Saturday, July 3, 2010

Day 9 (3Jul) - Budapest


We were able to sleep a little later this morning, which was wonderful in this Novotel Centrum right in the heart of Budapest. Our city guide, Anita, met us at 9:00 and took us on a three-hour trek through the main city and the history of Budapest. We visited the Parliament Building, which is absolutely incredible – the beauty of the building and the significance of “1896” and “896” was drilled into us. We were blown away by the beauty of the building and the significance of Hungary’s relationship with Slovakia, Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe.

We took an hour or so for lunch and many of us visited the City Market which had anything and everything you could want to eat. Some of us ate lunch in outdoor restaurants, some of us bought items in the market and created our own lunch – meats, cheeses, hard rolls, fruit and lots of other stuff.

After lunch, our bus dropped us back at the hotel for a quick pick-up of swimsuits and towels and we headed to the “baths.” There are 18 pools at these baths, both hot and cold. The kids moved from pool to pool and had a great time exploring and playing. It was a perfect day for swimming! Back to the hotel for showers and then to dinner – one of the best – and then back to the hotel and to bed. In rooms and quiet at 10:00, lights out at 10:15. Whew . . . off to Holloko tomorrow and then our final tour concert . . I’m not sure whether we are happy or sad or maybe, both!!

Goodnight for now!
Sandy Miller

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