Exciting news for upcoming travel plans! Unexpectedly, I’m heading back to Hungary for a few days mid-February. There’s a big festival in the south that’s more or less a local little Mardi Gras celebration, though locally known as Busójárás and celebrating the local town Mohács’ Ottoman-era success in retaking their […]
Hungary
Budapest Underground
Some of the coolest parts of Budapest seem to be those hidden underground. By day or early evening, the Labyrinthe on Castle Hill opens the twisting underground passages beneath the old fortress section of town to the wandering of visitors. Even better, for the last hour or two before the […]
Budapest Castle Hill
In Budapest for my friend Oscar’s birthday weekend, we only had one day to really have a look around and do the touristy thing. With that, of course, we went straight to the heart of tourst Budapest: Castle Hill. Castles, churches, and statues galore; it was definitely just enough of […]