Budapest, Hungary

The Budapest Mission Home was only able to accomodate the 7 Elders and 1 Sister Missionary for the night.  Therefore, there was not room for me in the Inn (so to speak).  So they arranged a hotel for me to stay in for 2 nights (darn).  The complementary breakfast was absolutely terrific.  The first morning I had tossed salad and a variety of breads.  Even the dark brown bread was wonderful.   I had heard that Hungary cooks can really make the breads.  The second morning I had the traditional scrambled eggs, incredible rolls, bread again and orange juice. This was the view outside my bedroom window at 6:30am. 

Usually President Smith lets the Senior Missionaries "check out" their new location before he transfers them to their mission area.  Since I didn't have my "eternal companion" with me, the office specialist took me around.  The first place we visited was Vaci Utca (Vaci Street) which is the center of town. It was a beautiful sunny day and so the cafe's had their tables out in front of the restaurants.  

This is a picture of me eating a Cinnamon Cone.  Yup, it tasted exactly like a hot cinnamon roll.  

This girl is drawing attention to the lower shops so she was willing to let me take her picture.  She is wearing a native costumn.  In the shops below are the most beautiful dresser cloths and table cloths that are hand embroidered.  They ranged in price from $60 to $$$$.  

Budapest is actually two cities, Buda and Pest.  In Hungarian the "s" is pronounced "sh" as in ship.  It is split by a River called Danube (Duna).  I was not able to get a picture of the river, maybe another day.   Sister Baggozie, Office Specialist, and I then went to the Parliment Buildings.  

This is a guard standing front of the Parliment Building. 

More Parliment Buildings. 

Ok - this is the last one of the Parliment Buildings.  I don't want to bore you.  :-)  If you want to see more I will show them to you when I get home.