‘Budapestis’ take their beauty seriously. For the best salon spa services in town try appropriately named, ‘BeautyPest’. Here you can probably get one of the best mani/pedis in the world along with fancy fake nails and many other beauty treatments from head to toe.
Once all dolled up, there are many fine dining establishments to choose from. But for a truly Budapest experience, the Ruin Bars are worthy of a visit. They are bars in abandoned buildings full of graffiti that attract an eclectic crowd. Szimpla Kert is the most iconic of these crazy bars.
There are several UNESCO sites in the beautiful city of Budapest. It is a city rich with a mix of cultures from Roman to Italian Renaissance to Ottoman, German and Austrian impressions. Today, Hollywood has discovered Budapest as the perfect backdrop for many movie sets. Visitors and locals alike can often see A-list movie stars in town.
Budapest is also a walking city with many wonderful green spaces including their version of “Central Park” complete with a zoo, circus and castle plus the famed Gundel restaurant owned by the Estee Lauder family. Strolling along the Danube and crossing over one of the bridges connecting Buda & Pest is a great way to spend an afternoon. From the hilly Buda side, tourists are rewarded with a panoramic view of Pest.
Hungary is one of the largest countries in Europe and in the past, Budapest was anti-Soviet Communism. The Hungarians seem a force to be reckoned with. They even have 13 Nobel prize winners and the entrepreneurial spirit reigns supreme here.