Day 3

Our first full day in Budapest: hop-on/hop-off bus around Buda and Pest.

The sights were beautiful, and I have a slightly better understanding of the layout of the city (I live on the Pest side), but the information was rather hard to take in. There were headphone jacks next to each seat, but when the informative material wasn't playing, we heard the same three songs on repeat.

Interesting fact: On the first Saturday of every month, motorcyclists ride up this long, narrow road to the citadel on the Buda side. They clog the roads making it very hard for buses (like the one I was on) to get up. The riders stand by the bikes and talk, before eventually driving off to some other place. There were more motorcycles gathered there than I have ever seen in my life.

Due to my inability to pick a photo from the tour, I'm uploading the bus ticket/schedule. My main blog will feature a couple of photos.