Arrived with low expectations, left completely converted

Hungary wasn't high on my travel list. A friend pushed me to go and I'm genuinely grateful. The first full day in Eger reset everything — the scale of Hungarian Parliament and the quality of the goulash were immediate signals that I'd misjudged the place completely.

Budapest is spectacularly beautiful became my personal highlight of the whole trip. Spent 12 days and could easily have stayed twice as long. Now I tell everyone who'll listen that Hungary is underrated — add it to your list.