Budapest – Bratislava. Hungary and Slovakia. 2 cities in 1 weekend

What immediately surprised, so it’s a courtyard-well with balconies-open galleries around the perimeter.

At the same time, the building was under reconstruction. The builders were already downstairs, they were pouring concrete into the arch. And at the top of the renovation has not yet been started – shabby walls, an old elevator – all this reminded of the Hungarian routine of the 1970s.

Behind the bars was the entrance to other rooms, which were also abandoned. Judging by the inscription that was created 50 years ago, it was also a door leading to some kind of baths.

And in general, the sensation of some abandoned hospital from the horror film.

HOSTEL “CAPTAIN B”

But despite the devastation in the corridor, the hostel was new, renovated and very decent.

At the reception, I met a pretty nice girl with glasses, who agreed to settle me despite the lack of a local currency to pay for my stay, gave me a password from Wi-Fi and explained where the exchange office is located.

10-people MIX-RUM

Bed in a 10-bed room, designed for both boys and girls – a good option for a budget tourist.

All the beds were clean and there were no things on them, I could choose any one I liked. I prefer to sleep at the top)

COMMON SPACES

Advertising to this hostel is useless. As it is written on google maps that it is closed forever. Yes, and in the services of hotel booking it is no longer there. It is unfortunate that such good and inexpensive hostels are closed. Look at the spacious living room.

Everywhere, the superman is depicted as a symbol of the hostel with the image on the shield of the letter “B”, meaning “Budapest”.

VIEW FROM THE BALCONY

From a small balcony opens a chic view of the avenue Bajcsy-Zsilinszky and all the city bustle that unfolded outside the window.

Explore the city

Armed with a great mood, tourists rush to explore the sights of the Hungarian capital. Fortunately, they are in abundance. It’s so hard to see not just for one Weekend, but even for a whole week, if not in a hurry and in detail.

So, let’s start from the heart of Budapest, its famous district “District V”.

Szent István Bazilika

It is worth a little walk along the central street, as before you will open the majestic temple – the Basilica of St. Stephen.

This is the Catholic Cathedral, the largest temple in Hungary. The height of the cathedral from the base to the top of the dome is 96 meters.

The temple was built for half a century, from 1851 to 1905.

INTERIOR OF THE BASIL OF THE HOLY ISTWAN

Be sure to go inside the cathedral. Near the entrance there is a box for donations. For the entrance, an amount of HUF 500 is indicated, but as a rule, people leave as much as they can. I left just that much.

Inside you will see an ornate decorated with stucco molding and mosaic, marble-covered walls and columns.

In the space of the altar there is a sculpture of Saint Istvan.

Inside you will also be able to see a small exposition devoted to the history of the construction of the cathedral. There is a plan for the layout of the temple, architectural designs and ancient photographs of the cathedral, which was destined to become the pearl and crown of architecture of classical Budapest.

Szent István ter

In front of the Cathedral of St. Stephen there is a square with the same name, on which there is a small walking area and many ice cream parlors, restaurants. Further this street leads to the Danube embankment.

This is the place where it is always pleasant to take a walk – in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon. Here, a girl approached me with a petition for some help. For some reason I realized that I was from Russia and started to speak a few words in Russian.

STREET Deák Ferenc

Another street leading to the Danube embankment is Deak Ferenc Street.

This is a real Fashion street. It is full of expensive shops, hotels, restaurants and local women of fashion. At the same time it is pedestrian, which makes it even more frequented by tourists.

Vörösmarty tér

If you walk along Deak Ferenc street, on the way you will definitely get to the area of Vöröschmarkt ter. It was so named in honor of the Hungarian poet Mihai Vöröschmarty.

Under the square is the Budapest subway station of the same name, the terminal on the first line.

During the Christmas holidays, a festive Christmas market is arranged here.

ANOTHER McDonalds

In order to save time and money for lunch, I went to one of the McDonald’s located in the 5th district.

With my familiar travelers, we have long noted that, unlike Russia in Europe, in all McDonald’s, food has a completely different taste. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the products are supplied by local producers.

What was in this unusual bistro is the headphones installed in the wall, where you can listen to music at dinner, choosing to your taste. There are classical music, pop, country and anything. Never seen this.

MONUMENT OF VÖRÖSMARTY

In the shade of trees and surrounded by shops on the first floors of houses on the square there is a monument to a poet from Carrara marble (Italian Alps).

Streetart

I think it’s cool to have around the city colorful graffiti – works of contemporary artists. I think this is an excellent variant of decorating the faceless walls of many houses in the center of the city.

Dormition Cathedral

This is an Orthodox church built in 1791—1801. It was founded by a community of Greeks and Macedonian-Vlachs, who lived here.

During the Second World War, the temple suffered, one of the towers was destroyed.

Since 1950, the cathedral is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2000 the church became the cathedral of the Hungarian diocese.

Danube embankment