Day 14: THB and DB's last travel day, via car (before flying thru Istanbul to the Loft)
crepes with Nutella for breakfast in Budapest
3.5 hrs thru low flat plains
Robert is our driver, booked through Day Trip; door to door, around 300Euros
traffic going to Hungary is backed up for miles (road work); Robert cam from Bratislava, about halfway betwn Vienna and Budapest, at 2am!!
border contol
restroom stop
DB found an art hotel, it is very similar to the 21C chain
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art jewelry display
floor legend
Late lunch near the hotel
THB and DB eat inside as all the tables in the shade are taken, very quiet, no other tour members around! Nice 2 course meal with lemonade and ginger drinks, 50E
Pics around town
our room is ready for unpacling
rustic
foyer is huge
salon art
How late was she? 45 minutes!! 15 minute walk to dinner spot; rezzie at 6pm, have to give up the table by 7:30
a double order of first appetizer: crunch fried potato with sour cream and caviar, excellent
cold white asparagus salad, crunchy
And then...nothing. No main courses. No help from wait staff. Nada, zero...45 minutes later we settled our bill (50E) and left. As we walked out, a waiter showed up with the main courses...no customers there now.
rooftop deck
fitness center