Bathing in Budapest

 One evening my friend Lissa came up to me and said " do you want to go to Budapest tomorrow?". The next morning found us eating penny pastries next to the Danube river, soaking up the sun and views of Buda and Pest. I love that you can take a train and be in a place with a different language and currency, ah the life of a student in Vienna.

On our way

Now Budapest is a beautiful city, but not a place that can be easily absorbed in a day. The intention of this spur of the moment trip was not to speed tourist through it, but beeline it for the Bathhouse!

Quick lunch before the Bathhouse

Cool Bikes

Here's a little history lesson, Budapest was once controlled by the Turks and when they left certain customs of theirs stayed as well. One of these were the Turkish baths (I don't think there were any complaints about this).






We dusted off our bathing suits after the cold Viennese winter and joined hundreds of Europeans in one of the bath houses.
 We chose one where your bathing suit can stay on without being rude and spent the day lounging, swimming, chatting and tanning.

Nothing like a get away to a spa to get rid of your cares from the
week!

Girls day

I came home to Vienna that night feeling rejuvenated and relaxed, not bad for a day trip!