The Road to Budapest - Day 13

2/04/09
This morning I watched some of the G20 Summit being held in London before going for a walk around the village. It was cold, but the sun was shining brightly, so it was a beautiful day. Just after lunchtime, we took a short train ride to the base of one of the mountains. The funicular rail up the mountain was out of service, so we decided to walk up the mountain. The road was still covered in snow and made for a difficult hike, but it was worth it and it was fun to be trekking through snow. Once we reached our destination we sat for a while and enjoyed the atmosphere. A couple were nearby with their dog – a husky. It fitted in to the snowy environment, and you could tell it loved being in the snow – it was jumping around and running through the snow – having a great time. I decided it was time to build a snowman – I put my gloves and beanie on and walked through deep snow into the middle of a clearing and started building. I had so much fun and I was quite proud of my efforts – I took my camera with me and set it up on the snow and took a photo of me and my snow man! After that effort I joined the guys in a snow ball throwing competition. We had to leave eventually, so we stomped our way back down the mountain and back to our village.
We had dinner at our hotel that night and then sat in the lounge area for hours afterwards – drinking way too much wine, but having a great time.