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Budapest

Budapest: Stay and Eat

March 17, 2020February 2, 2016 by Kristin Henning

Our recommendations on where to stay and eat in Budapest. Walking the neighborhoods of Budapest open up all sorts of historic and contemporary doors.

Categories Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Hungary Tags Budapest

Warming Up to Budapest

June 2, 2020February 1, 2016 by Kristin Henning
city walks walking tours

To get to know Budapest, start walking. These neighborhoods, both near and beyond the Danube riverfront, will give you a real feel for the city.

Categories Europe, Hungary, Serbia, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Budapest, Hungary

St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by Tom Bartel
transept saint stephen budapest

While I was wandering around St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, I found myself thinking of that distinction that some people make between “tourist” and “traveler.” Google it sometime and you’ll … Read more

Categories Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Budapest, dailyphoto

The Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest

February 17, 2018December 1, 2015 by Tom Bartel
grand staircase Hungarian Parliament Budapest Hungary

As Kris and I were walking around Budapest last night we were talking about this city and realizing that it was really growing on us. We’re getting familiar with it … Read more

Categories Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Budapest, dailyphoto, Viking Cruises

On Tour in Five Countries of Eastern Europe

December 3, 2020November 28, 2015 by Kristin Henning
Touring Budapest

The Danube River cruise is brought into focus through various personal encounters on tours and home visits in five countries, and on board with the crew.

Categories Bulgaria, Croatia, Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day, Romania, Serbia Tags Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, dailyphoto, Viking Cruises

Down the Danube: a River Cruise through Eastern Europe

February 22, 2018November 27, 2015 by Kristin Henning
Viking Lif Budapest Chain Bridge

Budapest might be the most beautiful river town in the world, and is a great place to start a Danube River Cruise.

Categories Bulgaria, Croatia, Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day, Romania, Serbia Tags Bucharest, Budapest, dailyphoto, Viking Cruises

Night View of the Danube, Budapest, Hungary

October 29, 2015 by Tom Bartel
boat on the Danube Budapest

As you walk around Budapest, you’re confronted constantly with lovely Danube vistas, day and night. In fact, the buildings that line the river make up collectively a view that’s been … Read more

Categories Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Budapest, dailyphoto

The Fantastic Painting of Matthias Church, Budapest

February 20, 2018October 27, 2015 by Tom Bartel
mattias church view across nave

The Matthias Church at the top of the Buda castle hill has been through many iterations since the first church was built on the site in 1015. The first building … Read more

Categories Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags architecture, Budapest, churches, dailyphoto

The Circus, Budapest, Hungary

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 by Tom Bartel
budapest circus 2

We sure do spend a lot of time in museums and churches and the like. So we thought we’d break up the week in Budapest with an old style–read Eastern … Read more

Categories Europe, Hungary, Photo of the Day Tags Budapest, dailyphoto

Walking and Talking Budapest History

October 11, 2020October 24, 2015 by Kristin Henning

If a place is located between two powerful empires, situated on a major river, and at the crossroads of east-west and north-south trade, things are going to get complicated. It’s … Read more

Categories Europe, Hungary, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Budapest, Context Travel
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