Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Buda + Pest= Opulent Splendor

     Our journey to these foreign and exciting lands started with a mysteriously canceled hotel booking. Looking good, right? Well, no, but I guess we got lucky, because after a deservedly free cab ride, we found our way to Hotel Lucky and our 2 bedroom suite for about $45, or 30.43 Euros, or 7,153.43 Hungarian Forints. Not bad, eh? Budapest mostly consisted of wandering around marveling at the beautiful architecture and scenery, but we also managed to make our way to the Hungarian Folk Arts Festival, which was exactly like the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, only set up along a hill known as castle hill, and the events took place inside of a medieval castle. 
     We also made our way to the famed Szechenyi Thermal Baths, after we passed by the gorgeous Vajdahunyad castle. At first in the baths, all we saw was old people in small swimsuits, but then we found the outside pool. I'd try to describe it, but I'd fail. Just look at the picture. (I couldn't get the pictures in the format I wanted in this post, so they will be in the next post.)





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