We took an early train to Budapest so we could get out in the incised meanders of the River Danube on the way there, for a hilly hike. The international train between the Slovakian and Hungarian capitals fortunately stopped at the little station of Nagymaros-Visigrad. The viewing tower at the top is said to have one of the best views in Hungary. It was pretty darn good. There was also a nice breeze, ideal on a sunny day.
The sleepy village of Nagymaros has a few cafes (many closed outside of June to August). It has an excellent supermarket right by the train station for picnic provisions, including plenty of tasty vegan items.
After this lovely 3 hour circular hike from Nagymaros, we caught a once hourly local train on to Budapest. This hike could easily be done on a day trip out from Budapest, as it is only 50 minutes away. I found the viewing tower on the Komoot app, and did a shortened version of one of the hikes there.
Baspie and I had a rooftop view from our accommodation in the ruin bar area of the Hungarian capital, where bars took over 2ndWW bomb site ruins in the 1990’s. Now a place of pilgrimage for stag dos.
Railway Dog 
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