Our tour of the Parliament House includes a Budapest city coach tour. We are driven past many of the major sites, including Heroes Square, which according to our guide is the nicest and biggest in Budapest. We end up on the Buda side of the city, and our coach off-loads us for some time in … Continue reading Bath Time in Budapest
Retirement
Hungarian Parliament Building
Hungarians consider that their civilisation dates to 896. In the next 1000 years the Magyars went from being a nomadic Central Asian tribe rampaging through the Continent, to a legitimate power, helping the Habsburgs rule one of the mightiest empires Europe had ever seen (according to Rick Steve's guidebook). The millennium celebrations of 1896 were … Continue reading Hungarian Parliament Building
Sizzling in Budapest
The weather forecast for today is a high of 38'c (100'f) and a low of 23'c (73'f). This is indicative of the weather we have been experiencing for weeks now. Although it is not humid, the heat is exhausting, and there is no breeze to provide relief. We are due to switch hotels today. We … Continue reading Sizzling in Budapest
The Reluctant Retiree 