If you know me you may be surprised by the fact that I went to a place called House of Terror. I hate horror movies and scary things. But I do think it is important to understand some of the tougher parts of history so that, hopefully, it can be avoided in the future. Taking . . . read more
When I’m on vacation I like to walk 5-10 miles a day. Often this means I get up early and do a walk by myself and then go out later for another walk with Kuah. As I’m a morning person and he’s not this works out beautifully. This blog is going to be all over . . . read more
Today we had a pretty quiet day. We started off with a relaxing morning. Then we headed to out to our second and final Michelin star restaurant of the trip, Borkonyha Winekitchen. What I was really looking forward to in this one was that while you could choose a 6 course meal you could also . . . read more
Over the years as Kuah and I have changed so have our travels. One of the big changes is that we go to bed early. Kuah doesn’t often eat dinner, and I usually eat it late afternoon. While this schedule is perfect for my morning walks it did mean that we might miss out on . . . read more
We took our third and final trip out of Budapest this week. Kuah drove us to Lake Heviz. Why Lake Heviz? Well, it is a thermal lake. And it’s not just any thermal lake but the largest swimable thermal lake in the world. The largest thermal lake is Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand but . . . read more
Kuah and I had a free night at an IHG hotel to use so we decided to plan a weekend in Vienna. We took the train from Budapest to Vienna. It was an easy trip, only 2.5 hours. We were lucky in that we could walk to a subway that took us directly to the . . . read more
Today I went on a tour of the Hungarian Parliament. It is a really a beautiful and ornate building. When originally built the Hungarian government had 2 houses. Therefore it was built with 2 symmetrical sides, one side for the lower house and the other for the upper house. After changing to one party under . . . read more
This week we rented a car and Kuah drove us 2 and a half hours to Lillafured. Hungarians drive on the right side of the road so that made the driving easier. We hit some traffic but overall it was smooth sailing. We started off stopping at a trout restaurant, Vendeglo A Pisztrangoshoz, for lunch. . . . read more
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