Budapest exploring

 May 16, 2026

Jó reggelt (good morning). As we hoped, the day did not disappoint. We had breakfast at the hotel, then walked to the iconic chain bridge from Pest to Buda.



Once in Buda, we caught the Hop-On-Hop-off bus. We got a front seat spot!  Our first hop off was at the New York Cafe at the New York Palace Hotel. We had to wait about 20minutes to get in but it was worth it!







Afterwards, we continued on to Heroes Square - a monument to the Hungarian founders.


Then we decided to disembark at the Citadel. There we saw the beautiful gardens and the statue.






Back across the chain bridge, we got back to our hotel and headed out to the Ruins bar, Szimpla Kert and then dinner at Osteria right next to the iconic statue called The Policeman.

If I can make my blog accept pictures again, I’ll upload more. Bummer




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