Eurotrip Day 5 - Budapest

(Part 5 of a series.)

The tour guide told us that Budapest looks a lot like Moscow, that's why when movies cannot actually film in Moscow, they would be in Budapest.

I wouldn't know that but Budapest was, especially viewing it from Fisherman's Bastion, was pretty. You'd see the entire landscape unobstructed. No tall buildings, no eyesores, no billboards.

Side story: Right now at day 5, I'm being hit with the realization that my travel blog is going to be shorter. I spent the rest of the tour being immersed and exposed to the culture that I am dumbfounded and lost for words.

Anyway, everything I heard about Budapest was true. I've only ever seen it in the movies and experiencing it firsthand was really different.

There's this feeling that everything is just moving so fast. Maybe because our hotel was in the city center and we had to haul our own luggages along the streets and among people.

Or maybe, it's because I'm holding this uneasy feeling that I can't understand what everyone is saying and I have to have my translator and I feel slow. DK and I actually visited a pharmacy-store (like a Watsons or Matsumoto Kiyoshi). I forgot what we bought but it was I think a soothing cream. In there, everything was flowing. I just felt overwhelmed and I don't really know why.

Danube and DaPro
It's a gamer wordplay. LOL.

The Danube is visible from Fisherman's Bastion. The river is freakin' long. And wide. And I think, deep, too. Ships can pass through it.

I was joking with DK about the word play. She didn't get it. The joke died because I had to repeat it several times.

Landmarks
Fisherman's Bastion is a must-visit. It was built to have a panoramic view and it is a great view of Budapest. Matthias Church is within the Fisherman's Bastion.

Heroes' Square. It shows Hungary's heroes from history and is one of the major landmarks of Budapest. During our visit it was a good thing the rain let up, we were able to actually get off the bus and set foot on the square.

Hungarian Parliament Building. Best viewed from Danube at night. My photos do not give justice how beautiful it is.

And then there was rice
Since the tour group was composed mainly of Filipinos, the agency arranged a dinner with several dishes that include rice. Other tour members actually exclaimed "finally" when they told us we have rice in our meal.

And of course, DK was happy. I think she ate an equivalent of 5 days' worth of rice in that dinner service.

Oh, did I mention that it was a dinner cruise? Yeah, we got on a boat. Food was served on the boat that made two passes along the Danube. The view of the Parliament Building would have been really great if not for the rain.

Just like Budapest
I remember that line from the Avengers movie: "This is just like Budapest all over again,". It wasn't really explained in the movie. For me, that would be "standing in the rain waiting for a perfect moment". Because I actually did that. It was raining and I was standing on the boat deck outdoors to take a photo.

--Raisondetroy