Budapest - Day 2

We got up early and had breakfast at the hostel before heading out to the Terror Museum, which chronicles the repression of Hungary's dictatorial regimes from the building in which the secret police formerly operated. It was a very interesting museum, especially since you could see the horrible conditions people were held in after visiting the prison in the basement. After this we went for lunch at another restaurant recommended by the owners. Stuart ordered a shot of Unicum, which is a traditional Hungarian liquer. Although, I didn't try it, it apparently tastes like medicine, so I don't think I was missing out. We then decided to go to this exhibit about the blind that was recommended to us by the owners.
Upon arriving we were shown a variety of intruments that blind people use, as well as given the chance to try typing on a braille keyboard (which is actually quite simple). Then we were led into a darken series of rooms with no light, so it was like we were blind. We had to feel around for objects and see if we could identify then. There was a lot of running into people. At the end we got a drink at a blind bar in pure darkness. A very interesting, experience, and definetly one of the trip's highlights.
We returned to the hostel with the intent to go to the baths, which Budapest is famous for. We ended up going with a British guy who is staying in the same room as us. We had to wait in line for quite a while at the metro because none of the ticket machines accept bills, thereby making everyone have to line up to buy tickets from the one ticket vendor. The baths themsleves were quite large and look have been built in the 1800s. We spent a couple of hours cycling between the various pools, although I liked the outdoor ones the most simply because the weather here is very cold, and the contrast between the cold air and hot water was pleasant. We also went to the sauna a couple of times, although could not stay inside for too long. Subsequent to the baths, we ate at another restaurant, and returned to the hostel for the night.