Ok, here's our tentative itinerary, looking for thoughts, holes, things we haven't considered.
-We have some restaurants in mind but not enough.
- We will visit the two big Christmas markets probably but they're not our main objective, as we have Germany and Austria after Hungary. I heard there were a couple smaller more local Christmas markets (Obuda and some other town centre north of the main tourist area) but I can't find any evidence that they're open this early.
- Note I have visited Budapest in 2018, but dh has never been.
- One concern I have is keeping dh from TOO much walking, especially stairs. Would love best ideas on how to manage Fisherman's Bastion and Castle Hill with that restriction.
- I've seen the Parliament and dh doesn't really care if we do or not, so as it can be hard to book, views from the outside will be fine.
- Hunyadi market is quite close to our hotel and seems like a good bet. We would also love to incorporate other local markets if it makes sense. Will go to the Great Market to look around but probably not much more.
- Bath time. I want to go to Széchenyi for the vibe but maybe early morning when it's quiet? Could be convinced to do a different bath (or maybe a second visit elsewhere) but as it's our first visit to a bath, I'm hoping for the "classic" experience, not suburban moms and utilitarian buildings even if they're cheaper.
- I found Momento park fascinating but I don't think we have time, and it would be highly dependent on decent weather.
- Laundry. We will need to do it before we leave the city. I believe the hotel has 1 shared set of machines, which may or may not be enough.
Will post the details in a second post, I put in too many line breaks and the editor doesn't like it. :)
