They Don't Outnumber Us, Yet!: Budapest

I don't think I mentioned that our journey away was to Budapest. T had a meeting and I got to tag along. Regardless of the destination, it was nice to have a week of not worrying about anyone else going to the bathroom, eating or sleeping!! I brought my computer and a couple of books, but barely touched them. I would have read more, but decided to veg out watching movies when I had a little spare time. I didn't have much, though. Spent lots of time walking around the city, taking in the sights. Lots of spouses went along (and some other family members) so there was always someone to hang out with while T had to work. We had group dinners each night - dinner in Budapest took 2+ hours each night - sometimes 4. The weather was perfect - clear and cool to warm. Not hot. Not wet. We spent Friday afternoon at a local hot spring/spa and got to relax with a 20 minute foot massage before our journey home. Ahhhhhh.

Here are a few travel photos - T took most of them.

The view from our room. Gellert hill - famous landmark. Tribute to St. Gellert is the point in the middle. You can't see the waterfall that comes down from the columns, just below that statue. Top left is the Citadel. We hiked down that hill and back up one afternoon.

Parliament. Largest building in Hungary. We got a good book about it - didn't take the tour and turned out to be a good decision (from the commentary of our group).

The Royal Palace - now holds the National Gallery and National Museum. Spent lots of time walking around the outside on Monday (most museums are closed on Mondays - oops). J got to return later in the week and went up to the top of the tower - great view. Unfortunately the inside just feels like a museum - no longer a Palace.

Sunset behind the Royal Palace - from our river cruise on the Danube on Wednesday night.

St. Stephen's Church. Most beautiful spot we visited. Could have stayed inside for hours.

Another view from our hotel room. The hotel (Marriott) was nice. Apparently the place to hold meetings. Chinese Embassy (with Police Motorcade) one night. Nigerian Embassy. Prime Minister of Turkey. Lots of men in dark suits and ear pieces roaming the building.