"I'm grateful for all the travels included in my life and the person
who have been part of them. It's good for the soul."
who have been part of them. It's good for the soul."
This trip was supposed to be CANCELLED because of certain unforseen events BUT finally, the stars aligned, and this dream has pushed through. We love going to Europe and we always miss traveling there. After our Scandinavia, Russia and Iceland trip in 2012, we said to ourselves, that the Balkans should be the next on our list and some parts of Eastern Europe that we haven't been.
Budapest is our point of entry to start our Balkan road trip. I have never been to Budapest and Brock has been there once, when he backpacked Europe several years back, I have heard so many good things about Budapest, mainly because Brock's dad is best friends with a guy from Hungary. So it was an easy choice for us, to start our Balkan adventure here and it's the easiest country that we can fly into from South Korea. Also, it's about time for me to discover and meander around this charming city.
Budapest is our point of entry to start our Balkan road trip. I have never been to Budapest and Brock has been there once, when he backpacked Europe several years back, I have heard so many good things about Budapest, mainly because Brock's dad is best friends with a guy from Hungary. So it was an easy choice for us, to start our Balkan adventure here and it's the easiest country that we can fly into from South Korea. Also, it's about time for me to discover and meander around this charming city.
We booked our hotel around Castle Hill area mainly because we wanted to get a picturesque view of the Danube River from morning till night. And that was a great move for us, we definitely saw the sun from dusk till dawn. We saw the sky enveloped the Danube River with awesome colors and boy it was a magnificent view, considering it's just from our hotel window!
The best way to explore this city is on foot. Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion was just near our hotel and it was our first stop. Walking around the cobbled streets of Castle Hill, you can see the Royal Palace and charming buildings. Down the hilly side, we took a Hop On- Hop Off Bus (HOHO) to explore the other part of the city so we can reach areas that is quite far from our hotel.