Day 60 Long Haul to Budapest!

Saturday 19/05/2018 (17 SZ) Central Budapest Apartment Lonyay utca 19, 09. Ferencvaros

Up very early to head to Budapest... Paid our bill at Karma and off we head... The scenery is foggy with low fog getting thicker with many of the cities Shielded as we drive on! The scenery is also very pretty and green all through Bavaria, but once we hit the Hungarian border the life of the greens just seemed to become dull..... we really do t know why but it literally changed as we crossed the border, also the roads where fantastic until the Hungarian border then the Hwy started to deteriorate terribly.... the country side is very much in production of crops,

We had a number of stops, being in the Autobarn/freeway was so utterly boring, and the sheer number of trucks were unbelievable. To be honest it felt like John had to duck and weave all day long... the closer we got to Budapest the busier the trucks became... we played spot the country with the number plates half the day... so many number plates were different, got tricky with some, other we managed to work out... Not like our simple states number plates easy to pic, even with personalised ones these days... but with so many countries so close to each other it does make you think.

We had 3 stops in the way...2 at Autogrills, such quirky set ups... so different to anything at home... at our lunch stop while having lunch, the TV was showing the royal wedding... and all the staff except the crank loo lady... were watching the proceedings... we got to see a Meghan come into the Church and meet Harry, then we had to go! Our last stop was yep Maccas, Johns fav...place... it’s convenient to stop at... this one had a Mac Cafe something the UK doesn’t have! Loo ladies are always cranky you have to pay to go to the loo OS... total rip off so expensive to do a wee.... I tell you, and for some reason, except for the 2 African guys I met in Munich they are all a force to be reckoned with... all no smile, all cranky type personality young or old... I am sure there is a criteria for their job applications, be mean, horrible and above all else don’t smile! Make good prison wardens for sure!!!!!

Anyway we finally arrived after a few extra stops as John is getting the flu I had and not very heathy at present... so I set about the drug regimen I help get him over it... it worked for m so hope it works for him!
Driving into Budapest was interesting to say the least.... may of the buildings have the painting peeling off the suede of them... all high rises.... they look worn out and old and obviously the government doesn’t have funds that stretch like some!

We did get a little lost even with the Nav, but eventually we found Otto who as to meet us to show us the apartment... my First thoughts were ohhh no it’s so small... and yep down stairs is, but upstairs where the bedrooms and there’s 2 its very roomy and comfortable..... I am sure once I get used to it, it will fine.... I was hoping for an oven, but no luck... it didn’t advertise it had a Mircowave, but it dies thank goodness... a good size bathroom, the only problematic issue for me is the skinny ladder thing to get from one floor to the next! But we are here only for 4 days so suck it up treasure!

Once we rested with John sick and I had, had a terrible night with an upset gut... so both very weird but we managed to have a little rest before walking to the end of the street past so many unreal doors,... to find dinner and have a look... wow how close are we to the main area just unreal.....

We walked around the normal section of the shops, planning what to find to eat, then again by accident found the tourist strip... ohhh 😮 my goodness it’s like so many cities we have been to the tourist strip is ripoff strip and they make it look interesting and lure you in... we had planned to resist but after a couple of hours of looking and being tired we ended up you guessed it , at a rip of restaurant..I am sure they see you coming... they do so well here with the cruise boats that leave from here and head to Amsterdam or Belgrade! And walking along the Danube you can see them lining up, knowing this is the draw card for this city.... the unsuspecting tourist...anyway even though ripped off and a truly horrible meal,we were sat next to an Aussie couple traveling like us, but for as long only 3 months ...... the amount that say we’re mad after we say how long we are away for think we are crazy... we had while walking around, heard so many Aussie accents, just unreal... then to be sat next to an Aussie couple was unreal enough, then to hear the girl at the next table who was also Aussie... it would seem we are taking over... you just horn in on the accent when you hear it!

So after chatting to the couple next to us, we realised just how tired we were so said our goodbyes paid our bill headed home and off to bed...

One thing I had said to John before we came here, was how exciting it would be to stay in a courtyard terrace home thing like we did in Prague... well blow me down, that’s exactly what we are in, unreal... it’s like being in a private world these type of very European buildings.....Læs mere