Damn you, Danube

The Danube is the river that separates Buda from Pest, which I could never get the pronunciation right, hence the posts’ title. Sadly we didn’t get the best of luck with the weather on our trip. It was pouring rain our first day of sight seeing. Rain is the worst when you aren’t prepared! Can you say soggy socks!? Although the weather wasn’t great the city made up for the cold. The Fisherman’s Bastion and the Buda Castle sit up on a hill that gives you the perfect view of the city. The bastions architecture is beautiful!

We set back down the hill to cross the Chain bridge (the first bridge built to connect the two cities).

Over dinner at, The Hummus Bar, we decided to take a night tour on the water. Best decision I have ever made. It was breath taking. Definitely one of the most beautiful sights I have seen abroad. Everything lights up so perfectly and reflects on the water. The pictures don’t do it justice.

That night we went to the ruin bars! These are buildings that were destroyed in the war that are turned into bars. The walls are covered in eclectic random decorations and there are a ton of different rooms to sit in, dance in, smoke hookah, or get a fancy drink. We went to two different ones the first night, Szimpla and Instant and Corvineto on Saturday.

The last day we did Hero’s square and the Szechenyi Thermal Baths. The baths were so fun and felt so good after 5 days of running madly around two new cities!

Budapest is now one of my favorite cities in Europe. Everything was so cheap, the people were nice and the sights were beautiful. Definitely somewhere I hope to return, during summer season next time of course!