Things I knew about Budapest before I went to Budapest:
-Location: Hungary
-Language: Hungarian (tip: ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ are kérek [care-ek] and ‘köszönöm‘ [kur-sur-nurm].)
Things I learned about Budapest in Budapest:
-Used to be two cities: Buda and Pest
-Currency: Was still transitioning to using the Euro, so mostly uses its previous currency, forints*
-Food: Paprika. Also, goulash.
-Hobbies: Turkish baths and horseback riding. There are thermal water sources all over Hungary and a ton of grasslands.
-Sights to see:
Budapest Parliament
Statue Park, Memento Park (relocated Soviet-era statues)
Atop Castle Hill, home of the National Palace, the Hungarian National Gallery, and the Budapest Museum.
Fisherman’s Bastion
* Forints reminded me of florins (Italian currency), which then made me think of the fictional country named Florin in the classic movie The Princess Bride, which then made me happy because it’s a great movie. So Budapest got some bonus points from me by very loose association a favourite childhood film. Also, Budapest has a labyrinth and secret passageways are my favourite.
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I suggest you try Chicken Paprikosh, if you not vegetarian, on home made Spetzle. My grandmother used to make it for me, and though I only got to be in Budapest 2 days, I made it my goal to try it there. It was delicious. Nice blog, thanks for taking me to my roots.
Thanks for the food tip. Sounds delicious! Glad you enjoyed the post.
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Beautiful Budapest; the Fisherman’s Bastion pic is my fave.
Thank you! Fisherman’s Bastion was unfortunately fenced off while I was visiting, but it’s a gorgeous bit of architecture all the same.