Hungary: Budapest with Kids, Budapest, Hungary

Budapest is a wonderful family city break where the kids can have fun and the grownups can still feel they’ve had a good taste of a sophisticated European city at the same time. Here are the Wandering Kiwi top tips for things to do in Budapest with kids:

From delicious homemade pasta dumplings for dinner to the bright red strings of paprika hanging for sale everywhere and the cheerful old buskers, we loved the city of spas and coffee houses.

One of my best memories of Budapest is our little girl with her nose pressed up against the glass of the cake cabinet in the glorious Belle Epoque café Gerbeaud. Especially popular was the somloi – a moist sponge with walnuts, chocolate sauce and Chantilly cream mmm.

The first fun thing about Budapest’s Castle district is getting there. Magnificently set on a hill overlooking the river and the city, the best way up is by funicular. This steep little cable car was built in 1870 to transport clerks and other employees up to their jobs and takes about two minutes. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).