Catching The Sun

Trip Start Nov 05, 2006
1
41
48
Trip End Ongoing

Flag of Hungary  ,
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

My original plan for today was to visit the Tropicarium, situated in a shopping mall of all places, half an hour south of Budapest. I got to the bus stop at 9.20am, as the Tropicarium opened at 10am and I wanted to get the most of my 24 hour travelcard, which expired at 11.20am. It turned out that the bus leaves at 8am and the the next one is later in the afternoon. I abandoned this idea and revised my plans for the day.

One thing I'd missed out on yesterday was a trip to Margit sziget, a trip advised by Anita, my Hungarian friend from back home. Margit sziget is an island in the middle of the Danube between Buda and Pest, which residents use as a relaxation spot, or to get away from the city. I spent most of my day walking around here, with the majority spent on the far north of the island, in the Japanese gardens. There is nothing particularly spectacular about Margit sziget, it's like most other inner city parks, but a good place for a change of scenery from the city, nonetheless.
There is a hotel here, a couple of swimming pools with water chutes, and you can hire bikes, so there's plenty to do if not sunbathing.

That evening I caught up with Joszef and Nicolien, we went to the same pizza place for dinner. A search for ice cream (Joszef is just as obsessed as I am!) proved fruitless so we ended up at Coffee Heaven for a chocolate fix (muffins for Nicolien, hot chocolate for Joszef, and a brownie for me!)
Slideshow Print this entry