Budapest

Uber for 4 to Vienna’s Haupt Bahnhof, first-class train stubs to Budapest-Keleti.  FIRST CLASS.  Yep, that’s how this family rolls.  Day 2.  Hungary.  Land of the Magyar & Zsa Zsa Gabor.

BUDAPEST.  Warmer day temps, no head-to-toe apparel.  Jacket/scarf/sweater (Austrians love to bundle).  Goulash & paprika, swarmy & humid.  More litter, less cookie-cutter colour.

Day’s all-star player: Sis’ husband, Paul.  I’m a good navigator, this dude’s a GPS pro.  Metro traffic, foreign language, street-signs pasted sides-of-buildings – EU’s 10^th largest city.  Notta problem.

Hop-on Hop-off bus pass, all the city sights.  Gotta/hafta/must: Buda Castle, St. Stephen’s Basilica.

BUDA CASTLE.  Rode the vernacular UP.  Castle indoors, renovation-closed.  Outdoor walk-about?  BESTEST views of the city.  Parliament Building & St. Stephen’s high across the Danube.

Day’s all-star climb?  Thin spiral staircase UP UP inside St. Stephen’s dome.  Life memory ❤️

5 o’clock Hop-off & a fast-paced city-mile jog to Keleti.  Got a train to catch?  Paul’s absolute your guy.  On-time/early with 10 minutes to spare.  ‘Nuf time for a Hungarian Mickey D’s heart-attack.  Truth.  Menu-pointed, language-struggled but SCORE – little taste of USA for the train ride home 😊

Tomorrow: VIENNA, Austria’s capital gem.  St Louis in da house!  Morning Fleet-Feet run planned to Riesenrad (city’s skyline Ferris Wheel).  Sisi Museum.  Schönbrunn Palace.  The Hofburg.

More Americans, more laughs, even more adventure.

St. Stephen’s Basilica

Budapest, Hungary