Travel Day-and-a-Half

So, flying from Seattle at 1:30 in the afternoon is not so bad.  By 11:30, you're in Amsterdam.  Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.  Then, however, to get to Budapest, you have two hours in one of the worst airports and then 2 more hours of flight time.  I didn't feel bad at all.  We tried some stuff called No Jet Lag and it seemed to work.  Unfortunately, Ray got a headache, but aside from that we both felt pretty good.  He crashed for about 2 hours while I ran out and acquainted myself with the Castle District of Budapest.  Then I crashed.  Too bad we still needed to have dinner. We found Pierrot (a recommendation from our Viking River Cruise host), just about 3 blocks from the hotel.  They have this huge baroque architecture here that hides the fact that inside the massive door is a central terrace/garden, perfect for converting to a cozy little dining area with a piano player for ambience.  The weather couldn't have been better for dining alfresco.  The food was excellent, service impeccable, and we couldn't wait to get out of there and fall into bed.