The first famous cafe Kuah and I visited in Budapest was the Central Grand Cafe & bar. The Central Cafe was opened in 1887. At the time of it’s opening it was considered advanced, having state of the art electrical lighting. It served as a cultural nexus and a meeting place for cultural elite, as . . . read more

Today we had dinner at, Costes, a Michelin star restaurant. We arrived at 6:30 and left around 9:30. This was a change for us and we usually eat much too fast. We also usually eat an early dinner and are in bed by 9. I’ll start by saying the service was impeccable. Everyone was helpful . . . read more

Today we got up early and ventured out to the Gellert Thermal baths, located on the Buda side. Mentions of the water from the springs there can be found in records as early at the 15th century. The hotel and bath were opened in 1918. Hopefully we’ll both feel like teenagers tomorrow! The style of . . . read more

Today’s adventure was all about lunch at Kéhli Vendéglő. It is about a 5 mile walk from our apartment so it was a great way to get in a 10 mile walk. The walk took us to the Buda side for the first time. To get there we crossed the Liberty Bridge. It is the . . . read more

Let me just start off by saying I’m loving all these cherry things that they have here. It started with sour cherry juice on the plane. It’s supposed to make you sleep better. I got a good sleep so maybe it worked? Or maybe it was the Z quill ultra I took. I’ll have to . . . read more