the continuing discovery

Van Budapest[Hungary]-May2009

I was thinking last night ... will we ever return to Budapest? We probably will. I think that, after this 3rd visit, we haven't seen half of the city. So many things still to discover. And HL is ravished by the really good buys he can do here, when it comes to fashion. Top brands at a fraction of the price: the Ukraine maffia at its best. But it's likely that we won't come back to this hotel: it's overpriced, even though the luxury of having an indoor hot spring is tempting. Instead, we should look for a place to rent, although the prices I've seen today (a 3 bedroom appartment costs 100 euro per night!) urges to some more research!

Today we strolled in the area of the Astoria metro station: mostly Racoczi Ut. In the sidestreets, the red light district is developping (we didn't visit it), and it's an enchanting alternative area.

This is our last full day here. Tomorrow afternoon we're off to good old Belgium! Thanks to the Danubius card we have a late checkout (at 3 p.m., then the taxi comes and brings us to the airport at a promised price of 25 euro, roughly double the normal cost).

See you then and there!
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