Visiting Hungarian bookstores

This summer I went to Hungary and whenever I go to a different country, I have to visit a book store!

In this case I went to more than one bookstore. That's why I decided to share my experience going to Hungarian bookstores!

First off I would like to say how beautiful Hungary is! The nature is pretty and they have very good Hungarian goulash soup!

Anyway, the first bookstore I went to was a bookstore in a village. So, the people there didn't really speak English. What I love about local bookstores abroad is the whole atmosphere. It just looked really cosy and cute.

Because it didn't sell English books, I left quickly after I got in. I did take some pictures inside.

The bookstore I visited in the village

The second bookstore I visited was in Budapest. Before going to Hungary I investigated the internet to find a foreign language bookstore. So, when I was in Budapest I went to visit that store.

The bookstore is also a cafe. People go there to study, work or eat some little pastries.

They sell - I'm assuming - second hand books, because they looked used. I actually thought they selled new books, so when I arrived there I was a little bummed out. It wasn't particularly close to where I was staying.

But I totally loved how the bookstore looked. You really felt at home. The employees were friendly and could speak English.

I didn't get something to eat there, so I can't tell you anything about the food. All of the tables in the little store/cafe were occupied when I visited.

At one point I felt a little awkward, because I was the only one browsing through the books, thus I left.

The first bookstore I visited in Budapest (massolit books and cafe)

What I didn't know was that there was another bookstore - selling English books - a little closer to where I was staying.

So, because I hadn't visited enough book stores, I went there! The store was just a basic bookstore, but it was still a cute bookstore.

For some reason I didn't see the huge English books upstairs sign, so I wandered through the store. When I got to the English books section, I found a book about Hungarian fairy tales. I almost bought it, but it was just a little too pricey for a book with that amount of pages.

I left the story empty handed, but I did take some pictures from the inside.

You're probably expecting me to show you which books I bought in Hungary, but... I didn't buy a single book!

Did you buy any books this summer?

(Wix still hasn't added the option to allow commenting without logging in, but feel free to answer the question on my latest Instagram post!!)

The third bookstore I visited in Budapest (Írók Boltja-Parnasszus Kiadó Kft.)

This cart is a bookstore on wheels called Könyvmentők. So cute!

---