Vaci Street (Vaci utca) Budapest

Budapest is an amazing city. I first had the pleasure to experience Budapest in 1997, visiting a friend who moved to Budapest immediately after college. I always admired my friend's choice to pursue the "adventuresome" route and explore Eastern Europe. Upon my visit, I admired his choice even more of Budapest.

My first trip here, I …

Começámos o dia com o pequeno-almoço no hotel, que até era bastante bom, foi de facto o melhor deste hotel. O Jorge adorou os pequenos-almoços, para quem nunca toma pequeno-almoço, começar o dia a comer salsichas e ovos, é um grande repasto.

Este primeiro dia em Budapeste foi dedicado à Zona de Peste, que achei uma das zonas mais …

We leave the hotel early, walking the river side to Margaret Island. A stroll through the large park area, watching the joggers and birds. Once back to the bridge entrance to the island, we walk the streets to the state opera house, a grand building, plushly decorated inside. Next, we stop for coffee opposite the basilica of St Stephen. A tour of …

... , as they turned out most of the other lights in the caves not too much later. We then walked over the Chain Bridge to the Vaci street shopping district and found a good restaurant. Fried cheese and fried apples are good. The next day (today) was also ...

... desiccated repose in a church on the Pest side of the river. After crossing the Danube we went to our apartment in Vaci Utca (Vaci street), a long walking street right in the thick of things.  The apartment is spacious and extremely ...

... up a time for the next day. I wanted to take more pictures of certain things, such as the Fisherman's Bastion, and revisit Vaci Uti (Vaci Street) to get some of the souvenirs I had left for the end of my trip. I walked all over taking more pictures ...

... warned about pickpockets and the necessity to remain vigilant at all times, particularly in the Market Square, along Vaci Street and on public transport. Hungary is the home of goulash and paprika is used in just about any preparation of food.  We ...

Budapest, Hungary (Aug 18 - Aug 22):  CELLPHONE +36 70 510 2169 Either I picked a really happening time or this city is just alive with stuff going on all the time!  I did not know it before I arrived but Aug 20 is a huge holiday (Saint ...

... . It's the third largest parliament in Europe and faced the Danube river. After enjoying the sights of Budapest, Shivany and I made our way to Vaci street (which is the more affordable version of the Agassy street) where we did a bit of window shopping- ...

... Bank. Each of these buildings tell a story of the Buda architecture which resembles that of buildings in Vienna and Berlin. Vaci street is pedestrianised and has most high street-type shops as well as a few small shops selling local souvenirs and ...

... . After sitting for a few moments to pull myself together, I continued on.  To my surprise, not long after I found Vaci street...but got distracted when I looked across the Elizabeth bridge and saw the Cave church which I had also wanted to see. ...

... 1873.  Since we got to Budapest late in the afternoon, we decided to take it easy and head to Vaci Utca (or Vaci Street), which is Budapest’s largest shopping street and is completely limited to pedestrian traffic.  We shopped a bit in ...