We're enjoying appetizers and a glass of wine in the very quiet Hilton Budapest Executive Lounge.
There are quite a few restaurants on Castle Hill, and we've decided to try 21 Magyar Vendeglo, or 21 Hungarian Kitchen in English.
It gets some very good reviews, for example here and here. Kathy has been yearning to try Chicken Paprikash in Hungary, since it's a dish she's been cooking for well over 40 years after her first visit to Budapest in 1967.
Jó étvágyat! Bon Appétit!
Update...
We enjoyed dinner at 21 Magyar Vendegio. We both had goulash soup as a starter. Kathy ordered the goose as her main course.
Brian couldn't help but choose Paprikás Csirke - Chicken Paprikash. Naturally, we shared.
It was good and he enjoyed it, but he still prefers Kathy's spicier recipe. Of course, a little research reveals at least 44 different recipes on one site alone, so it's very much a matter of Chacun á son gout.
The restaurant featured a fair amount of "upsell," but we realize the Hungarians are second cousins to the Turks and were ready to counter our charming young waiter's various offers of aperitifs and desserts.
We're back in the Executive Lounge to enjoy our dessert.
We're looking forward to a good night's sleep and more sightseeing tomorrow - maybe even a ride on the local funicular railway.
Budapest: Dinner On Castle Hill in Buda at 21 Magyar Vendeglo
Kathy and Brian
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Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.