Dreaming of a White Christmas in Europe: My Winter Bucket List in Budapest

By Sofa Ibrahim


 This winter, I really, really wish I could spend Christmas in Europe.

I’m dreaming of a cool, magical, white-snow Christmas in the most charming places I can imagine — the storybook villages of the Alsace region in France, and what I like to call the magic three: Prague, Austria, and Budapest.

I’ve been deep in cozy travel research, and I’m so stoked with what I’ve uncovered. The kind of places where fairy lights glow, chimney cakes steam in your hands, and you can hear distant bells echoing through the frost.

Check out what’s on my Budapest bucket list so far:

  • Sunset views from Fisherman’s Bastion

  • A moody walk across the Chain Bridge

  • Wandering the castle district (slowly, of course)

  • Floating in thermal baths under falling snow

  • Parliament lit up from across the Danube

  • Basilica bells and market lights

  • Spices, sweets, and steamy food halls

  • Chimney cakes, ruin bars, and maybe even a little opera

  • Riding the historic yellow metro for no reason at all

  • Simply being in the winter hush of it all

Honestly? No rush. Just a slow, beautiful winter story waiting to be lived.

Want to plan your own grand European Christmas?
Let’s make it magical, easy, and personal. 

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