Can You Shut up and Just Tell Me What to Do? (Part III)
Jemaa El Fna - The main square in Marrakesh which also has been deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Come at night, where it is much cooler and packed with performers and street food stands. It’s insane. Eat there and then get lost in the souk afterwards. (MARRAKESH)
Agadir Kasbah – Remnants of a fortress on top of the hill. Worth it for the amazing views of Agadir. You can take a taxi to the top, but I would walk up it – not too tough.
Seafront Promenade – Enjoy the multitude of (overpriced) restaurants by the ocean – especially when you get to the marina area. It’s nice and packed with lots of tourists (mostly from other areas of Morocco).
Vallee des Oiseaux – If not the lamest and strangest “zoo” that I’ve been to. Lots of birds and other animals in cages that are definitely not humane. It’s free though and takes about 15 minutes to do the whole thing… so if you’re really bored.
Agadir Fishing Port – Check out the port and all the fishermen. They are all quite friendly and one guy even came up to us and gave us a mini-tour and his experiences with the earthquake, but then asked for money afterwards (classic).
Take a day trip – there’s a ton and they’re all guided and pretty fun. Agadir can be quite small, so get out and explore the south of Morocco – it’s quite different.
This gets tricky because I didn’t get a lot of the names of the restaurants we went to – most were small side restaurants.
Fish Market – An area near the port with like 20-30 fresh seafood stands. They bring out a plate of fresh seafood and ask you to literally pick what you want. All the stands seem basically the same (same pricing) but there will be people trying to get you to their stand. I think I ate at stand 21 because my friend met a nice guy who took us there.
Eat in-land (further from the beach and touristy areas) – it’s cheaper and the food is amazing.
If you go near Hotel Sindibad, there were 3 great, cheap restaurants in the square –that’s where we ate every night.
Get milwee for breakfast at any cart.
This was nonexistent for me; nightlife can be found but it’s quite hidden.
Royal Palace of Madrid - go because it’s famous, but I wasn’t particularly impressed by the palace. The tour was quite boring, but it’s fascinating the palace is right in the center of the city.
Retiro Park – Huge park with the pond that everyone goes boating on (I don’t really know why). There’s a bunch of museums in there and the glass palace, but I wasn’t able to go inside it. Still impressive from the outside.
Temple of Debod – worth the hike up the hill. A strange landmark from Egypt in the middle of Madrid. Go at sunset for the beautiful views over the city and the Temple to be lit up. It’s quite magical.
Reina Sofia – Museum that features 20th century art. The famous Guernica is here – definitely worth seeing in person.
Prado Museum – Spain’s Louvre which means it is huge. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see it, but if you like art, this is for you.
Plazas! – Walk around the different Plazas.
Malasana – hip, younger district with amazing bars (aka less tourists)
Day trips – because of the RENFE (train system), it’s extremely easy to get around Spain! I went to Toledo since it was close by. But you could also just stay in Madrid, because there’s so much to do.
El Rastro – If you’re there on a Sunday, check out this awesome flea market. Really cool things, especially clothing.
Mercado de San Miguel – An indoor market with a bunch of stands serving tapas/paella and alcohol – great for lunch.
Lateral – A very affordable, yet well done tapas restaurant – multiple locations. Get ready to wait a while
Chocolatería San Ginés – the most famous place to get churros con chocolate. Get ready for a literal cup of melted chocolate. I also think this is open like 24/7 so if you’re drunk and feeling the sweets, this could be for you.
100 Montaditos – Super cheap mini-sandwich place with like 1 dollar beers on Mondays or some deal like that.
I wish I ate at fancier restaurants, but I was balling on a budget.
Copas – Bar with cheap mixed drinks before midnight (then it gets expensive)
El Tigre – Didn’t get to go, but extremely cheap drinks
Kapital – like the largest, most famous club in Spain; filled with mostly tourists.
Joy – club I went to. Pretty fun, not too large.
Just walk around Sol and you’ll find bars and clubs - open super late cuz it’s Spain. holla.
Gellert Hill – Buda side; go for the view. If you’re out of shape, get ready to hate your life as you climb up this “hill”. Go at night for a spectacular view, but be careful climbing up.
Church cave – Buda side; on Gellert Hill, a cool church set into the hill. I didn’t get to visit it because of hours.
Statue of Liberty – Buda side; on Gellert Hill. I think the Soviets wrote something about how Hungarians were saved by the Soviets, but when the Hungarians took back power, they replaced the inscription.
Fisherman’s Bastion – Buda side; get your new profile picture! But actually a beautiful bastion (whatever that is) with views of the Danube and Parliament. Go to Matthias Church, though I found the exterior more impressive than the interior.
Buda Castle – Buda side; uh, we went and didn’t even know it was the castle cause the building was quite small. The grounds are neat but we didn’t go inside since I think it’s a museum now.
Gellert Thermal Baths – Buda side; the most photographed bathhouse – the architecture is amazing and it’s a bathhouse so you must go to at least one!
Szechenyi Baths – Pest side; the largest and most well-known bathhouse. It’s in City Park. This one is probably more touristy.
City Park – Pest side; awesome, large park with a flea market (on Sundays) and museums.
Heroes’ square – Pest side; near City Park; nice monument.
Parliament – Pest side; duh go…
Walk along the Danube and look at all the bridges – Chain bridge is the most famous, but I really like the Elizabeth Bridge.
Shoes on the Danube – Pest side; memorial to the Jews killed during WWII. Pretty poignant.
Take the Communist Walking Tour – found this out from my sister but it’s extremely well done and gives you a better perspective and understanding of the city. The tour guides are people who went through the transition from communism to democracy.
St. Stephen’s Basilica – Pest side; famous church, where you can pay to go to the top for a view (eh, not really worth it)
The Great Synagogue – Pest side; the largest Synagogue in Europe, unfortunately, it cost like a shit ton of money to go inside so I skipped it.
Central Market Hall – Pest side; produce, clothes, tourist gifts all in this beautiful building.
Margaret Island – HUGE “island” in between Buda and Pest. Has two crazy outdoor clubs during the summer time.
Museums aren’t very good in Budapest supposedly. The only one my friend suggested was House of Terror.
I didn’t really eat at any nice restaurants… & Hungarian food is extremely heavy
Padthai Wokbar – Yeah, I ate here twice. It was cheap and I missed fake Asian food. Chipotle style but for Asian noodles/ rice.
Blue Rose Restaurant – Affordable traditional Hungarian food in the Jewish quarter, which means lots of meat.
Arriba Taqueria – I was also desperate for Mexican so it’s Budapest’s version of Chipotle
Oktogon Bisztro – 4 euro (yes, you read that right) all you can eat Hungarian food – go crazy.
We were there during the spring festival, so we ate at the food stands by Vörösmarty square – slightly expensive but really good food.
New York Café – you want to feel rich, go here. The décor is ridiculous.
Eat langos because why not? Might as well die young but happy, right
Altair Teaház – sick, hidden teahouse. Need to chill out, go here.
AVOID Pizza King – late night fast food that serves both pizza and kebabs for like 1 euro. It was possibly the worst pizza I’ve ever had (and I was drunk).
Morissons – the best Monday club I’ve ever been to because it was the only Monday club I’ve ever gone to. Filled with Erasmus students, but so much fun. Multiple rooms with different music and a karaoke room.
Instant – ruin pub/ club. Insane decorations and like a maze of different rooms. Extremely fun but crazy.
Szimpla Kert – the most famous ruin pub in Budapest. Just go. Can’t really describe it.
Kuplung – another ruin pub, but much more chill
The nightlife in Budapest is crazy. There are also bathhouse parties and crazy themed clubs.
Leopold Museum – the best museum I saw in Europe. Who knew that Austrian art could be so wonderful
Schönbrunn Palace – Hapsburg palace right outside the city; the grounds are actually perfect
St. Stephen’s Cathedral – The famous church (I have no more comments about churches anymore)
The other million other museums in Vienna
Wien University – So you can cry over why you didn’t study there (either cause you didn’t know about it or you weren’t smart enough)
Parliament – the statue outside is gorgeous
Town hall – Cool park in front of it. There was a festival going on when we were there
Opera house – Go see an opera there if you have money, if not check it out for the architecture
Belvedere - Oh, no big deal, another palace in the city. Now a museum that houses The Kiss. Go for the beautiful grounds.
Hofburg Palace - The winter palace for the Hapsburg; now museums
Mozart House - where Mozart resided in Vienna, now a museum. My friend wasn’t that impressed by the museum.
Spanish Riding School - no. just don’t even waste your money, unless you really really really love horses trotting to music.
Hundertwasserhaus - funky houses… not really worth it but cool if you are bored and have time.
Prater - a 24 hour amusement park on the outskirts of Vienna? Supposedly pretty weird but cool kitschy place (so now hipster then?)
Naschmarkt - Outdoor daily market for food, shopping, and clothes. Go to Dr. Falafel to get some of the best falafel
Neni - wonderful Mediterranean food in Naschmarkt, super cool vibe and ambiance
Cafe Hawelka - Get that Viennese coffee and apple strudel cause it’s goddamn delicious.
Centimeters - affordable and HUGE portions of Viennese food - aka meat.
Do not eat a kebab in a box.
Cafe Sacher Vienna - Get the famous Sacher Torte
25hour hotel - the rooftop bar has a really cool vibe and gives a great view of the city
Honestly, I didn’t get to go out that much so I’m not sure about the nightlife, but I hear near the universities is where it is.
I’ll finish up with this on the next post (Paris, Lisbon, & Prague).
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