Bathtime in Budapest

Thermal Baths are something that this city takes seriously - I think there are about 7 or 8 in the city and then god knows how many in rest of the country.

The baths that I went to were amazing - the baths in the city park, named after Count Istvan Szechenyi who was a key Hungarian statesman, are absolutely beautiful on both the inside and the outside and the setting next to the Budapest Zoo and in the City Park is pretty spectacular

The baths are world famous for their medicinal properties and consist of a number of different rooms with baths and saunas at different temperatures - for the more adventurous, there is the giant outside pool at 34 degrees in the winter and 30 degrees in the summer. Outside of the baths are massages, chiropractors and various other full medical treatments for those who want them - and an all day pass costs £10 - and some people take the full opportunity to stay in the baths for the duration of their ticket as I have seen people with picnics and books whiling away the time. Unfortunately, the bar next to the outside pool was closed as a cold beer would have just topped off the experience


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A9chenyi_Medicinal_Bath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Sz%C3%A9chenyi