Day 16 – Budapest – My Travels in Pictures

This post is part of a series called Main & Danube Rivers

Due to low water levels on the Danube, we were unable to sail directly into Budapest. This meant we had to dock in Komarom which is about 90 km away and go into Budapest by coach. Avalon was exceptionally good at getting everything organized, but we were supposed to be overnight in Budapest so that meant a bus ride in and out and then another one in on departure day. It also meant the Budapest by Night tour I’d signed up for was cancelled, but I’m managing okay on my own so far.

We started our day up on Castle Hill on the Buda side; home of the Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church. Fisherman’s Bastion is basically a viewing terrace; from there you have a great view of the Pest side of the city.

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Here are a few of Fisherman’s Bastion

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Matthias Church and it’s mosaic tile roof

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The shops here like selling old signs and paprika of course!

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Hungarians love their coffee shops, who, unlike Amsterdam, actually serve coffee and cakes/pastries of course. Our first stop after lunch was the Muvesz Kafehaz where we were treated to a drink and a cake of our choice (which they assured me had zero calories).

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Budapest really is a beautiful city, they have bronze statues everywhere. These are a few of my favourites…

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Budapest also has a public bike sharing system (as does Amsterdam). Not too many still ride a bike at home in January, but it doesn’t seem to bother them here.

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