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Help with Budapest Itinerary

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Asking for any suggestions as to what I've missed and anything else in my plan for 6 days in Budapest. 4 October-10 October:

Sunday 4/10- Day 1: Arrive at airport at 1430, settle in, grocery shopping, cooking, and possibly a sunset walk.

Monday 5/10- Day 2 – Pest Highlights & Széchenyi Baths
Morning: Leopold Town, Parliament exterior, St. Stephen's Basilica, Liberty Square
Midday: Danube Promenade, Shoes on the Danube memorial; Great Market Hall area for lunch and browsing
Afternoon: Andrássy Avenue, Heroes' Square, City Park, Vajdahunyad Castle exterior
Late Afternoon & Evening: Széchenyi Baths (2-4 hours), Casual dinner, Relaxing evening

Tuesday 6/10- Day 3 – Jewish Budapest & Danube Cruise
Morning: Jewish Quarter exploration, Dohány Street Synagogue, Other synagogues as desired, Holocaust memorial sites
Afternoon: House of Terror or House of Music Hungary, Leisurely café break, Wander the Jewish Quarter
Evening: Danube River Cruise, Quiet riverside walk afterward

Wednesday 7/10- Day 4 – Buda Side & Meetup
Morning: Castle Hill, Matthias Church, Fisherman's Bastion
Afternoon: Castle District walking tour, Royal Palace grounds, Hospital in the Rock, Rudas Baths
Evening: Dinner, Meet-up with Rick Steves Forum travelers, Optional nighttime views from Castle Hill or the Danube

8/10- ThursdayDay 5 – Slow Budapest Day
Morning: Relaxed start, Coffee/tea and journaling or reading
Late Morning & Afternoon: Margaret Island
o Japanese Garden
o Musical Fountain
o Riverside walks
o People-watching and relaxing
Flexible Time: Favorite neighborhoods revisit, Parliament district, Cafés, Bookstores, unstructured wandering
Evening: Ruin bar experience (Szimpla Kert recommended), Sunset or nighttime walk along the Danube

Friday 9/10- Day 6 – Opera Day
Morning & Afternoon: Free time, Last-minute shopping or favorite sights, Opera House Tour, dinner, Ballet Performance at the Hungarian State Opera House

Saturday 10/10- Day 7 - Fly home at 1145.

Thanks so much!

Posted by
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Hard to comment much with out dates and accommodation location. The shoes on the Danube is near the parliament ... so, its a morning thing on your schedule. There is some good stuff between the Parliament and Jaszai Mari ter but depends on where you are arriving from.

I'll look at the other days tonight. Im on holiday too.

Oooops. 4 thru 10 October.

Evening: Dinner, Meet-up with Rick Steves Forum travelers, Optional nighttime views from Castle Hill or the Danube

You will be in Pest, so lights from Pest side of Danube. Unless we can get enough interest to split a van and a few bottles of wine to up near the Bastion in Buda where tge view is spectacular.

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Mr. É: Don't worry about this question while you're on holiday!

My address in Budapest is: Csengery Utica 23, Gate code 3 key 1789, Budapest, 1074.

I added the days/dates for each day above.

I would be up for renting a van, though I'd pass on the wine :-)

Posted by
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Elana, I am looking forward to meeting you. My friend and I are totally up for the van to Gellert Hill after meet-up dinner also!

I am going to suggest a transportation pass (unless you are 65 and over, when it is free). You can buy it at the airport when you arrive. Your apartment is pretty close to a stop for the 4/6 tram and using it will save time and energy.

Day 2 is pretty full - but not structured, which is good. I might suggest you move the Great Market Hall to a different day, though. It’s doable, depending on how long you spend elsewhere and what time you start - but you’d want the tram to get there and back.

Day 3 afternoon, I think you could visit both, with your cafe stop in between (using trams and metro).

Day 4 feels too full (for me). I think I would move the Great Market Hall and Rudas Baths to Day 5 after Margaret Island. They are all easy to connect by tram. If you have a little free time on Day 4, pop in a cafe stop.

I love how you are leaving Day 6 mostly unscheduled so far!

As an aside, another forum friend and I have tickets to the ballet at the opera house also! (But after you leave).

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