It is so good to have Alan with me. It has been a year since we last saw each other, and he has not changed at all. Man am i lucky. We take the train to Budapest and arrive at 2.30pm. Its a short walk to our accommodation, and we quite literally throw our bags in the apartment and head straight back out. First stop is the Book Cafe. A cafe with a stunning interior and average but not overpriced coffee. Next we walk to the river to lay eyes on the Chain Bridge and...

22rd Spent the morning riding the trams to various sights and shopping malls. I ended up on the Buda side around lunch time and after spending a short time in a shipping mall i felt a little hungry. I chose not to eat in the mall, so it was out onto the street for some local food. Walking along the path i spotted a lot of people going into a building. So i followed an dto my surprise it is a huge indoor food market. Lots of fruit and vegetables, meats and pickl...

17th Its off to Budapest today by train. The 3 hour journey takes you across the plains of Hungary. Lots of farmland, very old villages and very old infrastructure. We arrive into Budapest train station which is over 200 years old. Not sure which way the subway station is i turn right when leaving the train station. Well of course the subway was to the left. I have noticed that they do not put up and sort of large signs to tell you where the entrance is. You jus...