Hello again,
When me and Cem went to Budapest, one of the places we really wanted to visit was Gellért Hill. It’s essentially a 235 m high hill overlooking the River Danube. The bottom of the hill starts next to the Elisabeth Bridge, which we crossed to get to it.
It only took us about 20 minutes to walk to the very top, which was a bit of a mission seeing as it had been snowing for two days by this point. Walking up stairs that are covered in ice and snow isn’t easy at all.
The sun was also starting to set so we tried to get to the top as quickly as possible so we wouldn’t have to walk back down when it was pitch black. Still, I doubt the view would have been as pretty if we’d have gone before the sunset.
This statue sits about half way up the hill. I didn’t know anything about it before we visited but I had a little look online and read that the man holding a cross is Gürz Elyas, a holy man from the Bektashi order whose shrine and grave on top of the hill was a place of pilgrimage in the 17th century.
Luckily by the time we got to the top of the hill, the sun hadn’t finished setting so we could walk back down without slipping over. However, Cem nearly fell down the stairs at least 7 times. He didn’t manage to fall over completely though, which is an improvement on our previous ice skating adventure…
As you can see, it was well worth the steep walk.
As a reward for walking so far throughout the day, we decided to order pizza instead of going out for dinner. I’m not a huge fan of pizza so I just got a standard size one and only managed to eat 2 or 3 slices. You can probably guess that the rather large looking pizza is Cem’s. He didn’t finish it which I was quite relieved about. Surely no normal man can eat a pizza of that size…
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Courteney x
My husband can…it is really annoying too because he is skinny as anything. I love to treat myself when I do a big hike or walk. We have a rail trail that connects our city to two other cities, and if we walk to the next city we usually stop and go out to eat 🙂
holy cow that pizza is huge! It looks delicious though. I love the photos from your trip.
He could barely carry the box it came in! Thank you 🙂
That’s my kind of pizza! We have a local place that makes a massive calzone. We can’t fit the box in the refrigerator lol
Totally worth the steep walk to see that amazing view! You’re so funny about the pizzas – looks like you are having an amazing time!
I love the bridge photo, so beautiful. Sometimes our eyes are bigger than our stomachs.
It’s one of my favourites 🙂 and yes that’s definitely true haha
Well deserved pizza haha! Those photos are perfect, beautiful sight to see.
That pizza looks amazing and the pictures from hungry are breathtaking. What a great place to visit!
That pizza looks so good! It’s been a while since I’ve had one and now I really want it! Budapest still ceases to amaze me!
I can see why you wanted to go up Gellert Hill, the views are fantastic! As for that pizza, I couldn’t get anywhere close to eating it, but it looks fab for parties!
It would have been great for a family to share! 🙂
I did a backpacking trip around Europe a few years ago and, surprisingly enough, Budapest was probably my favorite city (Dublin was a close second). The people were so friendly there, the food was cheap and delicious, the architecture and sights beautiful – I absolutely loved it and would love to go back on day! When I do, I’ll have to order myself one of those huge pizzas!
I really want to visit Dublin! And we couldn’t believe how nice the people were and how affordable everything was. It’s such a gorgeous city 🙂
I wish I could say I wasn’t a fan of pizza. Bwah! Budapest looks like such an incredibly gorgeous place! Must visit someday!
I could go for a slice of that right now! I love olives on my Pizza!
I hate olives but my boyfriend’s obsessed with them haha
That’s a nice reward for walking so many steps. The scenery was gorgeous. I love pizza, so I would be all over that. I love olives on my pizza, too!
Wow! That is one huge pizza that looks amazing. Looks like you had a great time.
Ok here’s where I admit that I can eat a whole pizza easily. lol! But I workout a lot 😉 I am loving your photos from your trip and it sounds like you are doing a lot of walking!
It’s my life goal to be able to eat a whole pizza haha!
Budapest looks amazing! You have such gorgeous photos. It makes me want to go. And trust me, I’d devour that pizza.
Ahhhh pizza is always a good thing!!!! Looks like y’all had one epic time! I would love to roam Budapest!!
Oh, I’ve love to visit Budapest one day! The scenery looks amazing. And those pizzas look super yummy!
Oh boy I’d love to visit! I think it would be such a fun family trip to take! We’ve been looking at fun places to go and this is definitely on the list!
It looks beautiful there and I would love to visit someday. When I think of Budapest I don’t think of pizza though. LOL.
Oh boy does Budapest look beautiful! That is one giant pizza! It’s something I would never think you’d find there!
I applaud your determination to get up to the top. Me, personally, I would have never tried it. However, I would love to visit Budapest someday.
Holy moly that is a big pizza!! That hike looks really pretty that’s awesome you did it.
I would go just for that pizza! That thing looks amazing and so does the place you visited tobe able to get it.
This looks like it was such a great time! I don’t know if I could have made that climb but you had a great view.
Looks like a beautiful place to visit and I definitely want one of those pizzas!
Wow! Those views are absolutely gorgeous! I hope to be able to travel the world one day and will definitely put Budapest on my list.
damn, now I’m craving that pizza haha. Loved this post! xx