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Forum: Europe
Feb 25th, 2018, 12:28 PM
Replies: 37
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Posted By RM67

Topped for the person asking about quirky...

Topped for the person asking about quirky Budapest as my link didn't work.
Forum: Europe
Oct 22nd, 2017, 05:20 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

PS Judicious use of Google has revealed that the...

PS Judicious use of Google has revealed that the rage-inducing arcade game is Sega Basketball circa 1966. it's now on my Christmas list!!
Forum: Europe
Oct 21st, 2017, 08:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 8: Saturday We tidied our apartment and...

Day 8: Saturday

We tidied our apartment and packed, then headed for the reception area to check out. The Park Residence complex consists of a variety of apartments spread across 2 or 3 different...
Forum: Europe
Oct 17th, 2017, 02:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 7: Friday I can’t remember where we had...

Day 7: Friday

I can’t remember where we had breakfast on Friday but I think it was probably BlueBird again. I do recall that after we’d eaten we headed for Szent Istvan Square as we’d read a...
Forum: Europe
Oct 14th, 2017, 04:25 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Thanks for all the kind comments and helpful...

Thanks for all the kind comments and helpful ancillary info- glad you're enjoying it :-)
Forum: Europe
Oct 13th, 2017, 01:58 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 6 Thursday Our plan for Thursday...

Day 6 Thursday

Our plan for Thursday involved a visit to one of Budapest’s famous thermal spas. There are a number of these spas spread across the city, ranging from lido-style outdoor complexes...
Forum: Europe
Oct 10th, 2017, 09:48 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Thank you very much :-) We saw some lovely...

Thank you very much :-)

We saw some lovely leather goods - bags in bright colours like turquoise or mirror silver. Budapest also had a big Geox store which is Tommy's favourite place for shoes!
Forum: Europe
Oct 10th, 2017, 06:23 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Yup - one birthday on the 11th, the other on the...

Yup - one birthday on the 11th, the other on the 13th. We should split the difference really and have one cake, one party etc all on the 12th. :-)

There will be more souvenir options coming up...
Forum: Europe
Oct 9th, 2017, 10:28 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 5: Wednesday Wednesday was my birthday...

Day 5: Wednesday

Wednesday was my birthday so tea and cards first, and then out for breakfast. We headed to our usual covered arcade, though gave Bluebird a miss to try out the place opposite -...
Forum: Europe
Oct 9th, 2017, 10:26 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 5 : Wednesday The plan for Wednesday...

Day 5 : Wednesday

The plan for Wednesday morning was to make our way to Memento Park, situated in the hills just outside Budapest. It’s the home of many communist-era statues removed from the city...
Forum: Europe
Oct 9th, 2017, 07:25 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

If I go back I will try to revisit the Terror...

If I go back I will try to revisit the Terror Museum - but I'll pick a sunny day next time and hopefully the queues will be smaller! Agree about Budapest being lovely just to wander....we liked...
Forum: Europe
Oct 7th, 2017, 06:28 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 4 : Tuesday We had breakfast at the...

Day 4 : Tuesday

We had breakfast at the BlueBird café again – continental for me with banana bread, croissants and fresh fruit, and I think an American for Tommy, with frankfurters and bacon and...
Forum: Europe
Oct 3rd, 2017, 01:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 3: Monday Monday was Tom’s birthday and...

Day 3: Monday

Monday was Tom’s birthday and after tea and card opening in our apartment, I took him for breakfast at Café Gerbeaud. The café in its modern incarnation is close to 150 years old,...
Forum: Europe
Oct 3rd, 2017, 07:02 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Thanks - I will try and do another section...

Thanks - I will try and do another section tonight (around the Great British Bake Off!)
Forum: Europe
Oct 2nd, 2017, 10:12 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

If I'm honest the train was quite tiring Stokie,...

If I'm honest the train was quite tiring Stokie, due to the overall length of the journey and my decision not to go for a sleeper. But it was pretty much stress free compared with all the hanging...
Forum: Europe
Oct 2nd, 2017, 05:56 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Day 2: Sunday A particular feature of...

Day 2: Sunday

A particular feature of Budapest is the proliferation of Ruin Pubs – these are bars set up in dilapidated old buildings, usually decorated in an eclectic and Bohemian style, where in...
Forum: Europe
Oct 2nd, 2017, 05:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Thanks Okszi :-) I actually looked the restaurant...

Thanks Okszi :-) I actually looked the restaurant up on Google earth before posting and that's literally all it says on the frontage - 'Vendeglo' - no specific name. We both struggled a bit with...
Forum: Europe
Oct 1st, 2017, 05:21 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Thanks everyone. I will try and do a post a day....

Thanks everyone. I will try and do a post a day.

Thursdaysd - I love train travel and have been to Spain, Italy and Germany using the European high speed rail network. On this particular trip I...
Forum: Europe
Oct 1st, 2017, 03:18 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

As you will know if you have read any of my...

As you will know if you have read any of my previous trip reports I am not a huge fan of flying, and having completed eight flights late last year in the space of just three weeks to/from and in and...
Forum: Europe
Sep 30th, 2017, 11:08 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,627
Posted By RM67

Boozing and Bathing in Budapest!

I'm recently back from a week long trip to the Hungarian capital which was a (very generous) birthday present to me from Tommy. It was a big birthday with a zero and that is all I am saying on the...
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