Budapest Citadella and Historic Central Cafe

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Overlooking the beautiful River Danube, the Citadella (the English translation of the Hungarian word for citadel) is perched on the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest. My first intention was to stop in at the restaurant part way up the hill for lunch, but the owner (at least he seemed like the owner) was very abrupt when telling me that they didn’t open for another 20 minutes, so I decided to give that a miss, and head to the top of the Hill.

The views from up here are amazing – and I have sooooo overused that word during my stay here, but it fits so perfectly!

By the way, it is sobering to compare the photo below to the magnificent bridge over which I have travelled so many times during my visit…

This below gives a whole new meaning to losing one’s head… or the song, “I……. ain’t got no boooooody…”

Their mulled wine was the PERFECT thing to cast off the cold… (and as I write this, the snow has now melted away already, and we are into two-digit temperatures…)

…then back down to ground level for lunch (no, I didn’t partake in any of the other goodies above)… My destination – the historic Central Cafe. Founded in 1887, it is one of the oldest surviving continually operating restaurants and cafes in Budpest (and my hotel in which I am staying is another!)