Traveling is my passion and London is my favorite city in the entire world. I studied abroad there in the fall of 2010.
Upcoming Travel Plans: Cambridge, Paris, London, Las Vegas, and Belgium.
Wanna come along for the journey? Feel free to follow!
Email: lavenderdays@gmail.com
Enjoy :]
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Q: How do you afford to go on so many holidays!? im so jealous!!!
A:
I have a few questions like this in my inbox so I’ll just answer this one as a response to all of them because I’m lazy :)
I do work and put aside as much as I can for travel but I do get a nice airline perk which is the main reason why I get to travel as much as I do. I have a family member who worked for American Airlines for around 30 years so I’m fortunate enough to fly standby on most of my flights for a very low price.
When it comes to hotels, you can find amazing deals if you just do your research. Most of the hotels I stay at, I bid on at Priceline.com so I’d definitely recommend that feature on their site!
Q: Hi! I'm from Hungary, and I was happy when I've seen your posts about Budapest. :) I was surprised, because usually people don't even know this country is exist. haha :D
A:
Hello! Haha I totally know it exists and good thing too because it’s absolutely beautiful. I had a wonderful time :)
Budapest: Day 3
Day three in Budapest was HOT.
We used the bus tour this time to take us over to the Castle District over on the Buda side of the city. While crossing over the Chain Bridge, I realized it’s absolutely impossible to take a bad picture in Budapest on such a gorgeous summer day. The clouds didn’t even look real.
Once we were at the top of the hill, we got off the bus and explored the quaint little streets of Buda, near Matthias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion.
Fisherman’s Bastion consists of beautiful towers and viewing terraces along the hills which overlook the Danube River and Pest. This is where you’ll find the most beautiful views of the city so I’d definitely recommend it to travelers! Also, right next to it is Matthias Church which was built in the 14th century! The exterior of the church is my absolute favorite. It’s worth going inside if you have extra time but the exterior is what makes this church beautiful in my opinion.
After those two stops we continued to explore several of the shops nearby. There was a great mixture of touristy shops and open market places selling beautiful Hungarian fabrics, hand-carved wooden boxes, and a great selection of spices including paprika (my favorite!).
We couldn’t stand the heat any longer so we headed over to the famous Gellert Baths. It was pricey but well worth it. We spent most of our time in one of their outdoor pools which also turns into a wave pool every hour for about 10 minutes. So much fun! The most beautiful pools are indoors though, some are cool and others heated. It was so incredibly relaxing. We didn’t realize how long we had stayed there until we went back outside and the sun was setting!
I’ll post more pictures and another blog entry this week… it’s taking me longer than I thought! I’ve been busy enjoying the summer time with all my friends that are back home :)
I hope everyone had a nice 4th of July if you were in the states!
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