St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) Budapest

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Besides the incredibly beautiful architecture and the sweeping skylines along the Danube, Buda and Pest have a lot of other amazing things to offer. Here are a few of our favorites:

1.) There's a wonderful Boba tea place run by a lovely vietnamese couple in a pedestrian underpass near the metro. Megan also happens to be …

Terrible night with Quinn up all the time and me having to sleep in the little bed with her, so we were all pretty grumpy this morning with such little sleep. Breakfast helped some as there was lots of choose from although I may have had enough bread for a while. Lots of chocolate at breakfast too, cookies, nutella, chocolate bread, chocolate …

Country number ten! I arrived in Hungary on Monday and after negotiating my way through rogue money exchanges, was soon checked in to my hostel near the centre. The term 'party hostel' has been banded around a lot on this trip, but I can say this is definitely true for Carpe Noctem Vitae (which I soon realised can be translated as 'Seize the Night …

Literally-- apparently "Pest" means oven, or derives from a word that means oven; the city resides on thermal springs. Either way, it is freaking HOT here. The sun is also intense; we were both badly sunburnt almost immediately on Sunday, our first full day here. We are finishing up three days and four nights here, and while it has not been the …

Thursday evening we set out for Budapest and had to take a 16 hour over night train. This was our first over night train ever, and it was not too comfortable. They ran out of beds so we only had regular seats reserved that did not recline. We saved $22 this way but I don't think I could ever do another train like this without a bed. Finally we …

So I got off the plane refreshed and ready to go. I had a month to do whatever I pleased and this is where I chose to start my trip. I had been to Budapest twice before but never did I have this much time to explore.


So first thing was first: where to stay. I usually opt for renting a furnished apartment but I thought that since I …

Getting up bright and early in the morning (4.30am to be precise), Phil and I took a cab to the airport to board a plane bound for Budapest. We made sure our bags weren't too big for the cardboard box measurer the Ryanair staff were wielding and found a seat together on the plane. Ryanair, being the budget airline that it is, don't let you reserve …

We sadly said goodbye to the hotel and packed up to climb on our train to Budapest. We arrived at our gorgeous little hostel in the MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY and raced to see what we could do that evening. We decided on the night river cruise. In the mean time we visited the streets and ate a snack infront of the beautifully lit Basilica. We hoped on the …

I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Budapest, the beautiful capital of Hungary! I didn't know too much about it before I got there, but it is truly an amazing city. It is actually two cities, divided by the Danube river: Buda and Pest. We stayed on the Pest side which seemed to be a bit livelier most of the time!

Despite the city's …

A couple of days spent in Hungary have shown me that there is an enormous cultural difference between Eastern European countries and those of Western Europe. This divide could prove to severely hamper Europe's attempt at creating a unified federation of states that work together much like the United States of America. Among the many cultural …

... for the full 3 hour trip. Our guide Ildikon (Hildegard in German) Kiss showed us two marvelous stop offs at St Stephen's Basilica. Stephen was Hungary's first king and the Basilica was named after him; and The Hill of Gellert which looks over all of ...

... building which is built in a similar style. I find both buildings beautiful, but the edge just might go to Budapest. The dome of St. Stephen's Basilica towers above the Pest side of the city (Buda and Pest - divided by the Danube - were two cities ...

... to see the Graystons knocking at our door after their long flight from Vancouver! After the requisite church steeple climb up St. Stephen's Basilica we immediately headed for the first of many beers, partly due to the heat but more to visit and catch ...

... all the finest stores you would expect to see anywhere. From there we ventured back into the Christian world and went into St. Stephen's Basilica, the major church in Pest. There was a wedding going on but we were still able to get inside and view the ...

... underneath all of the seats in the orchestra. After that we went on over to the stunning and amazingly gold St. Stephen's Basilica. Sadly, the tower was closed for the afternoon, but we still saw St. Stephen's hand in ...

... two very happy Americans LOL! Throughout the week we visited most of the major sites including the Parliament, Buda Castle, St. Stephen's Basilica, and Hero's Square. One other really cool place we visited was the little known Memento Park. It's located ...

... - and a nice dinner in the evening. Plenty of beer throughout the day. On the 16th we visited St. Stephen's Basilica. The largest church in Budapest, it's 96-metre high dome offers a brilliant view of the city. Although construction began in 1851, ...

... nbsp; We then walked back down towards Pest, passing Margaret Island on the way.  In Pest we saw Parliament, St. Stephen's Basilica, and many other things.  I was immediately impressed by how absolutely beautiful the city is.  Like Berlin, ...

... ) and Matthias church, which is a beautiful church opposite the castle. Our hostel was in Pest-- right next to St. Stephen's Basilica, 2 minutes from the Danube, and surrounded by little restaurants and shops.  Unfortunately, we were too stupid to ...

... a better impression of the city than my first night.  On my fist day I toured the Pest side including St. Stephen's Basilica, Andrassy ut (an avenue that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the State Opera, Vajdahunyad Castle (a castle built ...