Budapest Day Three

After freezing the day before, we bagged our original plans for Thursday and spent the morning at a thermal bath and the afternoon at a Michelin One Star restaurant--the perfect day.

Budapest sits on a thin crust covering a vast reservoir of hot water.  The word "pest" actually comes from the word oven.  The thermal baths, located throughout the city, are basically swimming pools with jet streams and 100 degree water.  We decide to take the subway - the oldest subway in Europe - to the Szechenyi Baths.

I couldn't take pictures while we swam outside in 25 degree weather, but the big yellow building looked beautiful in the morning sun.

We headed back to the apartment completely relaxed.

For lunch, we took the kids to their first Michelin restaurant. With an affordable price and just one more lunch reservation available, how could we resist? Dave and I enjoyed four courses while the kids tried an appetizer, incredible bread, and of course dessert.  The restaurant "WineKitchen" provided a different view of traditional Hungarian food and regional wine.

After a long lunch, the kids and Dave crashed in the apartment while I explored the Great Synagogue, the biggest one in Europe and second biggest in the world.

We we ended the day watching the next Marvel movie and crunching on Hungarian popcorn.