Budapest: Day 1

Hi All,

Budapest was amazing. We are currently driving through the somewhat sketchy countryside of Slovakia. It's really beautiful, though. 

When we got into Budapest and checked into our hotel, I immediately sprinted to the laundry service wash to drop my clothes off. They washed them for me for 2700 forint (about €9). Then, I walked over to the famous bazaar which had everything you could want from a full food market to souvenir stands. It was huge!

After the market, I picked up my laundry and rested for an hour. Then, we boarded the coach for a three hour bus tour of Budapest. We saw all the sites from the famous statue to the fisherman's towers to the bath house. It was a pretty extensive tour. 

After our tour, we boarded a boat for a nighttime dinner cruise on the Danube  River. The food was phenomenal. My favorite was the traditional Hungarian goulash. They added a bit of paprika mixed with red pepper to give it an extra bite. The sites were beautiful at night. They were all lit up and it really was a sight to be seen. 

After our river cruise, the bus dropped us off at a really weird bar. It had rabbit statues hung from the ceiling, weird pictures all over, and even an owl-woman-horse. I called it quits pretty early as I was exhausted. 

Michael