Budapest
Aaron and I made it to Budapest yesterday morning. We went straight to our "hotel" which is on the Pest side (Budapest is made up of two sections, Buda and Pest, which are separated by the Danube River). We had a little apartment in a residential apartment building near the Parliament. It was nice, although the building was a little run down. We got settled and then head off to do some sightseeing. We went to the Castle Hill and saw many different places, such as the St. Mattias church, which was very beautiful.
We also went to the "House of Terror" museum which is located in the building that was the headquarters of the Nazi Arrow Cross party as well as the Communists when they took over after WWII. It was a very informative place, but very creepy, as thousands were tortured and executed in the building.
In the afternoon was our highlight. To reward ourselves for a lot of walking and sightseeing we went to some of the Hungarian baths. The ones we went to were in the City Park--also a neat place. Don't worry....everyone wore bathing suits. We pretty much just hung out in the giant hot tub (the size of a large swimming pool) and also went into some of the mineral baths. And mom--they weren't sulpher, so they didn't smell! It was really fun and a neat experience.
We are headed to Prague today....the train ride is about 7 hours....yuck! Anyway, that's about it for now. We've really enjoyed Budapest, and have spent a lot of time just hanging out and enjoying the city. They have made a lot of progress in the 15 years since Communism has ended. They even have a TGI Friday's....don't worry, we did not go there!
~Emily
We also went to the "House of Terror" museum which is located in the building that was the headquarters of the Nazi Arrow Cross party as well as the Communists when they took over after WWII. It was a very informative place, but very creepy, as thousands were tortured and executed in the building.
In the afternoon was our highlight. To reward ourselves for a lot of walking and sightseeing we went to some of the Hungarian baths. The ones we went to were in the City Park--also a neat place. Don't worry....everyone wore bathing suits. We pretty much just hung out in the giant hot tub (the size of a large swimming pool) and also went into some of the mineral baths. And mom--they weren't sulpher, so they didn't smell! It was really fun and a neat experience.
We are headed to Prague today....the train ride is about 7 hours....yuck! Anyway, that's about it for now. We've really enjoyed Budapest, and have spent a lot of time just hanging out and enjoying the city. They have made a lot of progress in the 15 years since Communism has ended. They even have a TGI Friday's....don't worry, we did not go there!
~Emily
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