Hungary – Budapest

OMG free WIFI and washing machines.  Small things but exciting to us travellers!  And what’s more Michelle and I have NEW MEN!  The boys had their hair cut and are looking very smart.

Budapest was full of surprises.  Stunning buildings beautifully preserved.  We opted for a hop on hop off bus tour which gave us a great overview off the city and its buildings.

Highlights:

·         Searching for the ladies changing area at the Szechenyi Mineral Baths and working out the locker system.  Very simple once you know how!  Then soaking in the tepid waters and gazing around at the baroque architecture.

·         While the boys consumed yet more beer, Michelle and I went to the Ethnography Museum – rather like the Howick Colonial Village but covering Hungarian culture and telling the their story of settlement.  Beautiful examples of national costumes with intricate embroidery.

·         Our tour of Parliament.  The most stunning building in Budapest.  We initially nick named our guide was ‘Helga’ but it turned out that she had a wicked sense of humour!

·         Dinner out at our camp ground and tapa like lunch in the city. Yes I know I am obsessed by food but I could have worse vices!

Lowlight – House of Terror Museum – the most boring museum we have encountered.  The blurb talked it up (the museum that everyone wants to see) but the info was in Hungarian, no audio guide and it was expensive.  It could have been so interesting and probably was if you could read Hungarian!  It told the story if the crimes and atrocities committed by Hungary’s Fascist and Stalinist regimes.

Off to The Czech Republic tomorrow.