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Remember my post
from Jan 30??? Well, i tried yesterday to get a reservation at the same pension, on the same site and i got a nasty answer…they don’t have rooms available!!!!

i searched and searched and found a place where they still have openings for that pension but…

Hotel:	Central Dominik Panzio Hotel Budapest
Check In:	17-Mar-08
Check Out:	21-Mar-08
Booking Amount:	EUR 152.00

So for the same period but in a different location (same company though) so we’ll have to pay a little bit more b/c of not deciding to book then.

Now, it’s not entirely my fault b/c i don’t know exactly when i’ll defend my dissertation and hence don’t know when i can leave Arad, but still…it’s a good lesson: BOOK IN ADVANCE!

ironically, as a travel writer i always give this advice to my readers; too bad i don’t follow my own advice!

needless to say I emailed Dominik Panzio myself and I still wait for an answer…

Edited at 12:17 PM

Dear Cristina,

Unfortunately we do not have available room for this period. But I can offer you a pension nearby.

A double room is 60 EUR/ night there.

….right…let’s just hope we can leave earlier LOL grrrrrr

This article has been previously published by me here.

On our way back from Budapest Zoo we went to visit Vajdahunyad Castle. It was already late in the afternoon and , to our surprise, the Castle held an “event night” so the tickets had very high prices (5000 HUF/adult or about $28). During “normal” days, the tickets are not that costly (”just” 3500 HUF/adult or about $20). We quickly learned that Vajdahunyad Castle houses a restaurant, the Agricultural Museum and is also home to concerts almost every week.

I was absolutely fascinated by the surrounding lake and the Vajdahunyad Castle’s architecture. Part of the castle in Budapest is a copy of a Castle in Transylvania (Romania) –Hundedoara Castle, located right near the town with the same name, Hunedoara — also called Vajdahunyad, although the Hungarian one displays different architectural styles.

Initially, Vajdahunyad Castle was made from wood and cardboard for the millennium exhibition in 1896 but it was so beautiful and popular that it was built from stone and brick.

Within the castle’s court there is a statue of an anonymous, thought to be a chronicler in the XII century. If you touch the pen , you are supposed to get good luck. Unfortunately we didn’t go into the court because the concert started and we were not allowed.

Vajdahunyad Castle is right near Hero’s Square. Actually you can see it from the Square so it’s very easy to find.

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