Budapest

I know it has been a while (again), but I thought I will carry on describing our Interrailing trip, which we did this Summer around Europe. So from Prague my friend (Friend 1) and I took the bus to Vienna to drop some of our stuff off, and then take a train later that day from Vienna to Bratislava where we were staying for a night (and where we were meeting Friend 2). So it was a breakfast in Prague, lunch in Vienna and dinner in Bratislava type scenario. Like Prague and Berlin before that, we couldn't really go to too many museums as we were on a tight budget. Due to our short stay I only managed to get the one photo, which isn't the best...

However, if you have a chance, have a look at some of Matej Krén's work. You could see some on Google. There was this one instalment in particular called Passage, which is incredible. You walk along along a lighted path on both sides of you are mirrors creating this everlasting illusion, and the walls to the right and left of you are just filled with books. This creates the illusion that you are walking across a suspended footpath and that on both sides of you are these neverending wall's of books (effect created by the mirrors) - definitely worth looking at a few of his work!

So anyway... we took a evening bus from Bratislava to Budapest (all three of us this time) arriving pretty late at night. We were staying for three nights in a hostel not very from the river, right in the centre of the nightlife area. So anyway we did A LOT of walking. We walked to the Buda Castle, to the Great Market Hall, along the Chain Bridge to the Pest side. So much walking was done, it hurts just thinking about it. What made it worse was that it was humid and sticky...

But anyway, I've been to Budapest already a few times, however it was nice to see what the city was like during the Summer. This included going to the ruin pubs and playing frisbee in the parks. Again due to budget, we couldn't unfortunately go to the Budapest baths, although I can't really imagine it being too nice, when there are loads of people kind of ruining the experience for you. That being said, Budapest is definitely one of my favourite cities and probably the best one on our travels. There was so much to do. Places to see, museums to visit, food to eat!

If any of you are planning on going to somewhere in Europe at any time of the year, naturally Vienna should be your first choice, but Budapest comes definitely a close second. It is a huge city with loads of interesting things to see and do. The cuisine is definitely up there, me being a foody and all, and can very much recommend it *however if you are not a big fan of sauerkraut, you may have a few troubles* as they have very homely and warming dishes (there is no better way to have lunch than to go to the Great Market Hall and have a warm lunch on a cold Winter's day.

So, role on the photos...

So the next leg of the journey was from Budapest to Ljubliana, which was a rather uncomfortable journey, but definitely wasn't the worst one (that come later). That being said, I generally get very excited from travelling by train, which I often enjoyed as a child, when going on train journeys with my grandfather and brother in and around Vienna as a child. Budapest has two of the most beautiful train stations in Europe the Budapest-Nyugati Railway Terminal (pictured above) and the Budapest Keleti Railway Station are just incredibly beautiful stations. Getting carried a way a little, but anyway, we travel next to Ljubliana!