Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Pictures of first evening in Budapest

First  pictures are posted on this link.  We've fallen in love with this city in just one day.  Art even thinks it rivals Barcelona (an amazing statement coming from him since that is his favorite).  We followed Rick Steves advice and stayed away from the expensive restaurants in the tourist area.  Instead we ate in a little outdoor cafe in a small square within walking distance of the hotel.  It was positively charming.  Wish we could have seen one of the 18 hotel rooms above the restaurant that are reasonably priced and include breakfast at the cafe.  The food was authentic Hungarian (see the pictures), delicious and nicely presented.  The experience was delightful except for the smokers in the patio area.  They do have a no smoking area inside but the evening was too lovely to move indoors.

The weather has been wonderful...in the high 70s all day and cooler on the walk back to the hotel.  Tonight was our first view of the historic buildings lit up at night...Will add those pictures soon.  Now off to bed after an exhausting but wonderful day.

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