A little while ago (24-26 May) I took a weekend trip to Budapest with the folks for a little indulgence before they went back to Perth. We stayed in an exquisite hotel, made good use of the executive lounge, did a little exploring, and a lot of eating.
We visited the Memorial Park, a park a little outside the city where all the statues from the Soviet era are on display. The park is symmetrical and different areas symbolise different aspects of communism, ending with a dead end to show that communism gets you nowhere.
On mum and dad's final night they treated me to the best dinner I've had in months at Chess.
Seriously nice stuff. I'm pretty lucky.
Budapest is an incredible city with beautiful architecture, but many of its buildings are in need of a little TLC. On our last day we visited Hero's Square, where the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is watched over by a guard that changes every hour, accompanied by a band at midday.
Then there was just time for a quick walk around the old castle and river before heading off to the very elaborate train station to head back to Vienna.
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