Budapest

So I'm already nostalgic: I already miss Budapest. It was one of the most amazing trips I've ever been on and I wish that I was still strolling those beautiful streets and discovering cute little café's and eating my bodyweight in waffles. My boyfriend took me for my 22nd birthday and I had absolutely no idea that he would be surprising me with three nights in a snazzy apartment right in the city. It was beautiful! We stayed at Brody Apartments, which I highly recommend as the location was perfect, there were café's, restaurants, sights and shops all within 5 minutes walk of our road.

The capital has two sides, Buda and Pest which are either side of the Danube river, which represent two different characters of the city. We did a lot of exploring and covered a lot of the city.So, Buda- which offers its historic castle district, medieval streets and the most amazing views of the city. Pest- which is home to Vatci Utca the shopping artery, the biggest parliament in Europe and the Szechenyi Thermal Baths (which is a MUST when visiting Budapest)

So enough of the history I'm just going to share my favourites from the holiday with you!

My favourite site/view: CHAIN BRIDGE.

The view of the city from Castle Hill

Best Food: WAFFLES. Now I know you can get waffles in like every city, but ohmygosh these were made even better by the beautiful vintage cafe we ate them in. So delicious.

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Best Bar: BOUTIQ BAR. George discovered this little beauty. It was voted the best Cocktail bar in Hungary, and you can so see why! The atmosphere was perfect for birthday drinks ahhh it was just lush!

Best Restaurant: TG ITALIANO. We went to this place twice! It was my favourite, I just loved the style and the food. Also- amazing Cosmopolitans.

The Best Experience: SZECHENYI BATHS. I was told to visit the thermal baths by my sister and my friend who said that we would LOVE it. Despite the freezing cold run in your bikini from the door to the baths it was sooooo hot. There were even little old Hungarian men playing chess in the corners of the pool! If you were to do one thing in Budapest go to the baths!

The Best Transport: CABLE CAR. On our first day we got the 'Funicular Cable Car' up to Castle Hill, now this is quite possibly the steepest hill ever and this cute little cable car takes you right up to the very top of the hill. The lady on the door also was so keen to take our photo too- winning!

Castle Hill

The most divine burger at Fisherman's Bastion

Snowy views of Budapest

The Best Market: THE GREAT MARKET HALL. This place is filled with Hungarian embroidery, food, spices, souvenirs and not to mention these cute little dolls- there's absolutely loads of them!