Off to Budapest

I didn't sleep well last night. Downloaded an e-sim for Hungary, read a book but kept reading up. Up at 6 to finish packing. Taxi at 7 for the airport. Checking in was fine but at the gate????
Everyone milling round. It's 9.15  and then flight leaves at 9.25 haha
it's there but we are still waiting!
And waiting.... Is now 9.35. I'm seated and it's 9.50.
I got an email yesterday regarding my seat which is paid for.
. It turns out the seat was broken 🤣
Another thing - there's 2 seats each side when the door is. I've never seen that before. I wouldn't like to be in those seats!!
The plane was delayed arriving so I had to race to the next gate to board. 850m away. Up an escalator, down another. Istanbul airport is huge. I made it.
Arrived in Budapest and was met by  Laszlo. And then to my sulbrious accommodation.
it does have a window that I can open. A very old building and I think the 4 flats here would have been just one in the day. It looks nearly renovated because the building seems a little dilapidated. The quaintest lift too.

I had a couple of hours rest then Laszlo picked me up and we walked. One of the first things we saw was a gathering of people with red balloons. They were attached to the same printouts of people missing in Israel that I saw on Sofia. Didn't think it appropriate to take a photo.
We went over to the Buda side up the furnicular to the castle. A beautiful view going up.
it's very steep!
what a lovely moon!
A lovely the wind that side then we had dinner at a Jamie Oliver's restaurant. I had soup of the day and Laszlo had pizza
which I had a treat if. I had champagne of course. A beer and a glass of wine for Laszlo.
When we'd had dinner out started to rain - heavily. Luckily Laszlo had an umbrella but we both got very wet. Luckily a drying rack for me at my house.
Home to bed - a long day! At least the bed was comfortable.
the building. I thought it was beautiful.
the glorious light fitting!
it's a very small space!
the lift. I remember these from when I was a kid.
the inside of the lift.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My last day in Bologna

Image
Up early this morning for my free coffee and brioche. I did rest before I went. A delightful breakfast! the noodles were ok but I didn't drain the tuna enough so it was a bit wet - yuk! But it was protein! I thought I would walk to the railway station today to see if it was ok for tomorrow. It's an easy route which is good.  It was a lovely walk. Lots of shops but also historic sites that I would never have found otherwise. it looks like the Gateway of India. No clue. the railway station. the same gateway from the other end. It looks like a most around it with ruins - maybe Roman. those look very deep - maybe something to do with the canals. it was a fun find. the across a road there's was this.  and this? It looked like the whole lot of it was a welcome to the city. The only thing I could find was from Google maps. Bologna, Emilia-Romagna http...
Read more

nearly there

Image
I've done the packing but I've got too much stuff. Only 4 sleeps so need to sort this soon. Apart from packing there's the garden, a tree to be sorted, bookings still to be sorted..... Another day and a relook and a repack and all is well. Everything fits and the bag was easy to do up! That means room for expansion. 😊  Now it's only 2 sleeps.
Read more

A day with friends

Image
I met Liz and Alison when I went on my 1st tour alone. Azerbaijan.  We went to Bondi Green for lunch. We celebrated with bottle of Jansz. A good place to celebrate. I missed the picture of all the Australian products made of felt. Very cute. Found this online After lunch we wandered. that's us. It was raining. they are all carrots! We then went to a pub. A very old pub! Can't find the name of it.
Read more