Buda Castle District

I briefly checked out the Buda Castle District before checking out of the Hilton Hotel.

The area with Buda Castle is called the Buda Castle District, and it includes Buda Castle, the Fisherman's Bastion, and churches.

Buda Castle is a castle on a hill built by Béla IV in the 13th century as a refuge from external invasion. It was rebuilt by Maria Theresa, the Habsburg empress, in the 17th century, and parts that were destroyed by war have been restored. It is part of the World Heritage Site and is currently used as a national art gallery and museum.

The Fisherman's Bastion is right in front of the Hilton Hotel, and it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk to Buda Castle. You can see the architecture of the Buda Castle District while walking.

It was fun to walk around the wide area and see the magnificent Habsburg-era buildings, statues, fountains, and more. Some parts were still under construction, so I couldn't see them.

There was a castle called Sándor Palace just before the castle, and it has been used as the presidential office since 2013.

The guards are guarding the castle, and we were able to see the changing of the guard because the timing was right (it started at 12 o'clock).

But it's not very impressive, so you can just watch it if the timing is right, but you don't have to watch it if you don't have time.

I didn't actually go inside Buda Castle because I didn't have enough time. When I went in the inside, with Buda Castle on my right, there was a spot where you could see the Danube River at a glance, so I just checked that out.

If you want to check it out, you can go there after taking a picture of the Virgin Mary Statue.

After sightseeing, I checked out and took a taxi to Budapest-Keleti station.

Goodbye, romantic Hungary!!

Hungarian Train OBB(EC146)

Budapest-Keleti --> Wein Hbf

I took a train from Budapest to Vienna.

When I came to Budapest from Vienna, it was a new Vienna train similar to the KTX, but here, it was a very old Mugunghwa train because I had reserved a Hungarian train ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The brother who happened to be in the middle ㅋㅋㅋㅋ looks very uncomfortable.

I've only seen trains like this in Harry Potter, but it was fresh and fun to actually ride one.

My knees were bumping into the person in front of me, so it could be difficult if you have a lot of luggage. The person next to me also had a very large and heavy bag, so it was placed in the aisle.

There is space to put your luggage on the top, so you can put your carry-on luggage up there.

And I booked the ticket online and didn't get a physical ticket, and I was freaking out because there was no place to change it.

But when I went through the "How to change to PDF ticket" button in the email where I received the ticket, the ticket was issued in PDF format.

I was nervous when I actually checked the ticket because I thought it wouldn't work, but when the attendant scanned the QR code on the PDF, it was processed normally.

And the people in the same compartment all showed their QR code on their phones and were scanned, so it seems like everyone does that.

It took about 2 hours and 40 minutes to reach Vienna, and the scenery was so beautiful along the way that it wasn't boring.

Goodbye, train that was so strange!

I'm satisfied with the experience!

Azimut Hotel Vienna

I booked Azimut Hotel Vienna because it was near Vienna Central Station and I was leaving on a plane the next day.

Check-in took a very long time, and the staff member who dealt with us was a newbie, so the card key didn't work either, so we had to wait a long time to get a new one.

The facilities were just fine for a one-night stay. The bed, bathroom, etc., looked old, but I slept well because I was tired, and I took a nice hot shower (although the shower room was small). The toilet also flushed properly (?) ㅋㅋ

It was 127,388 won for one night, and the facilities were a bit bad at that price, but it was okay because it was right in front of the station.

Columbus Braeu

After checking into the hotel, I looked for a place to eat dinner nearby, but everything was closed or booked, so I went to the nearest place.

The review said the garlic soup was delicious, so I ordered it, and I felt it was too much to just leave, so I ordered schnitzel, chicken salad, and non-alcoholic beer.

It was a very satisfying last dinner because the portions were unexpectedly large and delicious.

The garlic soup was also huge and delicious, so I kept eating it. But maybe my body rejected that much quantity (?), ㅋㅋㅋ or maybe it was because of that ㅋㅋㅋ, I felt a burning sensation in my esophagus.

Home!

The next morning, I packed all my things and went to Vienna Central Station.

I ordered croissants and chocolate bread and coffee/latte for my last breakfast.

(But it wasn't very tasty,,)

If you go to the end of Vienna Central Station, there is an Anker bakery. It would have been much better there. The Anker bakery of faith.

Goodbye, Vienna! Goodbye, Hungary! I'll miss you!

The train to the airport takes about 15 minutes. It's very fast!