Greetings from Budapest! We arrived safely and on time tonight, and were happily greeted by our friends, Heidi and Roger. Although we were sad to say good-bye to Ireland, we were excited to meet up with our pals and knew that many more days of adventure lay ahead. After leaving the airport, Heidi and Roger drove us into the city...a stunning place to see at night with all of the buildings lit up. The architecture is so different from anything I've seen, having never been to eastern Europe (Joel has already been here several times). The buildings are gorgeous, in a haunting kind of way. The photo loaded in this blog is the parliament building, taken from across the Danube River after we ate some great Hungarian crepes. The prices here are much better than they were in Ireland, by the way, which is a relief! But the dollar really does stink right now!! We were basically paying almost double with the Euro (exchange rate 1.65 dollars/euro). However, Hungary is relatively new to the European Union and has not switched over to the Euro yet. So for the next couple days we'll be using the Forint...the Hungarian currency. But then it's back to the wallet-emptying Euro when we leave for Austria on Thursday. Can't wait :) Well, it's 1:45am here now and we've been having a great time catching up with Heidi and Roger. So I should get back to the conversation and eventually get to sleep so we can hit the town and see more of Budapest tomorrow. We'll be writing more when we get a chance! We're glad you're all enjoying hearing from us. Keep the comments coming...we love hearing from everyone!
4 comments:
It all sounds so amazingly wonderful! Happy to hear that you made it to Budapest. You will get back to Ireland one day, I am certain! Thinking about you both everyday! It is so fun to be able to follow your travels, it's the next best thing to being there! Keep on bloggin! Love to you both! Cathy
I've been enjoying your blog so much! What great photographs of Ireland, too. I suppose everyone must have that longing feeling when they see Ireland, but I like to squint my eyes and imagine that its just because I'm redheaded, that its my motherland, that it looks just a little bit like a poem made out of blades of grass and stones. LOVE! Tiffer
Hey guys! This is the last thing you want to think about right now, but I know from our other WC spouse that insurance rates are going up, and decisions must be made by 4/25. Not sure if that changes anything for you, but wanted to give you heads up. NS
Hey Joel and Holly,
Sounds like a great trip so far. I've enjoyed keeping up with your travels! Stay safe! Lynne
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