Today was our last full day and we headed up to Varosliget and heroes square. The weather was gorgeous and sunny and the 3 layers, hat and scarf suddenly seemed a mistake   The square of statues is impressive, but the ice rink behind it is even more impressive. They dam the lake and freeze […]

Last night I left you with us in search of hot food. Well, we ventured out via the Christmas markets. I personally think that these stalls are all selling the same tat, but not according to Sue and Karen and they all had to be approached in a methodical military manner to make sure that […]

Today we began the sight seeing in earnest. We have walked miles looking at beautiful buildings, views and statues.  We ended up at St Stephens Basilica, an amazing church which dominates the Budapest sky line.  I was sent as the recce party to see if we needed to pay.  It was a donation, but it […]

Another month, another holiday. Yes this time myself and Karen and our friends Daz and Sue are in Budapest. That’s in Hungary.  Not to be confused with Bucharest, which isn’t. We had a good journey out. Checked in and through Security in under 20 minutes and we were sat on the plane ready to take […]