Sunday, July 22, 2012

Hajogyari Sziget - A Hidden Gem

It has been awhile since we ventured out to try something new in Budapest. We love finding new things to do here, so yesterday we decided to try the playground on Hajogyari Sziget. For my Budapest friends, this island is just on the other side of Arpad Hid.  We crossed a sketchy looking metal bridge and came upon a parking area. From there, after Cade practiced his new found skill of peeing in the grass,  it was a short walk to a fabulous playground. 
We started here, on the small play ground with some swings and a cool merry go round. 

After a little while, we crossed over to the king of all playgrounds....
It is a huge slide playground similar to that at Gellert Hill, but I think the slides are bigger and definitely newer looking here. They are pretty fast as well! 

                               Love this - that is her "That was awesome!" post slide celebration.
                                              
                          Cade started slow, but by the end would slide on some by himself. 
Most of the time, Larry or I went with him. 

This guy kicked back and enjoyed the 75 degree summer day....perfect!

Next to all the slides was an "only in Hungary" type merry go round. It was at about a 45 degree angle. Each child picked a section and held on as it spun them around. Larry got a work out!

It was a perfect summer afternoon and we will definitely go back there again!



2 comments:

  1. I'm laughing out loud at the bottom picture and explanation. So fun! We will have to try that!

    Have you tried the playground near Visegrad? Also SO fun (and colorful!)

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  2. Hey..Where are the playground with the big, big slides in Budapest?

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