Thursday, January 1, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Woke up on Christmas day in Budapest... and really had to think if it was true! We went in the bus up to the castle/palace on the Buda side of town.. Spectacular views but flippin cold. Slight snow again... but nothing lasting.

Saw this incredible shoe memorial. Our tour guide was of Jewish family and told really sad stories about the Holocaust, and this memorial is a line of shoes along the river's edge which look like maybe 40 people just stepped out of their boots and fell in the river. This represents how some people were forced into the river during the execution of Jews in world war II.









We wandered through the streets and found somewhere for lunch.. which I didn't write down and now have no idea!

Back to hotel for catnaps and blogging.

We then went as a group to this Budapest style dinner where the food was good and the entertainment was fantastic. We had dancing girls, boys, musicians, singers and it was just amazing. I loved the traditional dress and the fun and laughter.

Home to hotel exhausted.

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