First Night in Hungary

And now it's time to find a restaurant. Night has fallen and we are hungry. The helpful hotel receptionist recommends Tabani Terasz, just a few yards down the street, but we decide to walk farther and see what we can find. We walk by one of the entrances to Castle Hill, a place we will visit two days from now. Tonight, it's too dark to climb this stairwell.




There's a waxing moon above us, over a restaurant we decide to pass on as we walk toward the Chain Bridge.




The traffic is heavy, and the lights of the Chain Bridge shimmer as cars speed over it.



We haven't found a restaurant on this side of the river yet, so we decide to turn back toward the restaurant recommended by our hotel. But we take one last look at the lights across the river, knowing that we will have time to explore Budapest after dark in the days to come.



So, we return to Tabani Terasz where we have several glasses of good Hungarian wine and beer along with delicious veal paprika. We feel restored, ready to get a good night's sleep, eager to wake up next morning and begin to explore Budapest.