3rd Day - Sat. July 28th

I posted a blog... tried to edit it and lost it. This time I am also keeping a copy on the iPad!

My sister tells me that by the 3rd day our body clocks begin to match the local clocks and that we should begin to feel 'normal' soon. Today we had our typical Hungarian breakfast of kifli (croissant type roll without all the butter), salami, green pepper and tomatoes with tea. What a perfectly wonderful way to start our day. We decided to explore the Parliament building and proceeded to take the #2 tram (villamos) to get there. The building has much scaffolding around it... we suspect it is being cleaned. The front, facing the Danube, is clean and just beautiful. The architectural style resembles buildings in London because that is where the architect apparently studied.

One can see this side of the building is yet to be cleaned. As we walked along the Danube we happened upon 50 pairs of bronzed shoes. Apparently this is a Holocaust Monument dedicated to Hungarian Jews who were massacred here by the puppet Nazi government called the Arrow Cross which came to power in 1944. A very sobering and sad sight.

Continuing along the Danube we came across a stand where we purchased tickets for a dinner cruise at 7PM. We thought this would be a cute little boat ride but we were in for a surprise. We got on the boat and found a very elegant buffet with incredible Hungarian dishes and desserts.

We were also entertained by incredible musicians who began the evening by playing The Blue Danube Waltz by Johannes Strauss. What a perfectly romantic evening. From the boat we saw the Parliament building again... as the sun set...

Yet another beautiful Day in Budapest. Good Night.