Up Up Up to the Citadella, Budapest

I’m in Budapest for a spell, and today, I’ve learned some new things.I learned that the word Citadel refers to a fortress built on top of a hill and that is precisely where we went. Crossing the bridge from Pest, (where we are staying), into Buda, we wandered along the side of the river until […]
Holy Caves! Budapest

Today I explored the Gellért Hillin, a church built into a series of caves, also called “Saint Ivan’s Cave.” The place is really amazing, though they charged 5 Euro to enter and I am always somewhat disappointed to have to pay to go into a church. But they did provide a headset which narrated to […]
BUDAPEST!

In our last days in Europe Orien and I decided to check out Budapest. We snagged an inexpensive ride from Vienna on Carpooling. It is the first time I’ve used this site and it is great. We found a ride the day of for just 14 Euro each (the cheapest bus ticket I found was […]