good!
