Budapest had been a place I'd wanted to visit for a very long time. I remember when I was very young seeing a photograph of the Fisherman's Bastion and thinking it had been plucked straight out of a fairy tale - surely it couldn't be real? It was the first city on my list when we started to plan our trip.
The heat during our stay was incredible, I don't actually think it dropped below 30° throughout our time there. The balmy evening temperatures made it a beautiful place for midnight walks, which is why the majority of my photo's were taken at night!
A favourite of my stay would have to be the Széchenyi thermal baths, although I kept my camera at our apartment that day for fear of getting it wet so sorry for the lack of pictures. After the incredible amount of walking we'd done, the thermal pools were a welcome remedy for our now aching joints and like all architecture in Budapest, it was housed in a stunning building.
I look forward to visiting Budapest in the future, although my stay was only brief I cannot wait to be able to return again.
Our next location.... Zagreb.

Upon arrival in Prague I had to pinch myself, as we travelled through the city to get to our hotel I was completely overwhelmed by it's beauty. The Sun seemed to hang lower in the sky, casting an ethereal glow across the meandering Vltava river. Numerous architectural styles flow through the city, guiding you from one landmark to the next. The place is magical and boy, does it have some interesting history!

As the weather had improved drastically since the start of our trip we embraced the sunshine and spent the majority of our time in Prague outside. There was a lot of walking through narrow cobbled streets and up steep hillsides, of course you can always take the tram if it's too tiring but after being crammed into a tiny train carriage for 4 hours I welcomed the use of my legs. We spent a lot of time in Petřín hill park taking in the views, only venturing out of the Old Quarter in search of food and Czech beer. We met wonderful people and had such a fantastic time, Hungary was our next stop. Budapest had a lot to live up to...