Trips for St. Stephen's Basilica

Leave Seattle 12:50 in the afternoon. Arrive in Budapest around noon. We reserved a shuttle bus through the hostel so transportation from the airport is easy. Which is good, because I have brought a case of food poisoning with me from the states …

Day One/Two (13-14 Feb 2007) Get out of Newark before the ice storm hits. Flight to Frankfurt might as well have been "Chasidic Air" - about 60 Chasidic men on our flight. No sleep 'til Germany - but at least they kept me entertained while …

18th June 2007. Well it's amazing but we did it. We slept all bar about 4hrs of our 26hr flight!!! Both horrified by how quickly time passed but glad also that we didn't have to suffer through a long flight awake. We landed the magic seats …

In the center of Budapest, especially in the 7th district there are a couple of mostly open air places which are quite populer among young Hungarians lately. They are located in the gardens of old residential houses, which are not used at the mom …

drinkies inspired trip to prague

Prague, Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava

Our 2nd big trip to Europe! It included: tours, a river cruise, chocolates, pastries, Nutella, trains, castles, museums, Christmas markets, wine and great foods as well as more once-in-lifetime experiences for two soulmates.

Budapest is known for its baths. During the Roman times, there were 14 thermal baths and by the time of the Turkish rule, it counted eight. A visit to this magnificent city is not complete without visiting the 21 available of which 10 are said …

The heart of Budapest is Váci Street between Vörösmarty Square and Elizabeth Bridge. The street gained its status in the mid-19 th century when the original small buildings and shops were replaced by neo-Classical and Eclectic apartments, departm …