Budapest

We kicked off the day by checking out St. Stephen's Basilica, which is only a five minute walk from where we were staying. It was so gorgeous!

Keith.

We then found some vegan gelato, which was equally pretty and delicious.

We then bought Hop On Hop Off tour bus tickets, which was a rather interesting experience. We found out quite quickly there are no public bathrooms in Budapest (at least free ones, anyway), and people get very upset when you even dare ask about them. When I asked the clerk at the Hop On Hop Off bus ticket office if I could use there bathroom, I was met with a swift "no."

After paying for the tickets, Keith and I were trying to ask the clerk a few questions about the tour when she promptly cut us off with a very sarcastic "thanks, bye-eee."

Keith and I exchanged puzzled looks, but we were obedient to her command and thus, thanked her and said our goodbyes.

We then discussed how we found her response to us to be rather rude, but also highly effective. We talked about how we could incorporate "thanks, bye-eee" into our daily lives (for example, when someone after a show won't leave you alone and insists on telling you offensive jokes).

We took the tour bus around the city, where I snapped these pictures:

The Opera House.

We also stopped at a pretty park, and again had poor luck with attempting to find a restroom. We walked into a convenience store adjacent to the park, and the clerk immediately started yelling "OUTSIDE! OUTSIDE!" at Keith. We couldn't figure out why she was directing him to leave, but we obliged. Only later did we realize it was because he was carrying a water bottle that he hadn't purchased at the store. Oops.

After the tour, we headed to the grocery store where we learned three things: 1. wheelie shopping baskets are way too much fun. 2. Plastic shopping bags are not free. 3. When you ask for a bag after you've already paid, you will get yelled at and ridiculed.

Lesson learned.

For dinner, we headed to a hummus bar (I think that was the name of it actually). Beer + hummus for the win. We ate outside, and the weather and people-watching were both fantastic.