21 July 2007

Hungarian spa and a Musical Fountain

Today we decided to spend our afternoon in a famous Hungarian spa (medicinal bath). the hundred-year old Syechenzi Thermal Baths (Pest's first), popular for swimming, relaxation and treatments. The building looks like a palace. That was a good way to spend our day at the spa, it has sauna's, lots of massage facilities, hydro pools with different temperatures from hot to cold inside the building, then in its open area there are 3 other swimming pools. There are bars and restaurants it is huge, what an excellent day we had. The spa is in Budapest's city Park where in summer there is boating on City Park Lake. In winter, it is transformed into Central Europe's largest artificial skating rink.Included in the park is the Heroes' square with beautiful monuments. After that we went to an island "Margareth Island" between Buda and Pest on the Danube river. There is a wonderful fountain called 'Musical fountain", a replica of one in Transylvania, where the water dances to classical musical. Its amazingly beautiful and relaxing. I wanted stay there forever because I was hypnotized. I have never seen such a wonderful fountain of water display equal to that. Tomorrow we are going to the Buda side where there is a castle and some other attractions.
left and centre - hungarian spa
right - city park castle in Pest

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