Friday, April 24, 2009

Splish Splash, I was taking a bath.

Well, we're way behind on these blog updates so I'm going to do two in quick succession - or at least try too. So bear with me.

Once we left Moscow we flew into Budapest for fun and games. We checked into our lush looking hostel and feel into bed for a few decent hours sleep. The next morning we rose and spent a bit of time organising our trip as the only thing we had planned at that stage was our flight home to London on the 19th. So once the business of the morning was out of the way we headed up to Buda to check out Castle Hill. With the sun on our shoulders and our jackets in the bag we headed off for a fun day of exploring. We arrived at Castle hill and explored the Cathedral, Royal Palace and amazing views! Afterwards we wandered across the Chain Bridge into some pretty festive Easter markets before heading back to the hostel via the Jewish Quarter. After a quick shower and a few games of chess we headed back to the river where we ate aboard our very own floating restaurant. Where we ate traditional Hungarian food and watched the most amazing sunset.

The next day we headed to the House of Terror for a very accessible explanation of Hungarian invasions and rebellions. We then wandered up to Hero's Square before lunching and heading into the Szechenyi Baths, which were a fantastic experience! I felt so revitalised after the 4 hours that I was left contemplating a future retirement in Budapest. hehe. Sorry future children ;) That night we watched Chelsea beat Liverpool over some fine Budapest Burgers and Beers!

On our way to Prague we made a bried afternoon stop at Bratislava where we played a Where's wally game with the towns famed statues, checked out their castle and the pretty old town. We ended the night with a few beers at the KGB bar before trying some Slovakian wine and food, which we will NOT be buying a cookbook about, lets put it that way ;)
As always, here's the happy snaps :)
Us on Buda Hill, overlooking Parliament.
J on Chain Bridge.
Hero('s Square)
At Szechenyi Baths.
Overlooking Bratislava.
Where's wally? No, thats just Bec.

1 comment:

awyatt said...

Bec, get your hand off his bum!