Day 150 and 151 Budapesting on Castle Hill

Wheew. Day 150? Really? I guess so. Seems like at times I have been on the road forever. At other times it feels like I left Minnesota yesterday. But the reality is that today was a long transit day. I concentrated on one phrase for eight hours of hilly, curvy, and speedy of travel. "I will NOT throw up" I have to date never felt so ill on a bus in my life. Arriving an hour early to Budapest I found my hostel and slept off the risidual sickness. I lucked out too. A single room! How these little gems come along at just in the knick of time is beyond me.

My first day in Budapest I battled the rain to visit Castle Hill. First off the entire city is postcard perfect. After some chinese food. I know, I really did grab some good old mushroom chicken, I headed up the hill to find me some castle. What I did find was a rain, rain and a bit more rain. So strange because until now rain hasn't been a problem. hmmmm. I wonder when the summer sun is going to kick in we are getting closer and closer to June! Amending my activities to indoor activities I spent a bit of time at the beautiful Matthias Church. There I lingered in the pews to check out what other indoor activities I could find to fill my day. Ready to head down and pick up some souvineers I was lucky enough to get stuck in a really awesome downpour that even my umbrella couldn't provide much cover from. Came back to the hostel and made some new friends :)


Parliament Building


Beautiful Matthias Church


In love with all the cute little door here.

I found myself back out in the rain with a few Australian travelers to grab a seat at the opera. Opera? You ask....yes. They have a beautiful opera house and a ticket wasn't a budget buster at 3 dollars. The performance was pretty exceptional. It was a Moroccan love story and there were huge ships, a working car and an airplane. We then ventured out for a drink or two ending up back the hostel completely soaked once again. Damn you Europe!