tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post2189072776831398998..comments2023-11-02T07:16:05.210-04:00Comments on directly under the Earth's sun ... now: BudapestJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14430068317991316806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post-72938803555107062972007-08-16T10:32:00.000-04:002007-08-16T10:32:00.000-04:00Tim - We took the subway only once (from the therm...Tim - We took the subway only once (from the thermal baths back toward the river) and all I really remember is how good I felt after soaking in 38 C water for 3 hours and how happy I was not to be walking. And we really did mean to go to the Parliament; it just somehow slipped away from us. <BR/><BR/>As for the microstates, it's not looking so good right now. Sean's visit is halfway over and our microstate count stands at zero. But don't worry about us: we drowned our sorrows in lots of Belgian beer.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430068317991316806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post-60303502651956443022007-08-16T07:54:00.000-04:002007-08-16T07:54:00.000-04:00Oh also, didn't you have plans to visit all the mi...Oh also, didn't you have plans to visit all the microstates of Europe? How's that going? Liechtenstein!thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749674951075102239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post-58888237224929079192007-08-16T07:53:00.000-04:002007-08-16T07:53:00.000-04:00Yay Budapest! I also really loved the city when I...Yay Budapest! I also really loved the city when I visited. I think I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't the grey, soul-less Soviet barrack that I had pictured (although I hear that is what Bucharest is like).<BR/><BR/>Did you ride the subway while you were there? The one thing I remember was that the escalators down to the platform go about 50% faster than in the US and people openly stare across at each other while riding them.<BR/><BR/>We walked by the thermal baths, but didn't go in -- so now I'm jealous. But we did make it to Parliament and saw the famous flag with the hole cut out of it from the 1956 uprising.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749674951075102239noreply@blogger.com