Hey there! As you have maybe seen on my Instagram I went to Budapest with srprs.me. With srprs.me you can book your next vacation very easily without knowing what your destination will be. They offer several options like Multi City, Backpacking, Broke,... and the option we chose was Pick A Side. With the option Pick A Side you can choose wether you want to go to northern Europe, western Europe, southern Europe or eastern Europe. So we've decided to go for eastern Europa mainly because it was the cheapest option. It's super easy to book this trip, the only thing you have to do is enter all of your details, the preferred date of departure & return & whether you would like to sleep in a hotel or hostel with or without breakfast. You pay your trip and done, let the countdown begin! One week before your departure you will receive an envelope with the scratch card & a black envelope with your travel documents, that you can only open after revealing your destination. In the meantime they show you the weather forecast of your secret destination & tell you when you will be expected at the airport. Day1: 02/02 the moment was there! We were expected at Charleroi Airport 7am were we finally got to know where we would spend our time the next 3 days. We scratched the scratch card, entered the code and guess what?! We got to go to Budapest! After arriving in Budapest we first had to find out where our hotel was located & how we should get there. We took the airport shuttle bus (100E) for only 900 HUF to Kalvin Ter M, the city center of Budapest. From there it was only a 10-minute walk to our hotel. Srprs.me chose for us the Bo18Hotel Superior. A 3-star hotel with a perfect location in the city center of Budapest. At first I was a little bit scared to find out where we would sleep the next 2 nights, because you have no idea what type of hotel it will be and for me it's important that the hotel is clean! But the Bo18Hotel pleasantly surprised me! We got a warm welcome with some basic explanation about the city & even vouchers for free welcome drinks in the bar. After refreshing ourselves in our hotelroom; we went for a stroll in the city. The first thing we visited was the Central Marktet Hall. This market hall is the largest covered market hall of Budapest with about 180 stands with local products & souvenirs! After this we walked through the shopping street all the way to the Sziget Eye. But unfortunately it started to rain so bad, so we decided to have a drink & some food in Vintage Garden. Hotspot 1: Vintage Garden Vintage Garden is a super cosy and romantical place located in Dob Street in District VII. First of all the interior is just WOW! Vintage Garden has such a welcoming atmosphere with pink details everywhere. Their staff was so friendly and they even gave us a rose! :p They have an excellent wine list and also make really nice fresh lemonades. For dinner we all tried out a pasta. I had a pasta with a creamy sauce and salmon. The sauce was super delicious! In Vintage Garden you can also have breakfast, but make sure you book your table in advance! Day 2: The second day we had a lovely breakfast in our hotel. Their breakfast wasn't super extensive, but just enough. After breakfast we took the underground to the Thermal Bath. Unfortunately we didn't bring our bathing suits to Budapest so we couldn't go inside :(. We decided to go for a walk along the Duna River all the way to the gorgeous parlement. Then we walked over the Chain Bridge and took the cable tram to the Buda Castle. It was just about to get darker, so we had an incredible view over the city with gorgeous lightening all over the city! We did a lot of walking that day, so we decided to go back to our hotel and have a drink. Hotspot2: Mazel Tov That night we chose Mazel Tov as our dinner location. It's an israelic restaurant situated in the historically jewish quarter. It's an open, urban dinner location and it gives you the feeling like you are in a garden, but covered. I never tried isrealic food before, so I was excited to give it a go! When we arrived at the restaurant, there was a long queue. It's a very popular place, so it's better to book a table in advance. Luckily we didn't had to wait so long and after 15 minutes they prepared us a table. I had read that they serve nice cocktails so I tried their Cosmopolitan! Not the best one that I've already drunk, but it was ok. For food I tried their pita with falafal, vegetables, humus and french fries. I liked it a lot and was pleasantly suprised! It was the perfect place to spend our last night. I all recommend you this place. When you are in Budapest, you must try this out! DAY 3: For our last day we decided to enjoy the first sunshine we had seen during our trip. We walked again all the way up to the Buda Castle and discovered the area of Buda. We bought some souvenirs over there and had our last drink on a terrace. Then it was unfortunately time to go back to our hotel, take our suitcases and catch our flight back to Belgium. It was a nice small getaway with my friends and perfect after a stressfull exam period! I enjoyed the srprs.me trip and a big plus for us, was the fact that we didn't had to take care of the orginisation of the trip. I think Budapest really is worth your visit, but not longer then 3 days.
Hope you liked this blogpost! Kisses, Yaëlle
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