All photos from Budapest!
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We had planned on spending four days in Budapest, before heading to Cairo en route to Kenya. With the current events unfolding in Cairo, though, we decided that flying into the chaos would not be so wise. Last minute, we re-booked our flights to go to Nairobi directly from Budapest, with a layover in Doha. (Luckily, airlines for our original flights into and out of Cairo gladly refunded us our tickets.) Now we have an amble 6 days in Budapest - more than we've had in any other city on this trip.
Not being able to see the pyramids aside, everything worked out great. Six days was not at all too much for Budapest. We happened to be there during Hungary’s National Day and took full advantage of it! During the day, we visited the Museum of Terror (all museums were free that day), and at night, went to see the fireworks along Danube, with Castle Hill in the backdrop. We also saw a cultural festival happening in Castle Hill that weekend, with displays of many local arts and crafts.
Budapest was historically two distinct towns, with Buda on the west side of the Danube River, and Pest on the east side. Now the city is seamless and has beautiful riverfronts on both sides of the Danube. We spent a bunch of time walking around there, crossing various bridges along the river, and walking up to hilltops on the Buda side of town for views of the city. Of course, we also spent half a day at one of Budapest’s famous baths. It’s a favorite local pass-time.
We’re off to Nairobi and the start of the more adventurous part of the trip. In the next month, we will be covering Kenya, Turkey, Dubai, and Nepal!
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We had planned on spending four days in Budapest, before heading to Cairo en route to Kenya. With the current events unfolding in Cairo, though, we decided that flying into the chaos would not be so wise. Last minute, we re-booked our flights to go to Nairobi directly from Budapest, with a layover in Doha. (Luckily, airlines for our original flights into and out of Cairo gladly refunded us our tickets.) Now we have an amble 6 days in Budapest - more than we've had in any other city on this trip.
Not being able to see the pyramids aside, everything worked out great. Six days was not at all too much for Budapest. We happened to be there during Hungary’s National Day and took full advantage of it! During the day, we visited the Museum of Terror (all museums were free that day), and at night, went to see the fireworks along Danube, with Castle Hill in the backdrop. We also saw a cultural festival happening in Castle Hill that weekend, with displays of many local arts and crafts.
Budapest was historically two distinct towns, with Buda on the west side of the Danube River, and Pest on the east side. Now the city is seamless and has beautiful riverfronts on both sides of the Danube. We spent a bunch of time walking around there, crossing various bridges along the river, and walking up to hilltops on the Buda side of town for views of the city. Of course, we also spent half a day at one of Budapest’s famous baths. It’s a favorite local pass-time.
We’re off to Nairobi and the start of the more adventurous part of the trip. In the next month, we will be covering Kenya, Turkey, Dubai, and Nepal!
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| Museum of Terror. I really like how this picture turned out. |
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| Hero's Square |
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| Fireworks over the Danube River |
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| Parliament Building |
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| Music fountain at Margaret Island |
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| Outside Szechenyi Bath |
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