After recovering from our travel day we enjoyed the farm stay so much we stayed another day. Achieved nothing. But with the cute dogs, the frogs in the pond, the ping pong table, the trampoline, the swing ball set, the good wifi, the comfy memory foam mattresses…absolutely nobody in our family wanted to move. 

It was the oasis we needed. The rest. The calm. The peace.

The following day we packed up and headed for IKEA. Love their lunch specials, a walk round the show room, bought a few things then went into central Budapest to find our next Airbnb.
We were only in Budapest 2 days. BK and I have been before but it was 15 years ago and it was in winter!! It was a different experience this time. Nothing seemed familiar to me? 

The first day we were there we thought we’d go to yet another island in the middle of  a river. This time we successfully hired a 4 person 4 wheel bike, we all piled in and had a turn at peddling, that was pretty fun! We walked through flower gardens, the boys played catch with a ball, little R practiced cart wheels. I stood and watched! We walked by the Danube, BK and I decided once we’ve offloaded our kids to adulthood we’d come back and do a river cruise of the Rhine and Danube rivers.
As we returned our bike we heard music beside a big water fountain….turns out the fountain was synced to the music! It was the fanciest fountain we’d ever seen as it shot water high then low, then swirled round. 15 minutes later it finished. Good timing!

The next day we were up and off to Buda castle, Buda as in Budapest not the god. The river separates the city in half. One side called Buda, one side called pest…except they pronounce pech. Got some great views of the Danube while we were at the castle….which isn’t a castle at all! Had a ride on a tram to get to the other side of the river and after a top up of chips and a thick shake at KFC, CK and I went on an afternoon walking tour. Lots of info, lots of history, lots of sights. Tick tick tick. Budapest done! 

The following day we packed up our gear and headed north to our next country. It was an uneventful day and we were thankful for that! 

Till next time,

Claire