I just finished a last minute 5 night stop in Budapest, followed by 6 nights in Sarajevo. My daughter who lives internationally asked me to meet her somewhere during her spring break and Sarajevo was her choice. I had just finished 2 weeks in Norway, but needed somewhere to chill for 5 nights, so I obviously headed to Budapest. Lol.
Budapest:
I did very little actual sightseeing this time because my main purpose was to relax and just be there. However two new things I did were 1) the Hungarian Railway Museum and 2) dinner and show at the Opus Jazz Club.
The Railway Museum is a collection of old trains in a big open space. While it isn’t on the scale of the York Railway Museum by any means, if you like wandering around trains, it is a nice couple of hours with very few people and it cost less than $5. It’s in an entirely different part of Budapest than I have previously been to, so a new bus route (I just use Google Maps). On the way back to city center, I took a detour and wandered around St. Ladislaus Church of Angyalföld - beautiful architecture and tile work.
The Opus Jazz Club is in a beautiful building not too far from the Great Market. Head to the basement for an intimate small setting. I am not a huge jazz fan and obviously most of the music is by small jazz groups. But in a great coincidence for my time it, there was a performance by Sefardito - a 4 person group performing arrangements of traditional Jewish music referencing the memories, both bitter and sweet, of being on the road.
My ticket purchased a couple of weeks ahead was only $9. You can come for show only or come an hour early and eat. I chose to eat and was surprised that the food was both good and normal pricing for a Budapest restaurant.
I need to do a new restaurant post. I always think I am going to repeat somewhere - but didn’t….
Then I flew to Sarajevo.
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