Well we ventured out into the snow today, and it was literally freezing! I finally had to trade in my heavy black coat for a puffy down coat that my mom has. Oh- and it's hot pink!! haha We spent the day walking around the Christmas market, getting hot wine, eating at my favorite restaurant, and doing a little shopping. I think I found a new peacoat that I'm going to get tomorrow. I was so cold that I requested going back to the hotel for a bit to defrost, so we came here for some hot tea, and we listened to my home church's service live over the internet. They sang one of my favorite John Rutter songs titled "Angel's Carol." It was really nice to hear the choir sing it.
Once we warmed up, it was time to head back into the cold again. Mary, Mom and I went to go on a boat ride on the Danube, which was beautiful. They have lights on all of the major monuments, so it's a fun way to see Budapest. They also serve you Champagne, and then another drink of choice. We had a couple of airplane blankets, and we all bundled up together to say warm. The boat has windows, so it really isn't too cold. My poor dad had to walk to the broken down car, and then drive it to the mechanic where we are leaving it for the week until they tow it back to Pecs. He is a good man! He met up with us at dinner, and I think it took him a while to actually get back to normal body temperature!
This is Mom, Mary and me on the boat ride. Budapest was originally two cities, Buda (on the west) and Pest (on the east). Here is one of our beautiful vie
ws of Budapest at night. Buda is on the right side of the picture, where the castle is, and Pest is on the left:
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