Can I just say that I love Budapest?! Our day spent roaming the massive city of Budapest was by far my favorite day of our little adventure. We stayed in a hostel that was central to both sides of the city. Who knew that Buda was on one side of the river and Pest was on the other? Leah and I did not. Joy apparently did a little reading before we landed in a foreign city, smart Joy J We got up pretty early and searched for a few necessities. Breakfast (with a Coca Cola Light,) a blow-dryer, and an adaptor for the European plugs (this one was for me, and if I had not left the one that we already spent a couple of hours searching for in Vienna in…Vienna, we would not have had to complete a second treasure hunt.) Luckily, we found everything we needed with little trouble. Hungarian people seem to be fonder of us “silly Americans” than the people we ran into in Vienna. We then headed to the City Park. It was the first time we were in nature rather than a big dirty city in about a week. It was so refreshing. The pictures of the pond with the steam and the hundreds of birds do not even compare to how breathtaking this site was in person. Especially with the certain affinity for birds that Joy and I share. There was also a huge skating rink that we had planned on using, but it was crazy busy. So we headed on to the baths that Hungary is so famous for. I put some pictures of the bath we chose. It was great. The water was so warm and the atmosphere was enjoyable in so many ways. Just picture about 100 European men in their delightfully snug Speedos. Ha…we got some good laughs in. After sitting in the sauna for a whole 5 minutes and running across the frozen ground we got dressed and headed back out. The rest of the night went really well until we boarded our 32.5 hour train to Chisinau, Moldova. Though we seriously dreaded the ride, we are ready to be settled in what we will call home for the next 90 days.
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