Mamfa started the day with a run then we ventured out to the Nikolai Tesla Technical Museum. The Tesla section was quite interesting (Tesla was Croatian) with good demonstrations of his inventions including AC power motors and the world’s first remote controlled boat among other important discoveries that goes over my head (electrical / communications…

Second go at getting to Croatia today. Given the train was once again in the arvo, we visited the Pest Synagogue in the morning. It is the largest in Europe and second largest in the world (after New York). An interesting but disturbing guided tour about what occurred there and in the Jewish Ghetto in…

Our train to Zagreb was due to leave mid-afternoon so it was a lazy morning before checking out late and heading to the train station. If there is one thing that sticks out in Budapest it is ATMs everywhere. It seems like every 10th shop has one and they are just randomly placed in the…

Most of the day was exploring the Buda side of Budapest today. Mamfa did a run along the river which is a great scenic route. Started however on the Pest side with being the first visitors to the top of the St Stephen’s Basilica tower which was very peaceful. After I rubbed the tummy of…

A long hot day exploring the Pest side of Budapest today. Started off with a guided walk through the main part of town which is filled with fabulous old buildings but importantly lots of street trees providing shade. Started with the Inner City Parish Church which the survived the war but almost didn’t survive the…