From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Lunch at Cafe Gloriette – Beef Goulash with Dumpling and Sausage

July 31, 2009

Cafe Gloriette @ Vienna Schönbrunn Palace
Cafe Gloriette occupies the Gloriette, a neo-classical construction high on a hill behind Schloss Schonbrunn. The Gloriette has one of the best views in all of Vienna. See pictures below for the classy Gloriette exterior.

After a steep climb uphill, we were very hungry and ordered:

Herrengulasch mit Knodel, Wurstel und Ei [...]

Grand Tour of Vienna’s Schonbrunn Palace

July 31, 2009

Vienna Schönbrunn Palace
The Schloss Schonbrunn is a royal residence in Vienna. It had served as one of the major tourist attractions and cultural monuments in Vienna. The palace and gardens illustrate the tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive Hapsburg monarchs. The name Schönbrunn means “beautiful well”, comes from an artesian well (groundwater flow upward [...]

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Vienna Wombat’s The Lounge Hostel Review

July 30, 2009

Vienna Wombat’s the Lounge Hostel
Wombat’s is the choice for most backpackers in Vienna. The interior is a rainbow of pastel colours which immediately liven up the reception, bar, corridors and rooms. We stayed there for 2 nights in a 4-bed ensuite room. The environment in the hostel was friendly and at the same [...]

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Orangeways Bus from Budapest to Vienna

July 30, 2009

Our Orangeway Bus to Vienna departs at 7am from Budapest. That means we have to take a cab from our apartment to a stadium near Nepliget metro station at abt 6.30am. How to hail a cab so early in the morning especially with at such an isolated part of Budapest? Definitely my experience of being [...]

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Cafe Kor Hungarian Fine-Dining at its Best

July 29, 2009

Cafe Kor

This restaurant comes recommended by 2 guidebooks – Lonely Planet and EyeWitness Guide. According to the brochure on the restaurant, it serves modern european cuisine with a wide selection of Hungarian quality wine.
It is highly recommended that you make a reservation with the restaurant early or you will end up sitting outside like us. [...]

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Budavari Siklo – Expensive Budapest Funicular

July 29, 2009

Budavari Siklo

The Budavári Sikló is the Buda Castle Area funicular that will take you in a minute to the top of the hill. While rather expensive (800 HUF) for such a short ride, it saves you a tiring uphill walk to the Buda Old Town and Castle.

View from the Budavari Siklo

A short video on the [...]

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Budapest Kisharang Etkezde Lunch Review

July 28, 2009

Kisharang Etkezde
Another Lonely Planet recommendation – the central ‘Little Bell’ is an etkezde that is on the top of the list with students and staff of the nearby Central European University. Etkezdes are canteens which serve simple dishes that change daily.

TY and I ordered a clear broth with egg and their specialty meal – [...]

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Mini-Car Ride in Margaret Island

July 28, 2009

Margaret Island

Margaret Island is named after Princess Margaret who lived in a convent here in the thirteenth century (the ruins of which can still be seen). In the 13th century King Béla IV. founded a nunnery on the island after the Mongol Invasion. The king had made a vow to sent her daughter, Princess Margaret [...]

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Budapest Zugliget Chair-lift (Zugligeti libegő)

July 27, 2009

Zugliget Chair-lift
According to Lonely Planet – a more interesting way down the hills is to get off at Janos-hegy, the fourth stop on the Children’s Railway and the highest point (527m) in the hills. About 700 m due east is the chair lift (Budapest Zugliget Libego) which will take you down to Zugligeti ut.
700 metres [...]

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Budapest Children’s Railway (Gyermekvasút)

July 26, 2009

Children's Railway Budapest Gyermekvasut

Children’s Railway (Gyermekvasút)

From the Cogwheel Railway stop at Szechenyi-hegy (last stop), you can take a 5-minute walk to the Children’s Railway. Follow the crowd if you are not sure.
Group of teenagers reporting for work at the Children’s Railway? No. Just a school excursion.

Children aged 10 to 14 control the [...]

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