When in Budapest you should definitely go on a pub crawl to their “ruin bars”. Old residential complexes that are semi-dilapidated and abandoned, and are waiting for demolition, and many pub owners have seized the opportunity to open pubs and clubs with very odd atmospheres. Among old concrete and brick walls, half covered with graffiti and unmatched furniture and strange interior details, people gather in the evenings to drink some glasses and hang out. Szimpla and Instant are two popular ruin bars, but there are quite a few to visit which makes a bar round an excellent evening.

There are many historical sites in Budapest and architecture worth stopping for, but there is not much that beats the Parliament Building and the Fisherman’s Bastion. Parliament is one of Europe’s oldest and also largest parliament buildings and you can actually go inside and look at the building, but not on your own, you must join a guided tour. The building holds 691 rooms, it is 96 meters high and 268 meters long and at the top is a six-sided dome. Yes, to say the least, it’s goofy. The Fishery Bastion was built in the late 19th century, the fortress has seven towers which symbolize the Magyar tribes that settled in the area during the 8th century. From the building you get an outstanding view of the river Danube and the eastern part of Budapest.