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Serendipity in Budapest

After spending 3 weeks across 5 countries in the Middle East, Della and I find ourselves in the decidely non-Middle Eastern city of Budapest...AND IT'S AWESOME! (This is not to say that the time in the Middle East wasn't great, because it was, but there's just something about a good old European city.)

The city itself is a treasure enough. Like any guide book will tell you, there are beautiful , the Danube River (and its spectacular ), , and of course the city's thermal springs fed baths. After a visit to these baths*, we could see why they are so popular, esp. after nearly froze our buns off sightseeing our way around town.

But what made our visit to Budapest so much better was having wonderful hosts, . They housed us, fed us*, showed us the city and taught us everything we could possibly want to know with one exception...

Me: Hey, do you know if there is a circus in town?

Isabel: Uh, I think there was an Italian circus that came through a while ago, but probably not currently.

---Flash forward no more than 3 minutes of walking through the park---

Budapest International Circus Festival Poster: On now...and tomorrow's the last day!

Click, beep, boop, bop, click

Me: Arlight, Della, we've got tickets to a 3.5 hour awesome circus show tomorrow

Della: *shiver*

So, on our last day of our whirlwind 10+ country semi-unsuccessful-but-still-totally-awesome-winter-dodging adventure, we unexpectedly found ourselves enjoying a with full bellies and full hearts. (It served as a nice bookend together with the world class we saw on our very first day of this adventure.)

Our brief stop in Budapest was just what good travel should be: new sights and experiences, good good people, and a little bit of magic*. Super thanks to Horge and Isabel for making our time great (and for being the reason to stop through). And thanks to Lady Luck for providing excitement along the way!

Thursday January 21 2016

File under: travel, Europe

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on Fri 22nd Jan, 2016 02:54 pm EST Horge said:
As per usual, I'm glad to host you. First Germany, then Bosnia, now Hungary. I wonder where I'll host you next! In any case, glad y'all enjoyed your time there and looking forward to see y'all again!
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on Mon 25th Jan, 2016 04:18 am EST Isabel said:
Hi! I am glad you enjoyed Budapest, it was great to have you here! Nice photos, I love the Parliament one. Next time: Spain!
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