Sun 31 Aug- after breakfast buffet, we went for a Budapest city tour, where we went across the chain bridge, up to the palace and castle for a view of the river and city. Then we went to the Hero's Square, where previous rulers and war heroes of Hungary are remembered in statues. We passed the zoo and the spa area (apparently Budapest is famous for its spas and mineral water). We then went to St. Stephen's cathedral in old town, close to the ship and to Le Meridien where we'll stay tomorrow until Sep 4.
We had our usual salad for lunch, and decided to walk around Budapest some more. There are lots of upscale shops and restaurants (including several Japanese and Chinese, as well as Italian, Thai, Indian and Hungarian). The Natural Science Museum next to the docking area had very nice facade and architecture. Many of the buildings still have the very decorative facades from decades and centuries ago. The Hungarians seem glad to be out from Communist rule, and their economy seems to be improving. We see all the trappings of modern life: computers, cell phones, iPods, digital cameras and camcorders.
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