The Castle
You say you have already been there? Still, you should give it one more try. The atmosphere of the castle district changes with the seasons, and the early summer version is one of the best. You have been during the day? Try it at night, for a change. Seen the Fisherman’s bastion already? Are you sure you didn’t miss the statue of Pallas Athene that the students often visit before their final exams? Did you sit on top of the tunnel, gazing at the Chain Bridge, trying to figure out if the roof of CEU is from there or not? Did you try to find the exhaust pipe of the nuclear bunker in the middle of the castle, that is disguised as a gutter pipe? Did you try to ride the Castle Hill Funicular? Did you say “Hi” to the mythological Turul bird? Exactly.
Margaret Island
Extensive academic workload might reduce your “awww” moments to occasional glimpses at very small kittens on the screen of your laptop. This is wrong. Spring is here, and the inhabitants of the Budapest Zoo are giving birth to cute animals like macaques, suricates, flamingos, and more disturbing ones such as capybaras. They are all there for you to visit for 1 500 Forints, a sum that is hardly comparable to an average student’s weekly coffee-fee. The Zoo is located in the City Park, a great place by itself, which is also home to Heroes’ Square, the Vajdahunyad Castle, and the Széchenyi Medicinal Baths and Swimming Pool and the Museum of Fine Arts. In the latter, you can see the Birth of Art Photography temporary exhibition until 1 July, which is highly recommended, if your preferred leisure activity is not examining the baby-version of the largest rodent on earth, but you still want to see something beautiful.
Szentendre
You say you have already been there? Still, you should give it one more try. The atmosphere of the castle district changes with the seasons, and the early summer version is one of the best. You have been during the day? Try it at night, for a change. Seen the Fisherman’s bastion already? Are you sure you didn’t miss the statue of Pallas Athene that the students often visit before their final exams? Did you sit on top of the tunnel, gazing at the Chain Bridge, trying to figure out if the roof of CEU is from there or not? Did you try to find the exhaust pipe of the nuclear bunker in the middle of the castle, that is disguised as a gutter pipe? Did you try to ride the Castle Hill Funicular? Did you say “Hi” to the mythological Turul bird? Exactly.
Margaret IslandThis is the best season for visiting the Margaret Island. You don’t have to worry about the crowd, the 2.5 km long island provides with a comfortable place for picnic to everyone. If you are not too lazy, you can go ahead and try to find the second most famous Japanese Garden in Budapest, the Music Well, the Music Fountain, or the Music Lavoratory. There is even a little zoo hidden on the island somewhere! If you spend enough time laying in the grass, you might even find out why it is called the Island of Rabbits...
The Zoo and the City Park
Extensive academic workload might reduce your “awww” moments to occasional glimpses at very small kittens on the screen of your laptop. This is wrong. Spring is here, and the inhabitants of the Budapest Zoo are giving birth to cute animals like macaques, suricates, flamingos, and more disturbing ones such as capybaras. They are all there for you to visit for 1 500 Forints, a sum that is hardly comparable to an average student’s weekly coffee-fee. The Zoo is located in the City Park, a great place by itself, which is also home to Heroes’ Square, the Vajdahunyad Castle, and the Széchenyi Medicinal Baths and Swimming Pool and the Museum of Fine Arts. In the latter, you can see the Birth of Art Photography temporary exhibition until 1 July, which is highly recommended, if your preferred leisure activity is not examining the baby-version of the largest rodent on earth, but you still want to see something beautiful.
SzentendreOkay, it is not Budapest in the strict sense, but it can be reached via the commuter rail HÉV from downtown in a good half our, and it is worth every minute of the way (Szentendre is a town on the riverside north of Budapest). If you are interested, you should visit the Open-Air Etnographic Museum, which is the biggest open-air museum in Hungary, presenting folk architecture, the relics and the old settlement forms - it will provide you with more than enough occasions to take pictures that will prove to your loved ones at home that you took your time and explored the cultural history of Hungary in-depth. If it suits your taste better, just take a walk on the Danube bank: absorb the atmosphere, smile, let Szentendre charm you. Get lost in the maze of cobblestoned streets, explore! The stories to remember will find you. Oh, and there is also a rather disturbing Christmas Museum on the main street for some reason:)
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