Another short train ride brought us to another capitol city on the Danube; Budapest, Hungary. Budapest is a city of 1.6 million people.We went for a run on Margit-sziget Island in the middle of the Danube. This island has a two lane all weather track surface that runs the perimeter of the tree lined island. There was actually a race being held on the island on the day, but we had already run 10 miles and no entry fee money with us.
We've come to appreciate cities with good metro systems, and Budapest's is historic, beautiful and efficient. It was built in 1896, the first complete metro system in the world.
While in Pest, we visited one of Hungary's famous thermal baths. It was cold, windy, and raining as we scrambled from changing room to hot pool.
Above is the view from Fisherman's Bastion, looking across the river to Pest.
Statue of King Wenceslas outside Buda Castle. It rained most of the time we were in Pest, but we enjoyed the city. Things are cheap, travel easy, and the food is good.
