All Sightseeing Posts
The next place we hoped to visit was the Plitvice Lakes National Park. I had visited in 2009 on the way down to Dubrovnik and was sure Kim would like to see it.
It would also provide our first ‘white water’ fix in many a month. 🙂
Today we arrived again into Budapest by bus at Stop Number 11 on our Yellow Line Bus route at Margit HÃd Bridge on the Buda side of the River Danube.
On our list of places to visit today was Buda Castle, Várkert Bazár and The Fisherman’s Bastion, all of which were on the western side of the Danube.
We chose our current campsite as it had the major advantage of a bus stop just a short walk away at Zugligeti Libego and a 20 minute ride on the 291 into Budapest through the leafy suburbs of the city on the Buda side of the Danube.
Marta, the campsite matriarch, was able to sell us tickets for one of the Hop on Hop off City Buses and we purchased a 48 hour ticket, with a discount for Ray 😉 She also informed us that Ray qualified for free travel on all public transport, bargain!
I purchased my single journey ticket of 450 Forint on the bus and made sure to validate it there and then.
Camping De Oude Wilg was a nice place to stay. On arrival we were given a sample of home made raspberry liqueur as well as a sample of ţuică the Romanian National drink.
The facilities are fine and clean with plenty of hot water. We had read reviews complaining of the close proximity to the railway but it wasn’t an issue for us. There is a very well stocked shop a less than five minute walk from the site.
Best of all the price converted to about £11 a night, electricity included!
Today we were making the 2 hour trip to Bran near Braşov, in the region of Transylvania to visit Bran Castle. This medieval fortress is a popular tourist destination, as it is said to resemble the home of fictional character Count Dracula, in the novel by Bram Stoker. Continue reading Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle