Budapest: 2 hour coach train ride from Vienna very pleasant. Another apartment stay at Izabella Apartments in Izabella street off Andrassy near the House of Terror Museum - highly recommend, great English speaking staff who are helpful, free laundry machines in basement, terrific location, spacious apt, new, quiet, food markets nearby. Budapest was our shortest stay of 3 days; lovely walking city and we didn't feel the need to do much else than to do lots of walking and soaking up the atmosphere; took the funicular up to Castle Hill for the big view; walked along the Danube on the Pest side to the Great Market and bought foods - go down to the basement level and see fish in tanks and varieties of pickled peppers; excellent Metro system like Vienna but note that elevators/escalators not available in the underground (Vienna and Prague yes); bought our train tickets to Prague at the MAV office as recommended by Rick; one of our visiting days was a Sunday so beware that almost everything of a practical nature is CLOSED; we loved the quiet of the Sunday, walked to Heroes' Square to the Szechenyi Baths - highly recommend - read Rick's instructions for how to get tickets, cabins, need cash for towels and DEPOSIT, etc and don't miss the mineral baths; wandered around the enormous park.
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Lawrenceville, Georgia
693 posts
Naomi, sounds like a really nice, leisurely visit. I especially liked that you didn't feel the need to cram every tourist sight/site into it. Is encouraging me to make it an excursion from Vienna next year.
Posted by
OP
Seattle, WA, USA
12 posts
Dear Anna, Happy next year's travels to you and if it's a summer time visit, I highly recommend a nighttime big screen movie nite in Vienna and a Heuriger (garden vineyard restaurant) visit. I posted comments on both under "Vienna."
Kindly.