Lazy hazy days.

So no blog last night.  There really wasn't anything much to talk about.  We had planned to do a couple of galleries/museums, but discovered the night before that none of them are open on a Monday.  So we changed our plans to sorting trains in the morning, and spas in the afternoon.  Then it rained and thundered at lunch time, so we were rather put off going out.  We'd said we would take days off occassionally, so we decided this would be one.  It also gave us the chance to sort the last few things, like accomodation in Ireland and flying out to London.  The Irish plans are now to spend a few days in Galway and a few in Dublin - which we fly out of. 

We did manage to motivate ourselves just enough to go and find dinner, and get a couple of drinks in one of the bars Martin recommended to us.  The bar was pretty cool, though it did feel rather like Krd bars, just on a much bigger scale. 

This morning we made it to the art gallery.  Well an art gallery.  We'd planned to go and see the fine arts gallery, but I was having a stupid day and read the map wrong and took us into the building marked 'art gallery'  not 'fine arts gallery'.  It was actually a happy accident though, we really enjoyed the exhibition that was on.  It was a contemporary artist who worked with paint and canvas.  So it was still a bit 'hidden message-ish', but was really good after getting a bit bored with the 'box in the middle of the road' style contemporary art we've been running into so much.  We then got ripped off for a sandwhich and a cup of coffee.  I've found Hungarian service in general fairly bossy, they kind of hurry you into an order. 

The other museums we had thought of visiting were abandoned because the rest of the afternoon, some 3 and a half hours, were wiled away at the thermal spas.  The perfect attraction for tired people and bodies.  There was the 30 degree pool, where most of the time was spent.  The 37.5 degree pool, which was divine.  And then there was the sauna, which we went into mainly because I'd never been in one.  The sign outside said not to stay in longer than 10 minutes.  Ha.  We were lucky to make it to five.  After the very exact temperature of the pools, the sauna was a very undefined temperature of 80-100 degrees.  Whatever it actually was it was hoooot.  It hurt your nose - or mine at least - when breathing.  But other than that interesting experience, the rest was lovely.  My coordination was rather shot though after all that soaking, my muscles relaxed a bit much.  Oh and the only other down point, lots of fat old men in speedos.  Too much. 

So, bed early tonight, as soon as possible, as we have to be on the train at 6.30 tomorrow.  Yes our train leaves at 6.30, cringe.