Key points Where What to see and do Not far from the central area of Budapest on the Pest side is the city park – Varosliget. Well worth a detour in an otherwise busy sightseeing schedule. Central to the park is a fairytale castle called Vajdahunyad which you can walk through for free. You can […]
Lou and Gav are the new people at number 9, newcomers to London suburbia and the safe yummy mummy world of Sara and her husband. Suburbia is a hot bed of one upmanship and the right schools and the not so yummy mummy Lou turns Sara’s life upside down. Bohemian and arty Lou and Gav […]
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Myself and he who likes to think he is obeyed have not laughed so hard for so long whilst watching Jack and Michael Whitehall do their gap year together in 5 weeks. The Netflix series of 6 episodes in South East Asia was all too short. Kicking off in Bangkok, father and son took in the […]
Key points Where How! How very civilised, live music, wine and cheese between 4 and 6 pm, yes please! The hosts are very generous with topping up wine glasses. There is fresh crusty bread both white and brown, at least 6 choices of cheese including a blue and goat variety, breadsticks, nuts, grapes and accompanying […]
Exiting the airport at terminal 2b and the signage is very clear, there are automatic doors which make trailing a suitcase or back pack very easy to negotiate. FOTaxi has it’s own ‘office’ with staff that have very well spoken English. You state your destination and you are given a ticket with the taxi licence plate […]
Day 1 Pest side St Stephen’s Basilica Opera House Walk along the Pest side of the Danube River Parliament Buildings 1956 Hungarian Uprising memorial Coffee or drinks at Four Seasons Hotel formerly the Gresham Palace Budapest Eye Day 2 Pest side House of Terrors Heroes Square Walk through the park to Vajdahunyad Castle The Great […]
Key Points Location Costs Eating Seeing So we were £36* lighter or thereabouts after a visit to the decadent New York Cafe . …..but it was so worth it! Part of the Boscolo Hotel and located on Dahoney Street on the Pest side of Budapest, it is close to the great synagogue if you are sight seeing […]
A bombshell is dropped at the supper table and Beth’s very ordered world is suddenly in disarray. Her finely tuned schedules and carefully planned life choices are destroyed when eldest daughter Ella (destined to study Medicine at Cambridge) announces that she is pregnant. Beth turns to her best family friend Megan for advice and consolation […]
A charming gent with an umbrella invited us to take a few steps underground to visit this fascinating memorial. A darkened tunnel lit by displays and floor lights led us through the dark days of October 1956. So many people died and so many people fled. 2500 Hungarians lost their lives and 200,000 moved away. […]
