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2000s: Dip your toe into Budapest’s spa thermal baths
2000s: Dip your toe into Budapest’s spa thermal baths
Two strangers, both recovering from loss, discover each other against the bewitching backdrop of Budapest’s thermal spa baths.
New York businesswoman Kati Dunai travels to Hungary’s capital to settle her father’s estate as quickly as possible, so she can return to work. But when she steps into the bubbling warm waters of her hotel’s thermal baths, the constraints of her New England background melt away. Kati surrenders to pleasure in Budapest’s sensuous waters as she begins to discover the life her father left behind when he fled the city of his youth in the days following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Jan, a rugged Dutchman, is instantly smitten. As the two grow closer while exploring Budapest, Kati learns that Jan is struggling to heal from scars, both inside and out. A terrible accident has left him recovering from injuries, but it’s another’s pain for which Jan cannot forgive himself.
All too soon, Kati must return to her hectic Manhattan life. Can Kati and Jan’s fledgling love survive the challenges of a long-distance relationship?
Aah this must be the most restful visit to any city ever! A bit of romance and all against the backdrop of some of the loveliest sounding spa baths you could ever imagine. There’s rather vague in the novel so a few to try:
Széchenyi Thermal Bath
Ornate thermal baths, built in 1913, with a cupola, massive swimming pools & water jet massagers.
Gellert spa bath
These architecturally significant thermal pools are part of the famous Hotel Gellert complex.
Rudas baths
16th-century spa complex with traditional Turkish baths, swimming pools & a sauna.
Destination/Location : Budapest Author/Guide: Rozsa Gaston Departure Time: 2000s
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