Budapest, Hungary

So many things to see in Budapest! After checking into our groovy hostel called Flow hostel, which had the computer up a ladder in a little birds nest above the hostel, as well as the coolest bunk beds I've seen, we went out to look at the town. Vicki and I found a cafe and, as we are wont to do, chatted for hours before finally realising the time and rushing around trying to see things - the main street, Andrassy Utca, and the parliament building, as well as the chain bridge. The first day there we went on the Jewish walking tour, which was very interesting - I had no idea that Hungary was so badly off in the war. The next day, we got up early so that we could see more of the city, but once again got waylaid at an Eco Cafe after seeing the museum/palace on the Pest side of the river (the same side that we were staying on). Just in time, we speed-walked to the Fisherman's Bastion, which is one of the best things in Budapest, such amazingly beautiful architecture. Poor Vicki had walked her legs off by then, so I explored it alone, then we headed down for another walking tour, this time the Communist tour. This was even more interesting than the Jewish tour, and had such great information about how the Russians invaded Hungary and drove out the Nazis, but replaced their Fascism with their own government and Communism, which was in place up until the 1980's. My feet are so blistered from walking over the city that I'm going to have a non-walking day tomorrow while they recover. I thought by now that blisters would be a thing of the past, after walking every day for 9 months!