We had a lovely time!
We got an air bnb close to Kalvin Ter, so 5 mins from a metro and even less to the direct airport bus. 29 quid per night between two with two bedrooms.
On day one we walked to the Funicular, then walked round the site at the top, visiting st matthias basilica, the fishermans bastion, the palace and a couple of galleries, then walked back along the river.
Day two was St Stephens basilica, Liberty Square, where we discovered a protest site undermining Orban's monument claiming that Hungary had been entirely bossed about by the Nazis and had had no input into deporting their own Jewish citizens. Old suitcases and photos of relatives, I suppose he thinks the bad press from removing it is worse than leaving it there. We walked down the river to see the shoes by the river, parliament buildings and took a tram back to the church in the rock.
Day three was the House Of Terror, which was just horrific but incredibly curated. The music was very evocative and the survivor videos heart breaking. Then to Szechenyi spa via metro, 1 pound per ticket (public transport was clean, fast and so cheap!).
On the last day we toured the synagogue amd museums on site including the ghetto museum and the Jewish cultural museum. We had a fab guide who walked the line between horror and humour brilliantly and was super informative. A walk round the Jewish quarter followed by a trip.back to see the hospital in the rock as we'd missed it on day one and finally figured out where it was.
Decent enough sauvignon 2.25 in local aldi. Same price as a litre of orange juice. Lots of walking, my sis nearly crippled me, but we could have used more public transport but a pp was right, there's so.much to see architecture wise that it is good to walk.
I still feel that there is more to see!