• June 12 Budapest

    June 12, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We finally had a better night's sleep. Managed to get my Garmin body battery over 30 percent. It normally is around 90 percent at home. Our last full day in Budapest so after a leisurely breakfast we decided to walk back to where our boat had been moored and check out the food markets that are meant to be interesting. We meandered around checking out the sights and eventually found our way to the river and the market. The Avalon boats were gone so must be sailing again. Sigh.
    The market was colorful but we decided to have lunch outside on the deck of a restaurant overlooking the Danube. Very pleasant. We then wandered back along the river and through the shops before stopping at a cafe called Annas which we had seen on a YouTube clip the day before. Had an excellent coffee and Strudel for afternoon tea and paid 3 times the normal price. We then wandered back to the apartment for a quick rest before heading out for dinner at a very nice restaurant in St Stephen's Square. Every day we are walking 10 to 25 kilometres but the waistline is still expanding!
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