Europe Trip: Budapest

Our second longer stay was in Budapest, Hungary. We stayed in a hostel down town so the location was really good. Sharing bathroom and spending a fortune on parking maybe not so good. But you get what you pay for, right :-)

Day 7: Driving from Lesko, Poland, through Slovakia, to Budapest, Hungary.

Lots of Sunflower fields in Slovakia (much bigger than this)

Day 8: Budapest sightseeing with the boys (Alex had to work, so that we can afford the fun :-(  :-)

We walked everywhere so the boys enjoyed a break in front of the Ferris wheel

View from the Ferris Wheel, St Stephen's basilica

And of course we deserved some ice cream after the Ferris wheel

St Stephen's basilica

Short info:

St. Stephen’s Basilica is the largest church in Budapest and can hold up to 8,500 people. Although in architectural terms it’s a cathedral, it was given the title of ‘basilica minor’ by Pope Pius XI in 1931. It took more than 50 years to build the Basilica. Building commenced in 1851, and the inauguration ceremony took place in 1906 and was attended by Emperor Franz Joseph. During its construction, in 1868 the dome collapsed and rebuilding it had to start almost from scratch, which explains the delay in the Basilica's completion

When you stay at a hostel...

Day 9: More Budapest sightseeing, with the boys only and later with Alex as well :-D

Me and the boys visited Miniversum, which has mini versions of situations and places around Europe.

Sunflower field

Drive in theater

A wonderful visit to one of the Thermal baths, Széchenyi Spa, three outdoor pools and 12 indoor pools.

Day 10: Seeing an old friends (of Alex's) and more amazing sightseeing in Budapest

Morning snuggle

Me and Marlee went to the hair dresser and got two needed hair cuts :-)

Lunch with and old friend of Alex who lives outside Budapest

A visit to the Castle district.

Matthias Church

The Hungarian Parliament building in the background (on the other side of the Danube river)

The Fisherman's Bastion

We also went walking in the tunnels under the Buda Castle, which was an adventure!! We only had two lanterns while walking in the dark, in the tunnels, or the Labyrinths, as they were also called. There were several "spots of information" and one of them was about a Swedish king, Gustav III, who was shot during a masquerade in 1792 (not 1972 as the information states below). There were also a lot of information about Dracula, which we did not know.

Map of the Castle district

Outside the Buda Castle

The Buda castle

Crazy boys at a playground close to our hostel.