For my last weekend in Budapest one of the last things I planned on doing was to visit one of the Turkish baths which are common on the Buda side. I hadn't been to the baths on my last two visits to the city. My apartment is actually next to Kiraly baths so I planned on going there Sunday after biking all day Saturday.I've also been deep cleaning my apartment in stages each weekend since I don't think anyone ever has or ever will with elderly landlords and monthl...

While having lunch I was looking at my map trying to figure where else to go biking this afternoon. Nearby is the Jewish Synagogue which is either the largest in Europe or in Central/Eastern Europe.I had tried going in 2007 but unfortunately it was closed that day. Checking their website they are also closed Saturdays for regular service and I wont have a chance to come back again but its worth seeing from the outside.The architecture is interesting and a mix of ...

The Buda side of the Danube has a long bike path running the entire length. I've walked it a few times but today I got to bike it with some diversions.The path is busy with tourists, couples, and families out biking.After passing by the Palace and Chain Bridge I passed by Rudas baths further down. There is an original Turkish dome and a many extensions that have been added to make the building much longerPassing by the green steel Gellert Bridge I wanted to goto ...

Having visited the Basilica I went down into the garage to rent a bike. Rental charges are based on blocks of time. The cheapest was 4 hours but I wanted 10 hours which was the next price. I'd expected to bike for about six hours.I had to leave a 5000Ft ($25) deposit with my drivers licence as ID. The rental fee of 2500 Ft ($12) would be paid when I return based on the number of hours. I'd pay $7 to rent a bike in Korea and had paid $15 in Taiwan so the price was...

This is my last full weekend in Budapest so I wanted to take a break from my course and go biking. Budapest is very bike friendly but I couldn't figure out where to rent bikes. Searching online I found several bike rentals near the Basilica on the other side of the river.I emailed one who said I didn't need a reservation for Saturday but I still wanted to go early. I decided to walk all the way rather than take the metro as it can be done in half an hour and isn'...