We arrived very late Thursday night, so straight to sleep, but we were up early Friday morning for our one and only day in Budapest itself. First up, across the Danube from Pest (where we were staying) to Buda, and up to the Budapest Castle. Unfortunately most of the castle was closed off for a special F1 event which we weren't interested in (i.e. it cost too much) but we still got the great views back over the river and towards central Budapest.
With the main sight done, and it being way too hot for Budapest's other main attractions - its baths, the rest of the day was spent walking around in the heat (it was well over 30 degC) and taking in the city. 
After all that walking around (did I mention it was 30 degC plus?) we definitely deserved a drink, and we just happened to stumble across an outdoor bar in one of the parks. Perfect time for a pint!
Saturday and Sunday were both spent at the track, about a 30 minute bus ride (with a 30 minute walk tacked on the end) from central Budapest. We only had general admission tickets (again Waz being tight) so we spent Saturday morning (practice) wandering around the GA areas, and found the best spot for qualifying on Saturday afternoon, and the race on Sunday afternoon. Saturday afternoon in particular was roasting, and with no shelter we were glad we had our Ferrari hats and ample sunscreen, unlike a lot a very red Polish people around us!
After a quick run back to the hostel for our raincoats, we walked through the main shopping area of Dublin, apparently busier than Oxford St in London and the Champs Elysees in Paris, although we were far from convinced.
More walking in the afternoon, through Trinity College and a few of the parks, past St Patrick's Cathedral, and out to the Guinness Storehouse, the site where Arthur Guinness set up his brewery 250 years ago. Its a self guided tour, which finishes with a free pint of guinness at the end, which I managed to force down.
We had heard the Dublin nightlife is pretty good, and we would probably agree with that after a late one on Friday night boogie-ing to some great live music. Saturday we were up early though, we had a 9.30am train to belfast to catch. Once in Belfast we basically jumped straight into a cab for one of the black cab tours, to hear a bit about the troubles in Belfast and see some the sights and murals.
After a quick walk through the main streets of Belfast, we jumped in our hire car and cruised to the northern tip of the Ireland island, to a little town called Portstewart. We stayed the night up there in a nice little hostel near the beach, and had a nice early night.
Next stop, the oldest licensed distillery in Ireland, Bushmills whiskey distillery:
The Royal Castle at night:
Monday morning we went up to the 30th floor of the Palace of Culture and Science for a view over the city, before walking out to Lazienki Park. Warsaw is surprisingly green, and Lazienki Park is a very pretty park just on the edge of the city centre.
Across the river and through St Nicholas' Church on the way up to the Prague Castle, the city's number one tourist attraction, and it seemed as though every tourist in Europe was there. Managed to catch some of the changing of the guards at midday (well we tried to, through the thousands of tourists), before walking through the complex. 
By now we were getting thirsty so we walked around the hill to the Letna beer garden overlooking Prague from across the river. Great spot to hang out in the sun for a few hours and drink some very cheap beer!
We had planned to get up early Sunday morning and make our way to a little town called Cesky Krumlov, but on Saturday evening after walking around to the bus station and the train station, we realised this just wasnt going to work. So we tried to make up for it by having a late one on Saturday night experiencing some of the Prague nightlife.
After such a tough day we decided to head back to the beer garden for another one or two beers, and watched the lights come on over Prague over a few hands of cards.
