This website is about the real Budapest, and gives very interesting background details about the history, culture and architecture of this beautiful capital which is slowly losing some of its unique features (old presszo bars, neon signs, dingy borozos) as it changes into a modern European metropolis. Written by a Hungarian speaker, the articles featured go behind the facade and into much more detail than a guide book could manage.
It has a wealth of information for people who really love Budapest and want to know the city better.
Check out the recent story on the Trabants - really interesting!

disappearingbudapest.blogspot.com

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The most amazing collection of retro family entertainment. The Zoo took several hours to get round. Next door is the - pleasantly affordable - indoor circus (very 'foreign' feeling, although the ticket sellers do speak some English. Beware that they do include animals, some borrowed from the zoo!).

Next to this is a great amusement park (Vidám Park) with an old-fashioned feel which could well have have kept us amused for a full day, if we'd had the time. The wooden rollercoaster is great, even for our four year old. Do bear in mind that Hungarians have a more relaxed approach to health and safety that in the UK!

Metro line no 1 (yellow line) to Szechenyi furdo.

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The statue park contains many great stutues from the communist era, the likes of Lenin, Marx and Dimitrov to name but a few. Now that Europe has changed forever, these statues give a glimpse into the once dominating communist regime.

The park is situated just outside the city, roughly one hour by bus. There are numerous several buses that leave the city centre, including one that included admission (approximately 10 euros);
www.szoborpark.hu/en/en_index.php

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Rather than simply smash up Budapest's Communist statues after the Fall of Communism, the ingenious solution was to round them all up and give them a new lease of life by creating a statue theme park in the outlying district XXII. The rather drab setting of the park just off a main road out of town seems to reflect something of the Communist era and gives the giant statues an air of poignancy. A nice ironic twist is the on-site souvenir shop selling Communist era memorabilia at capitalist prices.

To get there from Deak ter in the city centre take either a tram No 49 or a red-numbered bus no 7 to the bus station at Etele ter, then switch to a yellow Volanbusz leaving from stop No 7 or 8. There's also a direct shuttle bus from Deak ter

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St Margaret's Island is situated in between Buda and Pest. It is a haven for peace and tranquility due to its ban on transport. The leafy parks and extensive outdoor pools (some very shallow, making it perfect for young children), make it an oasis in a bustling city.

Cross the bridge near the Houses of Parliament

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Take the old underground (yellow line) to Hosok tere, where you will find a crescent of statues of historic figures of Hungary. Behind the square where you arrive is a park, which is a favourite for many, particularly families with small children (a zoo and amusement park are on your left). In the winter, you can go there for skating. Petofi csarnok (hall) offers cultural events and a flea market on some weekends.

Tube: No 1 to Hosok tere or Szechenyi furdo; trolleys: various

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Palvolgyi Cave is a stunning city cave with hundreds of amazing stalactites. During the summer there are tours every two hours that last about 50 minutes. Although tours are usually in Hungarian, tour guides speak enough English to tell you what's what.

Szépvölgyi út 162; II district;
tel 1 325 9505; opening hours: Tue-Sun: 10.00-16.00

Take the number 65 bus from Kolosy tér in Óbuda, get off at the 5th stop

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