It seems aeons ago that we drove through “off the beaten track” Romania, the tracking down of my birth place in Serbia and the excursions to Bosnia and Montengro. I have been away for long enough to have disengaged from the worries of work and home. They are as if it were another lifetime. T shirts and shorts under sunny skies have given way to thermal underwear rain and grey skies albeit with enough sunny spots to make for reasonable pictures. The sun now sets before 4:30pm and it is nighttime dark by 5pm.
The last few days are a concession to “she who must be obeyed”. The rental car is gone and we have 3 nights in Budapest which is one of Suzanne’s favourite cities and similarly a couple of nights in London. Suzanne fills the cases with souvenirs particularly embroidery in Budapest. I have booked multiple Michelin starred restaurants and a night at the Budapest opera indulging a particular passion of mine, Wagner. I drag my beloved to 5 hours of Die Valkyrie. She manages to stay awake for most of it and actually enjoys the musically brilliant last act. Win- win!
A wet Saturday morning in Budapest has us at one of Suzanne’s favourites Madame Tussauds.
Finally a wait in line in the wet for along lunch at, would you believe it in Budapest, the Baroque themed New York cafe. Touted as the most beautiful cafe in the world.
We also squeeze in a ride on the Ferris wheel.
And a visit to the Baroque St Stephen’s Basilica.
Our accommodation is the 5 star Gresham Palace opposite the famous Lanchid (Chain bridge) which we get great views of from our balcony.
