Mon 1 Sep- Budapest Le Meridien, PT/INR

Mon 1 Sep- after a nice buffet breakfast, we disembarked and took a taxi to our Hotel Le Meridien in Budapest. Fortunately they had a room ready at 10 am, so we unpacked and rested a bit.
We had two mandatory items to accomplish: Stan's PT/INR test, and tickets from Budapest to Rijeka, Croatia. The concierge helped us with both. For the PT/INR test, it took less than 40 minutes from the time we left our hotel room at the Hotel Le Meridien. We spent a few minutes at the concierge's desk finding out where we could get the test done. He had a database, made a phone call and arranged everything. He gave us a map and showed us how to get to the lab. It was a short walk, about 5 minutes at most. A few minutes in line at the reception area, then a few minutes wait for the blood draw. We were done before noon, and told to return after 3 pm for the results. When we returned, the results were ready as promised. Cost was 2,700 Hungarian Forints, about $18.
Any patients who need PT/INR testing in Paris, Prague or Budapest should have minimum trouble, if my experiences are any guide.
While we were getting the test done, the concierge researched the train schedule and got the tickets for us - they were ready when we returned.
We went out looking for somewhere to eat, and spotted a Japanese Sushi restaurant. Kiyomi could not resist, so we had a plate of mixed sushi and a plate of California roll, and Hungarian beer to wash it down.
We rested a while in the huge room, then used the Internet connection to catch up on email, bills, photo uploads, etc. Later in the evening we enjoyed the piano, string bass and drum trio in the Meridien's bar with a glass of draft beer, a relaxing finish to the busy day.