Thanks to the early night sleep James and I rose at 8 and headed out for a coffee and pastry sweets. We enjoyed the clear sky and eagerly anticipated the full day of sun we would bathe in. For under $4 dollars aussie I had a cappuccino, chocolate and an apricot croissant, and a cream cheese scroll. On the way back we bought half a watermelon and two large peaches for $2.20 aud. We smashed it in the freezer to cool while I brushed my teeth with my fully charged toothbrush. A bag full of water, mats, my aussie towel, sunscreen and the gopro – we headed to a ‘sandy’ beach 10 mins walk from the hostel. 
Finally we had the sun to heat us up. We lay by the water enjoying a book and music. We were put of many times by seriously obese individuals waddling along the beach. Imagine Mr Plod from Noddy, and you’re getting close.
We dug into the watermelon and had some fun eating and crafting a face. I made a cool little video, and will upload it soon.
There was a fast looking slide that we tried, a cost of 1aud per slide. We were very much disappointed and came to the conclusion that all water slides in Europe were designed for children 4-8 years.
Later on in the day we headed back to the hostel and packed our bags, said a great big thank you to Christina who made our stay very comfortable and caught the 3.30 train to Budapest.
By accident we jumped on the ‘smokers-cabin’.
It was warm and bright and was a real shame we had to leave the lake. Hopefully my travels will bring me back again with copious amounts of sunshine next time I visit.
We got to the end of the line too early. We’d caught the train going the other way, towards Croatia, away from Budapest! We spent close to an hour heading the wrong way, so add 2 hours onto a 3.30 trip and suddenly we realized we were in for a long train ride back. It was torture seeing how still and sunny the outside was. We watched a sunset from the train but I know it would have been breathless over the lake. Gave me another excuse to return another time!
We finally arrived at Deli Station, it was great to be back in Budapest; I felt comfortable and safe as I knew the area. We jumped on the metro to Bah Luzja and found our way easily to the hostel. Knowing which way was north was the game winner – it was only because I knew my bearings we found it easily. Next time, in a new city, one of those little compasses could save you a lot of time working out which direction is north!
The hostel was called Casa De La Musica and was the biggest and established hostel I’d stayed in. They even had a swimming pool on the bar deck! I was accidentally shown to a single private room, even though I’d booked into a dorm. 5 minutes later the manager knocked on the door saying he’d mistakenly put me in here, but I could stay for the price of what I booked for (11aud!). Karma or whatever, I managed to smile at my luck, even though I was tired and hungry, in Hungary (had to drop it once).
We walked to a nice restaurant around the corner; a live jazz group was playing and jamming. I ordered a pork dish with a potato cake and mushroom side. The apple cider I had was also delicious. I was well and truly filled by the end, and couldn’t think of anything else by a good nights sleep!
I planned my route to the airport the next morning, before showering and falling asleep, naked, on top of the sheets, with no worry of snorers, squeaky bunk beds or questionable, middle-age men sleeping in the next bed across from me.
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