Hotel Opera Budapest

... I found it. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. It's known as the 'Paris of Europe', and along with Vienna, it's THE City of Opera. Budapest comes from the union of 2 towns - Buda, meaning Castle District, and Pest, meaning Inner City. It's part of the ...

... the whole city, walked over the famous Chain Bridge, saw the Parliament Buildings (apparently Europe's largest) as well as the Opera. Budapest really is a beautiful city. I'll try to upload some pics at some point (maybe today?!). Jason was in a ...

... Adam Clark, the Hungarians do it Asian style with surname first =P), the little princess statue on the Danube, the 4 seasons hotel in Budapest (art nouveau anyone?), the demolishion of Budapest after the recapture from the Turks and then WW2, and even the ...

Yesterday was a drag. We got to our hotel in Budapest and found out that it was a student dormitory that they open in the summer. The place was gross. The room had basically a carpet hanging over the window and barely two mattresses. However, we ...

... Also, Jim actually had a paper to write that was due right when we got back, so we spent alot of time in some great Budapest cafes. They were Viennese style coffee shops with high ceilings, ornate decor, and equally ornate looking pastries. We had a ...

... only 20 years since communist rule. Sue After having so many beautiul surprises in Italy, and so many people telling us how beautiful Budapest is, we probably expected too much and took a while to adjust. We were also very tired and needed to just ...

... delayed the whole excursion and allowed us to roister through some countryside crops and come back with fresh sunflowers.. I came back to Budapest with friends in December 1999 to celebrate the "Millenium" New Year's eve there. It was nice - good and ...

... beer - the atmosphere is very relaxed - there is normally an acoustic guitar player on friday's nights. I found the food in Budapest excellent - and the service impeccable. Casinos- I love Casions normally - but I would give them a miss in Budapest - ...

... , wine, beer, and juices).  We also received gifts everyday from Xenia, including a hardback book on Budapest's architecture.  It was the best hotel experience we have ever had in all our travels. For those of you that would like to know, there ...

Day 1 Arrived in Budapest and settled into my hostel, Budapest Bubble.  What a great hostel, the owner is so lovely and friendly..would stay there again in a second! Was in a bit of a mood as I just found out some sad news from WFFT, Sundae ...

... Biarritz, Fortuna, Alabárdos, Arany Szarvas, Kárpátia and the world famous Mátyás Pince Restaurants. Between the wars Budapest's coffee houses were famous. Taking on some of the functions of English clubs each had its own loyal clientele. Of ...

... after an easy tram ride from the station.  Nice self-contained room but no air conditioning!! Back into town and bought Budapest Cards.  A cold and very enjoyable beer at a local cafe and then off to the palace on the hill. Very impressive and ...

... ...). We then continued to Liberty Square and to the St. Stephan Bazilika (which was amazing). Then, we walked to the Budapest Opera house (again, lovely building), but decided not to take the way overpriced tour inside (maybe tomorrow...). Returning to ...

... Chain Bridge, Mathias Church and Fishermen's Bastion. We went up the Gellert Hill with the most spectacular view of the city of Budapest, the Central Market Hall, all the way to the Heroes’ Square. We pass the Opera House and the Saint ...

Well we finally set sail tonight for Bratislava. We have spent the last two days sight seeing around Budapest.What a wonderful city with so much history.The country has had a hard life, but they are now going forward and are starting to restore the old ...

... with elements of baroque. Although in size and capacity it is not among the greatest, in beauty and the quality of acoustics the Budapest Opera House is considered to be amongst the first few opera houses in the world. In front of the entrance gate there ...

... 't say it couldn't be better.) A fire in Vienna's Opera House in 1881 that killed 400 people forced the planners of the Budapest Opera House to consider fire safety, including extra exits, a 16-ton iron curtain to block the flames (raised by a ...

... time in a few days I was energized and looking forward to a days sightseeing. Sitting astride the magnificent river Danube, Budapest is a very cosmopolitan city rich in cultural heritage. The river divides the city into two parts; on the western side is ...

... of the night is mostly a blur until suddenly at 6am in broad daylight we found ourselves outside the aforementioned Budapest Opera House, singing, swaying and making general merriment despite exhaustion and adjacency to a Hungarian National Monument. ...

... , Sept 8th, 2007... Up early and off to Szentendre (St. Andrews) Quaint, old town about 45 minutes from Budapest...Artists town. Shoppers paradise. Narrow, cobblestone streets. Museums, churches. On the way we drove through the former capital city of the ...