Budapest, Hungary: There was a lot of hype for this Eastern European city. People on last year’s trip really enjoyed this city. Budapest definitely did not conform to these pre-existing thoughts. We thought we were going to take this city by storm, but instead it dominated us. Budapest has been my least favorite city thus far. Although I always enjoyed myself in the moment, there were many negative aspects about Budapest. The city was unclean, not cheap as we expected, and the people were terrible. Each day I was there, I was ripped off by someone.
There were some positives though. For one, Hotel Queen Mary was nice. An American-style restaurant and bar named The Cactus Juice was amazing. The food and service were great, and amazingly they did not try to rip customers off. Both Friday and Saturday night I enjoyed the barbeque turkey and pineapple dish. Also, the dinner boat ride on the Danube River on the last night was fun. The views from the middle of the river were extraordinary as well as the sunset. The ‘all-you-can-eat’ buffet did not hurt either. It was an enjoyable last night but I was happy to be leaving the city soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment