July 2 – Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today

July 2 – Bus, Boat, Feet! However Mainly Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today

Jumped on the bus, walked to Dock 10 to board boat trip down the Danube and sat back to enjoy. The boat was incredibly crowded but we finally found a lovely little breezy spot to cool off and relax.
We saw pretty much the same buildings from yesterday, but from the water side.
The one that stood out was the Parliament Building. Such a shame that they need something so grand, huge and pretentious, when their entire city needs a facelift and there are hungry people wandering the streets.
I am not dogging on Budapest, as I have seen cities in the states just as guilty, if not more so. It is so sickening to me. The fat cats just keep getting fatter.

We had a late lunch again, this time at “The Casablanca” and it was good but I personally would not give it a huge thumbs up. This is where a gentleman was walking around looking for leftover food he could grab, and quite honestly, he haunted my sleep last night. It is horrible to witness such desperation. I looked for him upon leaving to give him some euros but he was gone. I really should have jumped up immediately and not have waited to help someone in need. Not feeling guilty, but just use it as another learning opportunity in life.

When we arrived back to the dock, we went in search of the nearest bus stop. We were told they had already stopped running for the day, due to the “Gay Pride Parade” that had been in process while we were on the boat.
I was peeved on two accounts; that we missed the parade because I would have definitely had my happy butt marching and we had to walk back to the damn hotel. Han thinks it was about four miles but it sure felt longer than that.
We had already walked quite a ways to the nearest bus stop, when we found out we had to start a zig-zag path back to the other main road where our hotel was located. We did see some very interesting places, took my favorite photo of the entire trip and enjoyed it as best we could. I did not wear shoes fit for it either.
We stopped in Burger King for a diet coke and to use the bathroom, where you have to key in a number from your receipt to gain access and also had a guard at the front door.
I never felt unsafe here, but it is not a city I would feel happy or even satisfied to live in. It is quite depressing and even the colors are all faded to drab.

Not complaining, just explaining how to create more comfort while traveling.
I used to think that camping out was the Holiday Inn, but I have now become accustomed and have even enjoyed learning another way of life. Has been a beautiful education, that you will never learn from books.
Like this hotel in Budapest. Was not able to travel with my own pillow and this hotel had feather ones and my pillow had feathers that kept poking me in the face. Obviously not comfortable, so I fixed the situation.
Removed the comforter from duvet, rolled the comforter as a pillow and covered up with the duvet cover, since it was too warm in the room for a comforter anyway.

When I do sometimes complain, I even learn from that, but the main thing is how fortunate I am to see, realize and know so many different places to compare. Not in a bad way, but just to realize what I like and don’t like that encompasses the world, not just the states. Once again, a true education in humanity that at times exceeds and sometimes fails miserably.