We got up and breakfast was included with our room. The following is a list of what is included on the buffet: hot fried peppers, scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, smoked turkey breast, horseradish, sausages, raw red onions, dill pickles, hot pickled peppers, rice pudding, waffles, syrup and assorted jams, chocolate syrup and chocolate powder, dark and light honey, Danish, chocolate, whole wheat and regular croissants, 8 assorted types of breads and rolls, onion and pepper goulash, pickled herring, Brie cheese, assorted salamis, assorted hams, assorted sliced cheeses, spring mix lettuce salad, tomato, sliced cucumber, pears, fruit cocktail, cooked tart cherries, plain yogurt, peach yogurt, strawberry yogurt (these yogurts were in a bowl) assorted packaged yogurt, dried fruits, whole peaches and apples, apricots, watermelon. 3 kinds of cereal, assorted coffees, teas and hot chocolate, orange, apple and peach juice. This was breakfast! I decided to go with Marsha to the airport to pick up her daughter. It was only 2 subways and a bus ride. But we thought it would much harder than it was to get to the airport. We picked up Stephanie and came back to the hotel so she could drop off her luggage. We then went to the Spy Museum ( it had an enigma machine) and then went to the building on the top of the hill (bunch of stairs). See pics

We then went back to the hotel for a little while and Marsha’s friend Janos came and took us to a Hungarian restaurant. They had original Hungarian musicians and they were wonderful. The food was terrific. Stephanie had goulash soup and Marsha and I had paprika cream soup. Then for dinner Stephanie and I had chicken paprigash and Marsha had grilled veggies and cheese. We wanted dessert , but we were too full.

We cam back to the hotel so Stephanie could get some sleep. We are touring Buda tomorrow morning. It is supposed to be at least 100 degrees here for the next couple of days. Just way to hot!

Can’t believe it is August already. We went to the train station for an early train to Budapest. We decided to eat breakfast on the train – Marsha had a cheese omelet and olives and I had a ham omelet with a fresh salad.

When we arrived in Budapest one of Marsha’s contacts had made arrangements for us to be picked up at the station and taken to our hotel. We visited for a while then checked in. Our first order of business was to get Hungarian money – the Hungarian Forint (HUF). I changed about $300 in Czech money and got $3,300 in HUF. We were by another train station, the subway and the post office. We went to the post office and Marsha mailed some postcards. I needed to buy a card and mail it. Well we don’t speak Hungarian and no one speaks English, but I was successful and the staff at the post office could not have been nicer or more helpful. We stopped to get a subway map and check the price of fares then we headed into the city . We are staying in Buda and headed over the river to Pest. The picture is of the bridge we crossed looking at Pest. The other picture is of the State House. Again this is a city filled with many beautiful buildings. We walked along the Danube and just enjoyed the city until we went looking for a restaurant.

We decided on what restaurant and Marsha ordered a veggie burger and I had a 1/2 meter of white sausage with cooked cabbage and a pretzel. Again all was delicious. We decided to walk home and on the way took pictures of Budapest at night. It really is a beautiful city. Marsha is going to the airport tomorrow to meet her daughter, Stephanie. Stephanie will be traveling with us for part of the trip. It is early tonight – only 10pm, but it is good to have some down time after we walked all day.