Budapest, 24-26 July

Budapest, show us what you have to offer! It is hot and humid, but after a day touristing around Budapest it is good to come back to the Marina and take a swim in a converted barge!

The swimming pool in the converted barge at the Marina.

We started with a Hungarian speciality kuskä...... something and coffee. This a a sweet type of bread, we ordered one with cinnamon and one with almonds.

For the first time on this trip we took a hop on hop off bus ( getting older?). Here we hopped off at Heros place with statues of all the Hungarian heroes, especially the king Stefan, Istvan.

The is a frieze of Istvan receiving the crown from the pope. Apparently the pope has to decide who is to receive this crown and he was uncertain. But the angel, Gabriel, whispered in his ear that Istvan should receive the crown.

View at Pest from Buda. Pest is on the left (east) bank and Buda on the left. Before the bridges joined the Buda and Pest the fine and cultured people lived in Buda while the barbarians were on the Pest side. 

The castle, built by the Hapsburgers. The castle is on Buda side. 

We hopped off at the thermal baths, bit after that stayed on the bus for neatly two hours? It was very sunny so one can borrow a sun hat for he trip.

We decided to go back to the thermal baths the following day.

Carl tried every one of the at least 10 baths. Temperature ranging from 36 degrees to 18. This one held a pleasant temp of 28. 

The changing room at the thermal baths.

We passed the "Terror museum". Unfortunately we did not have time to visit the museum. The museum shows the terrors of the the two last occupying dictators. 

And look who came to visit us all the way from Uzbekistan! Welcome to LelleBelle Jamshid. We look forward to two exciting days travelling through Hungary with you!