Gellert Baths; and Stex

Pretty much all of Hungary is a thermal area, and Budapest is famous for, among other things, its thermal baths. August 31st being the second anniversary of our retirement travels, we celebrated by going to the Gellert Baths (close to our campground; indoors--the weather has turned cool and wet) and then to the Stex restaurant on Jozsef Utca for a great Hungarian dinner.

The grand old Gellert Hotel, the Gellert Baths within

The main pool area

The men's thermal area (sorry, Vicki did not have the camera for the women's)

Interior decor

Ceiling

Dome

Another beautiful but, sadly, unidentified building, in Pest (near Joszef) [later
identified as the Museum of Applied Arts...thanks, Zsuzsa!]

The Stex retaurant; if you come to Budapest, don't miss it; large, evidently very 
popular with the locals, great Hungarian food; not outrageously expensive; not 
even expensive, really: we had appetizers, drinks, and the Stex dinner for two 
(steak (grilled), chicken (kiev), pork (schnitzel), with frites and riz, $30

Alas, we were so taken by the place, we forgot to take pix of anything but the 
appetizer/soups, Vicki's cold peach/almond, and my hot goulash; um, yum

Many more distinguished (or pretentious) restaurants will 
have a word about themselves on the menu; this is Stex's; 
it is a hoot, all about the founder and what a rascal he was 
(a gambler, in Las Vegas among other places...); does not 
even mention the restaurant!