Budapest; Monday, 21 December, 2015

Breakfast proved that things were improving slightly, with the only pain now when standing up from sitting.

I headed back out into town and had a bit of a wander around the Christmas Markets near Elizabeth square before catching the Yellow line bus to do a quick circuit of that from the front seat.

Back in town I had a much longer wander around all the Christmas markets around both the main square and round the Basilica of St Stephen, stopping off in the Basilica market for a late lunch.

I headed back to Elizabeth square and picked up the Red line bus to complete part of the tour up round to the Citadella.

In the murk and mist the Citadella was spookily quiet with its Christmas market being enveloped with rolling mist, and the piped Christmas music sounding slightly creepy in the sound smothering fog.

I had a bit of a wander around the Citadella, but there really weren’t any views to take in as the mists appeared to be getting much thicker, so instead I caught the bus back down into town and headed back over to the hotel.

After freshening up I headed back up to the castle to find a nice restaurant, this time choosing one that was not only on the flat, but also relatively busy so I didn’t have to dine alone.

Dinner completed I had a long wander around the castle area, taking in the views before catching the funicular railway down the side of the hill to the chain bridge, where I picked up the bus to the tram back to the hotel.