Program options for Budapest

• https://triptobudapest.huI am not really a big fan of bus tours, but to go to a specific area and explore it. I think this provides an amazing service. Haven’t tried it personally.
• https://budapestrivercruise.com/budapest-dinner-cruiseYou have dinner on a boat while watching Budapest in the evening. Will get you a romantic score point for sure. Very touristy, never seen anyone Hungarian taking any of this, but it does sound amazing.
• Historical SPAsBudapest is very famous for its historical SPAs.
  • Most famous: Széchenyi Bath — if it’s really hot, spending a day here with a book sounds like an awesome thing to do.
  • Evening option: Rudas Bath — one of them has an outside spa part with an extraordinary view. This is one of my personal favourites.
• ParksThere are two big parks in Budapest (like the Central Park of Budapest). They are both really nice and if weather is good enough for a walk (maybe early morning or evening if it’s hot), it’s definitely worth it. If weather would be nice, then just spending half a day here with a book, walking and sitting at cafés sounds nice.
  • Margaret Island — it’s an island in the Danube, around 5 km perimeter, lots of stuff inside.
  • Városliget (City Park)
• Tram line #2It’s a bit unusual, but Budapest actually has one of the most beautiful tram lines in the world. Tram line #2 goes on the shore of the Danube and is nice.
• Castle District / Buda CastleThis is a full district with churches, historical walls and parks. If weather is nice, this is a very nice place to visit.
• Evening Program
  • Szimpla Kert — the most famous ruin bar we have. Very touristy, I only go there when Christian and Artur are in town 🙂
• Indoor / Cultural Options
  • Dohány Street Synagogue — famous in Budapest, second biggest synagogue in the world.
  • Saint Stephen’s Basilica — one of the main things when Budapest is talked about.
  • Great Market Hall — if you want to buy souvenirs, go here. It’s more of a market, mainly targets tourists. I spent a lot of time here because it’s next to my alma mater: Corvinus University
  • Parliament — a unique building, all Hungarian kids are taken there around age 12. It’s an iconic place of Budapest.
• Museums
  • Retro Museum — I haven’t been there, but it was recommended by my friends when I asked.
  • Flipper Museum
  • House of Music
  • House of Terror — a museum in memory of the two most destructive regimes in Hungary in the last 100 years.
• Cafés
  • Gerbeaud — most famous.
  • Ruszwurm — try the Ruszwurm cake, this is the best in the country. (The classical Hungarian pastry, simply called “creamy”, is a cooked egg cream with vanilla mixed with the egg white after cooking. However, the Ruszwurm cream pastry is not mellowed with the egg white but with whipped cream — of course, when cold.)