Budapest - Final Pix

The massive City Park is beautiful.  It has lakes for boating, and a replica of a Transylvanian Castle.  It is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. 

We happened across a Belgian Biere fest, and of course had some Biere and Frites on the grass.  How European.

We also went to the Széchenyi Baths, which were not as scary as they sound to the American ear.

It is basically the public pool for the city.  These were definitely the least intimidating sounding of the thermal baths, and were clothed and coed.  We had a lot of fun in the outdoor swimming pool that included a jetsteam area with water jets that propelled you in a circle.  Lots of fun.

We also went inside to the more health beneficial mineral pools.  They smelled of sulfur and other minerals.  We soaked for about an hour figuring any benefits derived from the minerals would certainly have done their trick in that time.

That evening we took a boat cruise to see the city from the river.  Budapest is definitely one of my favorite European cities, and I hope to get back here again soon. 









It is a city on the rise, with lots of post Soviet construction and restoration.  It suffered greatly after WWII, but is now moving into the future, and it looks bright.