Quickly...
We went to the baths last weekend. Totally awesome. Szechenyi bath is in the city park. It's bright yellow and looks like a baroque castle. In the middle are three steaming pools. The weather was gorgeous, crystal clear blue skies. We sat in the warmest of the pools outside and basked in the sun. I haven't worn a bikini in at least a decade. The outside air temperature was about freezing. An old man bumped into Alex and leered at him as he backed away. We watched old men play chess on pillars jutting into the water, but didn't see any of the floating chessboards we had been promised. That's ok, we'll be back.
Thank you to people who sent me emails on my birthday, I shall reply when I have more time. I informed Diane and the boys that it was my birthday, and they conspired to put me in the bath while they cooked me a goat cheese salad, pasta, and chocolate-dipped strawberries for dessert. Very sweet.
We're going to Venice this weekend. For Carnevale. That's right. Venice. I'll be back with pictures and hopefully more time on Monday.