Oct. 27 - 29, 2011 (3D3N): It is pronounced as "Boo-da-PESHT ” not Boo-da-pest.  I remember seeing men playing cheese at Szechenyi on the Travel Channel, and there it was!!  We also visited Prague on the same trip. 

*Highly Recommended

Day 1

• Arrive in Budapest from NYC

• Check-in @ Ibis Budapest Váci út (closed)

• House of terror

• Basilica of St. Stephen

• Dinner @ Koleves* (closed as of Sept. 2022)

• Dessert @ Café Gerbeaud (get the caramel cake)

• Walk around Deak Ferenc square

Day 2

• Metro to Castle Hill:

  • Matthias Church, Fisherman's bastion (halaszbastya), Buda Castle, Janoshegy (tallest tower)

  • Take the Libego (chairlift) down on the hill

• Ruszwurm (pastry shop)

• Hike Gellert hill for an awesome view

• Cross the Chain Bridge

• Shop around Deak Ferenc Street:

  • Jegbufe (pastry shop; closed)

  • Great indoor market hall (great market)

• Hungarian Parliament Building (tour at 10, 12, and 2)

• Shoes on Danube promenade

• Dinner @ Klassz* (closed as of Sept. 2022)

• Hungarian State Opera House (Concert of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra) – Metro Opera

Day 3

• Hero square (Hosok Tere)/ Millennium monument

• City park: has a replica of Transylvania Castle

• Szechenyi Baths and Pool (bring a towel and flipflop)

• Dinner @ Ket Szerecsen

• Take the scenic trams (2 & 2a) along the river

Other points of interest

• Evening cruise (catch the ferry right in front of Marriott)

• Margaret island