Budapest Day 2

After seeing much of the Pest side of Budapest yesterday, today we decided to explore the Buda side. This side of the city is more hilly and is the site of Buda Castle, some other old buildings and other old... stuffs.

First stop was the Gellert Baths and again cos we didn't our bathing suits = no thermal bath for us.

Opposite the baths was a church carved into a cave. Cool!

From there we made our way to the rear of the castle.

Oh here we go...now it looks more castle-y.

Hmmm, that's an interesting way to take a photo and shield oneself from the glare.

The view from the castle of Pest. Aaah so pwetty.

After meandering through the castle grounds we reached the centre of the Old Town and found a supermarket. We needed water!

Fisherman's Bastion was next on the conquer list. I do like turrets and the fairytale feelings they conjure up.

Cant...

stop....


taking...

photos!

We then walked through the rest of the surround old town.

We found the closest Metro at the base of the hill and went back to the Pest side. A bunch of food stalls popped up in the middle of nowhere! Me so happy to find quaint wooden food stalls.

An interesting menu choice there.

Here's a man cooking traditional Hungarian chimney cake. Mmmm looks and smelled so tasty.

Pickled vegetable faces.

An extensive collection of fur hats for sale. Mmmm... langos....

Buborekos tea has come to Hungary!

We rested up back at our hotel and had a dip in the pool (hehe) before heading out to dinner at Kiskakukk, a charming, unfussy Hungarian restaurant. When asked what Kiskakukk meant, the waiter said 'koo koo'. Aaah, the cuckoo bird. Hungarians are so cute!

I kinda expected Hungarian cuisine to be similar to Austrian, which is similar to German - heavy on the sausages. Rather, it is more gamey and I was surprised to find out that as the second largest producer of foie gras, they eat bucketloads of it. Bring... it.... ON!!! Also, real Hungarian goulash served in Hungary tends to be more watery than the thick, stewy counterparts served elsewhere in the world (so the guidebooks tell me).

Our mushroom soup and goulash.

Grilled goose liver (yum!) with apple rounds in Tokaji sauce. Yum! The dish of the night for me.

Smee really felt like having a schnitzel.

I had the veal stew with spatzle. Yum!

Not that I really know what Hungarian cuisine should taste like but all the reviews are pretty positive. I definitely would come back to this restaurant and recommend those who visit Budapest, have a dinner at Kiskakukk too :)