Back to Budapest

October 19 – 25, 2014: I thought of this as the “going back” trip. It’s true that when it came to Romania i was only going back to the country – all the places i visited there were new – but there would only be three new places after that. Budapest was definitely not new, […]

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LBS: Budapest: Godollo and — Goths?

October 20-21, 2007: Having already done the river trip to Szentendre (verdict: boring stretch of river, very pretty town but overrun with tourists), this time I decided to go inland, to the former palace at Godollo. This turned into a bit of a trek. I started by taking the metro to the end of the […]

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LBS: Budapest – Museums and markets

October 18-21, 2007: Back in 2004 I had visited the sites at the top of the guide book lists: the House of Terror (covering the Nazi occupation, the home-grown fascist Arrow Cross party and the Hungarian version of the KGB), the Opera House (necessary light relief after the House of Terror), the magnificent Dohany Street […]

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LBS: A Fine Day in Budapest

October 15-17, 2007: I arrived in Budapest from the US pretty much on time, even though my seven hour layover in the UK shrank to four hours thanks to an equipment problem with the flight from RDU to LGW. The coach transfer from Gatwick to Heathrow still left me with time for a proper British […]

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Wandering Budapest

November 3-9, 2011: Between the apartment and the Art Nouveau tour, my visit to Budapest would have been a success regardless of what else I did, but I did enjoy a few other sights as well. The “top ten” lists for Budapest include places like the Opera House, the Terror Museum, the three bath complexes, […]

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Art Nouveau in Budapest

Among the extensive information on Budapest on the apartment website I found a link for Pal Street tours, which offered an Art Nouveau tour. Like apartments, individual, as opposed to group, tours, are usually too expensive for budget-minded solo travelers, but I was saving enough on food by eating in that I succumbed to temptation. […]

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Nesting in Budapest

November 3-9, 2011: A sobe at the southern end of Andrassy Ut. That room in an elderly woman’s apartment, with shared bath, was my “home” in Budapest in 2004. A great location, but short on privacy. A somewhat ramshackle hotel near the Elizabeth Bridge. My Budapest lodging in 2007. A pretty good location, but short […]

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Loving Ortigia, Noto Not So Much

19-20 April, 2008 I would visit the Archaeological Park in Siracusa proper with the tour group, so I had planned a day trip to Noto and then a day (Sunday) exploring Ortigia. Over breakfast I discussed my plans with my landlady. The bus station, which I had expected to find practically next door to the […]

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Museum Days: Copenhagen

August 1-2, 2015: With only four nights in Copenhagen, obviously I had to be selective, especially as I spent most of one day at Roskilde. I was staying very close to Nyhavn, and spent my time in the central area, so it is certainly possible I would have enjoyed other areas more. I did see […]

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Szeged: Second Time Around

October 16-19, 2014: While I was waiting to finally enter Szeged’s beautiful synagogue, I had plenty of time to take another look at buildings I had admired on my first visit. Naturally, I spent a fair amount of time enjoying Reok Palace, but I also revisited the town hall, the cathedral and several other buildings. […]

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