Our adventure of the day - a trip to the famous Budapest baths! We visited Szechenyi Furdo, one of the largest thermal baths in Europe. It was built in the early 1900's and is located in the heart of the city. Many doctors in Hungary prescribe trips to the baths to cure various ailments. We had heard it was a little tricky to figure the whole thing out, but we decided to take a chance. We are so glad we did!
We entered the opulent lobby and waited in line to purchase our tickets. You buy a ticket that includes a locker or a cabin (changing room). We chose a cabin so we could all stay together. The admission was a little pricey - about $50 for the four of us. You can also purchase all kinds of therapies, massages, etc. We were each issued watch type things with magnets in them. We scanned them and were ushered back into a maze of cabins. We scanned them again and a computer assigned us a cabin. We found our cabin and used the magnet to unlock it. High tech!
Our cabin was more like a small prison cell with air holes in the ceiling. We could barely all 4 stand in there, but somehow we managed to get everyone ready. We arrived in coats and sweatshirts and were changing into bathing suits! The bath complex is enormous. There are many indoor pools of varying temperatures. We were headed to the outdoor pools, even though it was in the 30's outside! We left our cabin and wound through a bunch of rooms and pools before we found a door to the outside. We stepped out to this.....
Gorgeous!!!
There are 3 outdoor pools. One is a relaxation pool, heated to 38 degrees Celsius. The second is a lap pool, and the third is the most fun pool. It includes a whirlpool and lots of jets, and is a little cooler. So, we headed to that one first. It was the perfect temperature and was lots of fun. The atmosphere was great with steam rising up from the pool as we swam. The whirlpool in the center of the pool was crazy powerful and Chelsea loved it. Cade hung onto Daddy and went along for the ride. After we had our fun there, we wanted to try out the hot pool. We froze as we walked to the next pool, but it felt so good once we got in. It was like a pretty hot bath, but surprisingly the kids didn't seem to mind the heat. Cade was perfectly relaxed and enjoying his daddy time.
Chess is a popular activity for the bathers. The beautiful scenery was only tainted by the large number of fat old men in speedos. There were even speedos for rent in case you forget yours!
We are thankful for another fun day and fun memories made!
Our adventure of the day - a trip to the famous Budapest baths! We visited Szechenyi Furdo, one of the largest thermal baths in Europe. It was built in the early 1900's and is located in the heart of the city. Many doctors in Hungary prescribe trips to the baths to cure various ailments. We had heard it was a little tricky to figure the whole thing out, but we decided to take a chance. We are so glad we did!
We entered the opulent lobby and waited in line to purchase our tickets. You buy a ticket that includes a locker or a cabin (changing room). We chose a cabin so we could all stay together. The admission was a little pricey - about $50 for the four of us. You can also purchase all kinds of therapies, massages, etc. We were each issued watch type things with magnets in them. We scanned them and were ushered back into a maze of cabins. We scanned them again and a computer assigned us a cabin. We found our cabin and used the magnet to unlock it. High tech!
Our cabin was more like a small prison cell with air holes in the ceiling. We could barely all 4 stand in there, but somehow we managed to get everyone ready. We arrived in coats and sweatshirts and were changing into bathing suits! The bath complex is enormous. There are many indoor pools of varying temperatures. We were headed to the outdoor pools, even though it was in the 30's outside! We left our cabin and wound through a bunch of rooms and pools before we found a door to the outside. We stepped out to this.....
Gorgeous!!!
There are 3 outdoor pools. One is a relaxation pool, heated to 38 degrees Celsius. The second is a lap pool, and the third is the most fun pool. It includes a whirlpool and lots of jets, and is a little cooler. So, we headed to that one first. It was the perfect temperature and was lots of fun. The atmosphere was great with steam rising up from the pool as we swam. The whirlpool in the center of the pool was crazy powerful and Chelsea loved it. Cade hung onto Daddy and went along for the ride. After we had our fun there, we wanted to try out the hot pool. We froze as we walked to the next pool, but it felt so good once we got in. It was like a pretty hot bath, but surprisingly the kids didn't seem to mind the heat. Cade was perfectly relaxed and enjoying his daddy time.
Chess is a popular activity for the bathers. The beautiful scenery was only tainted by the large number of fat old men in speedos. There were even speedos for rent in case you forget yours!
We are thankful for another fun day and fun memories made!
the chess and speedos made me LOL! I love to hear about your adventures! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat no speedo? Come on, you will definitely need it for mowing the yard a little later in the spring.
ReplyDeleteOh fun! I want to go! You will have to give me the pointers.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how BIG Cade is! Last time I saw him he was a tiny newborn in a sling! I love your blog and love seeing the pics of Hungary. I hope you all are having a wonderful time there. You have a beautiful family!
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Thanks Audrey - time flies - Cade is almost 2 now! Hungary is a big adventure and we are trying to make the most of it!
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