More Visitors in Budapest

While Gary’s parents were here their former pastor and his wife also came to visit.  They were visiting different missionaries within their denomination, which included a couple of families in Budapest.  We wanted to do some type of sightseeing thing that would be enjoyable for Gary’s parents, who have been here before, for Jim and Barbie, and for our kids.  We ended up going on a boat ride on the Danube River.  But it isn’t a boat ride for tourists; it is actually just another mode of public transportation offered in the city.  We weren’t aware of this until a few months ago.  It was such a great way to see things along the river.

Gary and I couldn’t remember Ethan being on a boat other than a row boat, so this was the first time for him and Sienna to be on a bigger boat.  It didn’t impress Sienna so much, but Ethan loved it.

The weather was overcast and a bit windy as we rode up the river.

Here we are with the Murphys. We got off by the Parliament for pictures and to eat lunch.

After lunch we got back on the boat and had wonderful, sunny weather. 

We got off by the Freedom Bridge and walked across to the Covered Market where everyone could get souvenirs.  I’m not sure what Ethan and Jim are doing in this picture… it looks like they are racing each other.  I was excited to go to the Asian Market (next door to the Covered Market) while everyone was shopping.  This is the only place that I’ve found in Hungary where you can buy real brown sugar.  I actually have stocked up on that since I rarely go into the city, but they also sell a lot of varieties of soy sauce and in large bottles, so I was able to stock up on that.