Off to Budapest & Merry Christmas!

I was talking to my friend on the phone last night, and she asked me why I was going to Budapest for Christmas. I’m not a religious person, and she was wondering why I wanted to go to a country that’s full of Buddhists. Hahahah! Cheryl, you crack me up! :-D

So yes, tomorrow hubby and I are heading off to Budapest for a week. I’ll have my netbook with me and I’ll try to post some pics from our travels around the city. We’ll be staying here for two nights…

Kapital Inn (image via Trip Advisor)

And here for four nights…

Kempinski Hotel Cornivus Budapest (image via Budapest Info)

We’ll be going to a Christmas concert here on Christmas night…

Danube Palace (images via Virtual Tourist and Budapest Tour Guide)

Followed by a boat cruise & dinner on the Danube.

Image via Hungary Tourist Guide

Maybe we’ll take a dip in one of Budapest’s famous thermal baths…

Image via Open Travel

We’ll be doing lots of site-seeing…

Images via Kapital Inn web site

Opera House (image via Trip Advisor)

And shopping! The Grand Market Hall sells traditional Hungarian foods like winter salami and paprika and handmade crafts.

Image via Virtual Tourist

I hope I can afford to buy a piece of beautiful cobweb-inspired jewlery at Varga Design.

Who knows what we might find at Ecseri Flea Market!

Cameras at Ecseri Flea Market (image via World’s Luxury Guide)

And the main reason for going to Budapest for Christmas… the Christmas Fair in Vörösmarty Square!

 Image via Budapest Info

Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing for the holidays,

have a Very Merry Christmas and lots of good wishes for 2011!