In every city we visit, we try to start our first few days by joining a “free walking tour” of the city to familiarize ourselves with a succinct history lesson, areas of town, and a local’s perspective on places to see and where to eat. The history in Budapest is hard to summarize in just … More Budapest Culture

I know. It’s been ages and you don’t know where we are. You’ve seen facebook posts showing us in Virginia and blog posts showing us forever stuck in Hungary.  We committed to share our European trip with you and we promise we are going to continue to do so! Although we are back in the States safe … More Budapest: Castle District

Fun Fact: Budapest was once actually comprised of two separate cities- Buda and Pest- split by the great Danube River?  We stayed on the Pest side, but the castle hill area and some of the thermal baths are located across the river on the Buda side, so we visited often. The (Széchenyi) Chain Bridge is the … More Hungary: Parliament & Danube River

HELLLOOOOO HUNGARY!! Going from the nice warm Croatia to the wintery Budapest wasn’t easy, but we loved our time in Hungary! I bought a nice new, fluffy hat and we ventured out to take on the winter season in style.  Hungary isn’t always at the top of everyone’s “Europe to do List” BUT IT SHOULD … More Welcome to Hungary!