Budapest Travel Diary

I went to Budapest for the European Maccabi games and it was one of the coolest things I have ever done. I got to represent USA and play field hockey against the other Jewish athletes and their respective countries. We also got to meet other USA athletes and people from all over the world. Pictured below is the opening ceremony. They lit up the filled stadium with team USA colors when we walked out and had us walk around the whole stadium while people cheered, and then they did this for every country. There were 42 countries and 2,300 athletes, so it was a long night to say the least. On Friday night we got to attend shabbat services in the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world. It was beautiful. My sister and her boyfriend also flew down from London for the weekend, so I got to go sightseeing with the best travel buddies I could have asked for 🙂 Our weekend was full of laughter and happy bellies. Then my team had our medal ceremony where we got bronze!! And then the next day we had our closing ceremony. All in all, it was an amazing trip and I am so happy I went. Keep reading for all my restaurant recommendations! Also shout out to @sedelsonphotos for all the great pics!

Restaurants

1. Dobrumba- delicious Mediterranean/Hungarian restaurant. Make sure to get a reservation!
2. Szimply- went here for brunch and it was so so good and healthy!
3. Mazel tov- super cute restaurant with great Israeli/Hungarian food.
4. Menza- one of the top rated Hungarian restaurants. So delicious. You also need a reservation for this one!
5. Tokio- great Japanese restaurant
6. Sao- We went off at the restaurant. They had the most delicious Thai and Vietnamese food. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
7. The Sweet- I literally went to this place 3 times on this trip. They had the BEST gelato.
8. Spiler- I did not go here, but my friends did and said it was great!
9. Divin Porcello- I had the best cheese and meat board here. Yum.
10. Central- This place was super cute and had delicious pastries and coffee.