Yes this posting is way overdue. I'll add pictures later. This morning Bill and I are chilling in our fab apartment in Budapest.
Okay from the top. We finished our volunteering and then we trained to Munich. We had several hours in Munich and decided to visit the Xmas markets which are supposed to be some of the best. Well it was the wrong time to go to the markets. Saturday night it was packed; and it appears that the alcohol had been flowing freely.
We witnessed a fight and so thought we'd better avoid the central part. Walked back to the train station and had great dark wheat German beer and dinner. Yum.
The train left at 23:20 - so we were snuggled in and asleep by 23:25. Don't know what happened in the world outside but I woke a couple of times and NO snow. I had hoped we might cross some alp-type product. But it doesn't appear that we did. The conductor gave us a great wee breakfast (coffee and hot tea/coffee). Then we were in Budapest.
It was bitterly cold here when we landed. But we had rugged up. We met with our Air BNB host and she let us drop our luggage off early. Thank goodness.
So we went exploring--she seemed bemused that we walked all the way (?) from the train station. Anyway, the apartment is super central and just right for us. Old building renovated to a very high standard. Most important for me: the washing machine.
We pack so frugally that we need to wash once a week and that's not always possible. Strange thing about travelling, learning different detergents. Anyway Oxy-Action products are very expensive.
We have traversed the city and throughly enjoy walking and looking at the architecture...that keeps us busy every day. We've done a Danube cruise and visited quite a few churches and ummm beer places. If you follow Bill on FB you will see what I mean.
The Christmas Markets are loads of fun but do get crowded at night. The night lights are fantastic. The Jewish quarter is where all the best bars are (ruin-bars especially). What is a ruin bar, you ask? It's exactly what it appears to be - a ramshackle collection of small bars in an "alley". Eclectic furniture. Perhaps more fun before we tourists ruined (yuk yuk) it for the locals. It's supposed to be one of the best bars in the world...hmmm.
Anyway, it's time for bed. More tomorrow perhaps? Depends, there's so much to do, who has time for writing????
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