Travel plans

[motetus]

Hooray, wife and I have finally booked our holiday this year - a week split between Budapest and Vienna, leaving next week. Not my favourite time of year to travel but we didn't have much choice, having discovered that once you are financially stable and can afford to travel without having to stay in the dirtiest dodgiest backpacker hostels you can find, you just can't get the time off work. Anyone who knows of things to do in either of those places, please advise me for I have no clue. I just picked Budapest after googling Hungarian food and getting peckish.

But yes, holiday! I AM GOING TO GO HAVE FUN AND NOT THINK ABOUT HOW SHITTY MY MASTERS IS TURNING OUT.

However, I need to rewatch this to calm myself down after the horror of all the extra charges Jet2 springs on you. £33 for one item of checked baggage and then another £30 to check it in! EACH WAY. Thieving fucktards, you're not getting that from me. I will only take carry-on and will wash my knickers in my hotel sink just to spite you.

And, and, and, the weekend after we get back from that I am going down to Oxford to meet up with ainsoph15 for Old Roman Shit and Boozing, then two weeks after that it's up to Scotland to be fed Nutella crepes by goblin_dae and gush over her new little terror kitten!

My, it's almost like I have a social life.

Comments

[raina-at.livejournal.com]

Lea and I live in Vienna, so we've got tons of tips. What kind of stuff do you want to see?

[lea-ndra.livejournal.com]

well, obviously you have to go to Schloss Schönbrunn (http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/home.html) and Stephansdom (http://www.stephanskirche.at/index.jsp?langid=2&menuekeyvalue=2) then.

restaurants and cafes - it depends if you just want cool places or are ready to face the grind of real Viennese cafes. ;-)

[poziomeczka.livejournal.com]

OH HOLD ONTO YOUR KNICKERS, YOUR SOCIAL LIFE MIGHT GET A WHOLE MORE EXCITING AS I MIGHT BE JOINING YOUSE FOR OLD ROMAN SHIT AND BOOZING.

LOOK AT YOU. HAVING A SOCIAL LIFE!

[linaerys.livejournal.com]

I just picked Budapest after googling Hungarian food and getting peckish.

Hee! Good a reason as any. Food is a major reason for a lot of my travel.

I have not been to either of those places and am quite envious. Enjoy yourself!

[ainsoph15.livejournal.com]

HA HA HA, I LOVE HOW THE LABEL FOR OUR JAUNT OF 'OLD ROMAN SHIT AND BOOZING' HAS STUCK XD

My GOD, I thought that Easyjet and Ryanair were the devil incarnate for their hidden charges. But Jet2 - that is OUTRAGEOUS. Can't wait to hear all about your hols! I've not been to either city, so I have nothing useful to add, BUT I AM PUTTING BOTH THUMBS UP ♥

[inyadreems.livejournal.com]

In Budapest you can go to Déli pu Station which caused my son endless amusement when he was there. Daily Poo. I don't know where he gets his sophisticated sense of humour from.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I was sick in Budapest but make sure you go down to the river at night because it's gorgeous there. Also the palace at the top of the hill overlooks the city and is quite breathtaking. There are lots of large buildings and florid statues (not my taste but still). Sorry I don't remember much more than that.

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/archaeologist_d/5951532752/)

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/archaeologist_d/5951540734/)

[demon-rum.livejournal.com]

I have never been to these places. Well, I have, once: I landed at the airport in Vienna. SO THERE.

But I have been to Bratislava! Note: do not go to Bratislava.

FINANCIAL STABILITY WUT IZ THAT. IF YOU FIND A PICTURE OF IT TELL ME OK. I HEAR IT IS NEAT.

ALSO I WILL NOT POST TO 9TH EAGLE UNTIL YOU ARE BACK AND IT IS ALL CLEANED UP. BUSY BUSY BUSY.

[poziomeczka.livejournal.com]

ALSO. COMPLETELY OVERLOOKED THAT WEE DETAIL. WHERE IN SCOTLAND ARE YOU GOING TO?

[planejane.livejournal.com]

I just saw this feature on the beeb website while I was reading the news:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20110809-exploring-the-ruin-pubs-of-budapests-seventh-district

I haven't been to Budapest for *coughs* 20 years, and I know it must have changed immensely in that time. I loved it, though. Can't wait to hear about your trip.