A week of slow travel in Budapest

I just spent a week in Budapest doing some slow travel. I am self-employed/startup founder and live in London so figured I’d take it slow in Europe.

Honestly…I hated it my first 2 days. My Airbnb courtyard was absolutely run down and I was terrified as a solo female traveler. It was gorgeous during the day though (last pic). The energy in the city still felt a bit cold, I’m also Indian and I’m not sure if that contributed? Again, I could be totally wrong so sorry if that’s wrong!

Things did a 360 for me when it got sunny out. People had completely different energy, just saw people having a sober cig at outdoor coffee shops so that was lovely.

I did very normal touristy things on this trip so don’t have any unique recommendations.

My best moments were at:

1. Tóth Árpád stny (next to Fisherman’s bastion): Although it was right next to an extremely popular tourist spot, I didn’t see many. It was mostly just locals.

2. Organ concert at St. Stephen’s Basilica: Don’t know if this is widely popular but I just happened to see the sign for it that morning and they had tickets available to popped in

3. Akadémia u. (Photo 1): Very serene and a heaven for street photographers as it had some unique POVs