Act III - Relaxation and Pain

Act III - Relaxation and Pain
After looking around Great market Hall and eating lunch, I moved on to my final destination of the day - Gellert baths which was across the Liberty Bridge (green and beautiful - see above). I have been wanting to go to one of the many baths in the city but had hesitated as I was unsure about going by myself. The Gellert Baths have separate male and female sections for the thermal baths which I decided was better when I would be there alone. However what I failed to consider was that as a result of the single sex-ness of the bath, there was a LOT of nudity. I am a prude American - what can I say. There are just things I would rather not see and know about a complete stranger. (Note as a result of the nudity - no pictures are allowed inside. Sorry - maybe I will have pics of the next bath) I did however have a great relaxing time. I went in the sauna and in the steam room and tried both thermal baths. It was a quick 2 hours later and I decided it was time to be on my way.

By the time i got home I was ready for a HOT shower and this is where the pain began. My bathtub/shower has a very high side and deeply slanted sides and back and NO slip resistant bottom. So one step in and I had somehow slipped managing to bang my knee and stub my toe. I screamed in horror and sat down in the bath holding my knee which i thought was the more offensive injury. Little did I know that in about 30 minutes my damn toe would be black/blue/red and throbbing. I think I broke it :( and it wasn't even doing something fun and adventurous. Maybe I should make up a story about it. Like: I was rock climbing in the Swiss alps and suddenly a mountain goat appeared out of nowhere and while I was trying to climb out of its way quickly, I slipped and broke my toe OR I was riding on the back of a moped of a cute Italian man in Rome (don't worry mom, I would never actually do this) and he turned a corner too quickly and i put my foot down to stop us from falling and broke my toe. Then at least i wouldn't feel so stupid for having a bum foot week 2 into my mostly walking trip.

to be continued.....