Well the temperature has risen a promised, but so has the humidity, yesterday it was 95%. Nothing dries and everything feels damp all the time. However to beat this we have been to one of Budapest's many spas and to the outdoor pool and spa on Margit Island on the Danube. Lukacs is a historic thermal baths which has indoor and outdoor pools. The temperature of the pools ranges from 22, 32, 36 and 46 degrees. In between the pools there are steam rooms and saun...

Rain, rain, rain since we arrived back in Budapest, it is LOVELY! The temperature is a cool 17 degrees and it's very refreshing after the hot muggy weather we have had over the past week. After arriving in Budapest on Friday we walked to our appartment in the centre of the city. It is located in Kazinczy Street in the old area of town, a cultural and nightlife centre in the Jewish quarter of the city. The area has become popular since the introduction of 'rui...

Our trip into Hungary went surprisingly well considering we had two flights from different airports in and out of Rome. Not very good planning on our part but sometimes things work out like that. We left Palermo last Saturday morning and arrived in Hungary in the late afternoon. We enjoyed our two weeks 'slumming' it on the beach but we were ready to move on to pastures new. Hungary airport has an excellent minibus shuttle service that takes you directly to y...