3 days in Budapest from February 23rd till the 25th With 5 friends, Filipe (Portugal), Pedro (Portugal), Eefje (The Netherlands), Barry (Ireland), and me (Floor, The Netherlands) we leave Friday the 23rd of February by car to Budapest. Here’s the story of our wonderful road trip to Budapest… Day 1 We would need about 5 to 6 hours to get to Budapest. But with a ‘pit’ stop in Maribor for a cold Laško (Slovene beer), a dinner and 2 hours of ghost riding from the border of Slovenia into Hungary we eventually get there 8 hours later. 8 very pleasant hours though. With Filipe as our personal chauffeur, Eefje our smiley guardian, Pedro our funny model, Barry our new talented soprano, and me as sleeping beauty.
Budapest has been the location of protests and violent riots for the last 3 months. The 2006 protests in Hungary are a series of anti-government protests triggered by the release of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány's private speech in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election. Most of the events took place in Budapest and in some other cities. During our visit we get to see a glimpse of the protests that are still going on.
The riots caused Jim, our host, a lot of empty beds in his hostel. As his new guests we are therefore warmly welcomed. When we arrive at hostel August (the cheapest we could find); an introduction from Jim of 15 minutes about Budapest goes with booking a room. Jim’s looks remind me a little of Robert Downey jr.
He kindly requests us to be very quiet when leaving the building because of the neighbors. We have to imagine being Ninja’s, Jim tells us. Barry seems to do an excellent job at that it appears later…our ‘adult mutant hero turtle’.
Nightlife
After our introduction we’re off into the nightlife of Budapest with Adrien (Belgium, Bruxelles). Adrien is a friend of mine who studies international relations in Budapest. He takes us to Szimpla by an old electric bus, an experience on its own. Why? Because we get to jump on the bus for free joining an unfamiliar ‘ex-communist’ crowd.
Szimpla is a great place for some first drinks in the evening or an ‘after party conversation’ to talk about life. Located in District VII, freewheeling quarter of Budapest. Szimpla is an alternative Mecca located in an apartment courtyard with a free spirited and relaxed atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit, if not your taste the looks of the place itself are a must see. Like someone wrote on his blog “Of all the bars in Budapest, this is the one you should walk into”.
(Address : VII. Kertész u. 48.) (site: http://www.szimpla.hu/index_en.htm)
He kindly requests us to be very quiet when leaving the building because of the neighbors. We have to imagine being Ninja’s, Jim tells us. Barry seems to do an excellent job at that it appears later…our ‘adult mutant hero turtle’.
Nightlife
After our introduction we’re off into the nightlife of Budapest with Adrien (Belgium, Bruxelles). Adrien is a friend of mine who studies international relations in Budapest. He takes us to Szimpla by an old electric bus, an experience on its own. Why? Because we get to jump on the bus for free joining an unfamiliar ‘ex-communist’ crowd.
Szimpla is a great place for some first drinks in the evening or an ‘after party conversation’ to talk about life. Located in District VII, freewheeling quarter of Budapest. Szimpla is an alternative Mecca located in an apartment courtyard with a free spirited and relaxed atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit, if not your taste the looks of the place itself are a must see. Like someone wrote on his blog “Of all the bars in Budapest, this is the one you should walk into”.
(Address : VII. Kertész u. 48.) (site: http://www.szimpla.hu/index_en.htm)
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