Currently I'm living and working in Budapest, friendly and positive person, have a passion for traveling and active style of life, like meet people from all over the world and share experience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would be glad to help with advices about Budapest visit or seghtseeing in case I have free time.

Interests

Traveling, sport, reading, music, gardening

Music, Movies, and Books

I have read a lot of books, classics, modern...one of most remembered maybe was Atlas shrugged, and Peace and war. I like music in general, most peferable lounge and dance music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with dolphins, diving, rafting, wakeboarding, trip to Ibiza)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would advise to see in Budapest following 😊

Pest side:
1. Central Market, and near it Liberty bridge (Szabadság híd in green color), from this place very nice view to Danube river and Buda hills.
2. Vaci utca (street) – main long walking street with a lot of shops
3. Vörösmarty tér – here usually place where Christmas market are, and very often different markets take place, its just after Vaci utca.
4. Main Basilika - Szent István Bazilika –free entrance inside. Square in front of Basilika and streets near are very nice to walk
5. The Danube Promenade – very beautiful part is between two bridges Erzsébet and Chain bridge.
6. Chain bridge!
7. House of Parliament! Square and streets near are very beautiful.
8. Hero square and City park near, and building of the most famous Széchenyi Thermal Bath. 8. Andrassy street – long street with luxury shops, people usually like to walk there.
9. If you have time, you can try boat tour on Danube, near the river on Pest side a lot of sales points for such kind of 1-2 hour trips.
10. Margarite Island – big park in the middle of Danube river, with small zoo inside. Espessially nice to walk in summer time.

Buda side:
1. Royal Buda castle on the hill
2. St. Matthias Church and Fisherman bastion.
3. Gellert hill and statue on the top.
4. Building of famous spa Gellert thermal bath.
5. Very recommend to visit Thermal bath (you need to take swimming suits and shoes with you): Széchenyi Thermal Bath – most visited one Or Gellert thermal bath

Shopping malls: WestEnd City Center – very big and the most closest to city center Arena Pláza – not far away from Central railway station

Outlet: Premier Outlet – you can check site about shops and how to get there, are its about 20-30 km from Budapest https://www.premieroutlet.hu/en/foreign-languages/

Famous national hungarian cuisine to try: Goulash soup (gulyás)!, Lángos, Pörkölt, Paprikás, Dobos Torte, Kürtös Kalács.

Street full with national and other nice restaurants - Ráday utca.

Unique place with a lot of bars - Gozsdu Udvar.

Nice roof top bars (which I personally checked) - Leo Rooftop Bar, 360 Bar, St. Andrea Wine & Skybar.

Summer hot spot bar on Danube bank - Raqpart.

Public transport: 350 forints one way, its worth to buy 10 tickets for 3000 forint in one batch (cost in this case 300 forints).

Airport- City center bus 100E costs 900 forints one way.

1 eur - about 320 forints

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Ukraine