Budapest was fantastic – much better weather than expected (> 20C!). The food was great, the people friendly and there was plenty to see and do. I was particularly impressed by the thermal baths – we went to the Szechenyi Baths in the City Park, which consists of three outdoor pools and several indoor ones, all at different temperatures. Just wish we could have stayed a bit longer to try some of the others out!

The photos are now online at: http://photos.neil.be/budapest

If you’re thinking of going to Budapest, I’d highly recommend the Normafa Hotel which I booked via GTAHotels. It’s on the Buda hills in an extremely quiet and tranquil setting. However the city is just 20 minutes away – the bus station is literally opposite the hotel and buses run very regularly for a cost of around 50 pence!

A restaurant we went to is particularly worthy of mention:

Mófarguru Restaurant
Attila út 125, Budapest I, tel: +36 1 225 17 48

The menu was around 200 pages long, and there’s the option of dining traditionally on the floor in cosy booths. The food was excellent too, and superb value for money. Very highly recommended. It’s less than 5 mins walk from Moscow Square.

I’m off on holiday to Budapest for around 5 days – this is my first trip to Central Europe so am very much looking forward to it. Just hope the weather holds out