Budapest for Christmas

The three of us took the overnight train to Budapest to meet-up with family for Christmas.  A middle(ish) ground between Western Europe and Russia. It was a really nice time!  We had a lot of fun catching-up despite inferior health (as it was going around...).

Our hotel was really nice, albeit a tad unfriendly and with a small menu.  Overall, I only got to see a bit of Budapest as Alex fell quite ill, leaving us to take turns spending the bulk of our days in our room (explaining my concern over the small menu...).  I wanted to go to the famous baths and even managed to buy a new suit to replace the one I forgot to bring (duh)... but alas, my bath will have to wait until my next visit to Hungary. (Any smelly jokes out there?)

From what I saw when I ventured out, there are some really beautiful places in Budapest.  Really beautiful. But most of it is crumbing, stagnated and holding so much promise.  If only there were some money.

The front of Hotel Boscolo, Budapest

In the café / restaurant of Hotel Boscolo, Budapest