Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour
Friday - June 8th 2012
We got up around 8:00am and after we prepaired for the day, we had breakfast. The hotel offered a breakfast buffet with all kinds of hot and cold food items, like cheese, sausages, spreads, eggs, bacon, fruits and vegetables. So there was something for everyone.
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| Breakfast Room |
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| Breakfast |
Afterwards we booked a
Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour at the hotel reception and walked to the starting station, which was about ten minutes by foot. We got the first bus and did nearly the whole tour. At Buda Castle we got off the bus and walked around the castle district. From there we had a wonderful view of Pest. Budapest is the combined city of Buda and Pest, which lie on either side of the Danube. We also visited the Fisherman's Bastion, where we had a cold beer.
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| View on Pest |
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| Parliament |
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| Buda Castle |
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| Buda Castle |
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| Fisherman's Bastion |
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| Cafe at Fisherman's Bastion |
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| Borsodi Beer |
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| Fisherman's Bastion |
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| Fisherman's Bastion |
Since it was already early afternoon, we walked back to Pest via the Chain Bridge. It was very hot and so we decided to return to the hotel to rest a bit. Later we had a late lunch at an Indian buffet restaurant.
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| Indian Lunch |
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| Budapest |
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| Budapest |
Our bus tour ticket included an one hour boat tour on the Danube, but first we visited the Great Market Hall, which was a bit disappointing. Finally we found the pier from where the boat departed. We got on board, ordered a beer and chose our seats. The tour was fine, but nothing special. The funniest thing was a group of men that took off their T-shirts to enjoy the sun. It was really hot, but you would never encounter that behaviour here in Austria. The boat tour offered a round trip on both sides of the Danube, where you can see the Parliament and other famous buildings.
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| Great Market Hall |
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| Great Market Hall |
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| Buda Castle and Chain Bridge seen from the Ship |
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| Parliament |
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| River Ride |
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| Budapest |
Afterwards we walked back to the Hard Rock Cafe where we watched the UEFA Euro 2012 game Poland against Greece. Since we got hungry, we decided to have dinner at the
Hummus Bar.
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| Hard Rock Cafe Budapest |
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| Dreher Beer |
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| Bahama Mama |
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| Hard Rock Cafe Budapest |
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| Saint Stephan's Cathedral |
Claudia had the hummus plate and I had the falafel sandwich. Both were very good and so it wasn't our last meal there. Later we returned to our hotel and enjoyed a glass of wine at the hotel bar.
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| Hummus Plate |
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| Falafel Sandwich |
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