Inside Budapest's Parliament
Now part of the opulent Boscolo New York Palace hotel, the lavish Café New York was the haunt of Budapest's intelligentsia. One of Europe's original literary cafés -- now a hotel lobby for the bored rich toting Louis Vuitton bags. Read more about its impressive former clientele here.
The faded glamour of Muvész Kávéház
View from Buda hill
Fisherman's Bastion
Bullet holes preserved in the memorial to the 1956 revolution
Heroes' Square
St Matthias Church in Buda
Andrassy út boulevard, lined with cafes, grand 19th-century buildings and music halls
Callas Cafe next to the Opera House
Everything goes better with sour cherry cake
Inside the Museum of Applied Arts
A perfect Wiener schnitzel at one of my favourite restaurants in the world: Bock Bisztró. Named for one of Hungary's foremost winemakers, it is truly an oenophile's delight.
Bock's lobster soup
Bock's chocolate beef with morels
Bock's house-cured meats and salamis
Accordian helps the wine go down
Tokaji is definitely okay
Atop Gellért Hill
Special mention to the unforgettable Szechenyi Baths, which we didn't photograph (due to being in our swimwear at the time). A series of indoor pools ranging from hot to freezing, and a large heated outdoor swimming pool in the shadow of the majestic domed building. Watch the old men play chess between the rising steam, or get sucked into the whirlpool and feel like a kid again.
