Budapest: exploring Romai Part

Where is Romai Part?

A hot summer Saturday is the perfect time to explore the green and fresh outskirts of Budapest. After hearing so much about it, we decided to go to Romai Part, the Roman beach of the Danube, on Northern Buda side. To make it feel even more like a summer excursion, we even took a boat instead of the usual public transportation :)

Ferry n.13 

The boat service is part of the public transportation of BKK, line 13 during the weekend.

It leaves from southern Pest and takes you straight up to northern Pest or Buda, but it takes quite a long time, so we went by tram up to Jaszai Mari ter (Margaret Bridge, Pest side) and took the boat from there. 750 forints each for an hour-long peaceful cruise, passing by Margaret Island, stopping at Nepsziget, and in the meantime making friends with a couple of two year old incredibly blond twins and their incredibly positive (and tired) parents. On the boat there is room downstairs, but we stayed out, on the benches in the sun. What a relaxing feeling! 

Arrival at Budai Part: the real beach is quite narrow, partly sandy and partly cobbles, stretching down south and north of the dock (which is not even a dock, it's a boat-restaurant). 

Romai Part dock

A few meters up from the river, on a quiet road you will find tons of fish and chips restaurants with their tables outside, bars, playgrounds for children, bike rentals, canoe rentals -our next trip: rental for a day, for a canoe for 2, around 3000 forints! My arms are tired already!- with a lovely and relaxed atmosphere. I appreciate so much the low tone of voice of Hungarians!

A second breakfast was in order, and palacsinta (pancakes) were only 150 forints, how to say no?

At this point the weather had turned to a confused sunny-couldy-rainy, but the trees on the road over the kiosks were covering us. Walking north along the street we finally found what all our friends had recommended: Fellini Kultur Bisztro. And we were not disappointed!

Every restaurant and kiosk has a very simple look, no extra decorations, efficient and to the point, and quite cheap. On the contrary, Fellini features a bar inside a gipsy wagon, flowers and extravagant decorations, little colorful striped deckchairs on the beach, a small platform with books and toys for children -inside a wooden pirate chest- and an open kitchen where the chef looks like a pirate! They have Belgian beer, fresh cocktails, liters of lemonade, and their food is prepared with care. 

Fellini Bisztró

We got a Belgian honey beer, sat on the deck chairs with our feet almost in the Danube, and relaxed to French and Portuguese music, slow and melancholic, only interrupted by Forrest Gump's soundtrack. What a lovely place!

When we got hungry, we shared a fried fish with chips in one of the "main" kiosks, for 2000 huf. It was big enough for both of use, but it is quite expensive if you want one each... 

We came back by bus 106 until Arpad Híd on Pest side, and then all the way down to the city center.

Next time: more pancakes, more sunbathing, and renting a canoe!