3 days in Budapest. We stayed in an inner city apartment on the Pest side of the river. Budapest was the combining of 2 cities on either side of the river, Buda (the ritzier side) and Pest (more working class and currently more partiers). The apartment was close to all the tourist attractions. Took a food tour, a bus tour, a river tour, visited the medicinal thermal bath and had a 2 hour Thai massage (ahhhhh). Getting on a Viking river cruise for a 2 week trip on the Danube to Amsterdam.view from our window-2pics
our apt building
hungarian goulash
bus tour-5 pics
The Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world. The Jews were decimated in WWII and were either killed escaped, with very few returning (would you?)
Opera house
Heroes’ square with statues of the leaders of 7 tribes who founded Hungary.
something important- I just know what
Danube 1 hour river cruise-9 pics
parliment building 3 pics
food tour guide Suzie
they waste nothing- this is chicken heads
food market 2 pics
guide showing how Danube flooded (white area) before concrete sides to the river put in the city
chocolates- yum
new age bar 2 pics
maker of Rubic’s cube from Budapest- I was always able to solve the puzzle as long as the the little cubes has peel off colored stickers
St Stephens Basilica- finished in 1905 a Roman Catholic basilica named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose supposed right hand is housed in the reliquary.
our food tour group
making strudel 2 pics
great food tour group- 1 Aussie, 2 brits, the local guide and 2 from Denver ( he worked at GoDaddy when it began, cashed out and retired at 40, met his wife online when she was in Chicago, but originally from Columbia. Now 45 they travel)
St Stephens Basilica
The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs, their temperature is 74 °C (165 °F) and 77 °C (171 °F), respectively although the hottest we found was 40 other than the various steam and sauna rooms-14 pics
life guards in the shade
Beth sunbathing in the shade
catching a few rays
cool looking fountain
Could you tell a difference after bathing in the medicinal pool? You always have the highest smile on your face when you have your picture taken with these “sweet young babes” – LOL! Another awesome visit in a beautiful setting! Be glad you aren’t in Livingston dealing with Harvey! So far no flooding at my house!
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I meant to say “biggest smile”!
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