Szimpla Kert Budapest

Sooo, I've decided to do the infamous Hong Kong visa run. I'm really scared of how this is going to end up like.


Went to coffee heaven. We went to Szimpla after, but Jenny and I came back early …

Right....it's relatively difficult blogging a few days afterwards so excuse the scattered nature of this blog. I vividly remember arriving in Hungary so friggin' hungry! (pun intended) and immediately heading to the hostel which was up about 10 million flights of stairs (fol). The hostel itself was a bit of a shithole but that turned out not to …

Well its been a great week. And only a little bit of crazy. Last wednesday all of us McDaniel Americans went to this hostel bar for a "English Quiz Night," which was very fun. Unfortunately my team did not win, but it was a blast.
Thursday night...originally we were going to go out, but a movie night sounded more appealing. Especially since …

Since the collapse of Communism, Budapest has experienced something of a renaissance. The grand architecture and boulevards evoke a time gone by, while glamorous stores and glitzy restaurants make this one of the truly great cities of Europe. Budapest is the perfect city to enjoy from the water. From here you'll be able to see the magnificent …

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Hello, hello! I feel like I have not blogged in quite some time now and my recent memories of Budapest (February 24-27) are becoming not so recent anymore!

I came to Europe thinking I would travel to France, England, Italy, you know, the typical touristic, popular if you will, …

... .  The variety makes Budapest eye candy for any traveler. My two favorite things we did while in Budapest were most definitely going to the bar Szimpla Kert.  it is one of the many cafe/bars made from ruined buildings.  When going there at ...

... in a very desirable part of the city and is in one of the old buildings that have an inner courtyard. She took us to "Szimpla Kert," which is this amazing night club/bar located in an old building.  The place has this unreal vintage/retro ...

... times. Urgh. This marks the second scariest moment of my life. I don't think I'll be going to Arkad for a while now.   Szimpla Kert. One of the most famous and beloved bars in Budapest. If you ask anyone to recommend bars in Budapest, this is likely ...

... less chance of waking up at 2am!) We walked around a little to get our bearings, then ended up at Szimpla Kert for beer and dinner. A unique aspect of Budapest that we hadn't seen before, Szimpla is a "ruins bar." There's no real signage on the ...

... Couch surfing night, beers watching the football then going to possibly the best bar i have ever had the pleasure of visiting! It's called Szimpla Kert and it's just crazy, the place is cover in strange art that drunk people have made, none of ...

... at a bar (i think) we headed to the third best bar in the world (voted by MULTIPLE corps. - google it bitches) called Szimpla Kert. It was a fantastic, eccentric ruin bar with old bikes, children's prams, you name it, all hanging from washing lines, ...

... grabbing a beer to sit and watch the twilight over the river again. After scouting some dinner in town we headed to Szimpla Kert, a bar set up in a ruined building.  Admittedly this seems to be a strong attraction to international students as well ...

... sampled a few Hungarian beers - this is when I discovered my favourite, a dark beer called Dreher. We ended up at Szimpla Kert, a famous ruins bar in the Jewish quarter which placed 3rd on Lonely Planet's People's Choice bar competition; these popular ...

... . Our last resort was this really fun bar, I may have written about it already, im not sure. But we went there last, its called "Szimpla Kert" and it is actually the worlds #3 best bar!  Cont. Saturday night was so much fun. A few of us lovely ...

... that the walls are still weathered and the ceiling nonexistent in many places.  Our particular destination was Szimpla Kert, currently ranked a staggering number three on Lonely Planet's top 100 bars in the world.  The atmosphere was ...