A Day in Dubuque: State #33 on Our 50 States Adventure
Part 2 of our Summer 2026 50 States Adventure officially kicked off over the 4th of July week, with Wisconsin serving as our home base. But before diving into the Badger State, we decided to make a quick detour into Iowa, our 33rd state together, and spend a day exploring Dubuque, Iowa.
The Hotel Julien & The Al Capone Suite
We booked our stay at the Hotel Julien, named for Julien Dubuque, the first European settler of Iowa and the man the city is named after. For a little fun, we stayed in the Al Capone Suite, and it was definitely a memorable spot. The centerpiece of the room is an actual bank vault that was supposedly used by Capone back in the day, a detail that sparks questions and a healthy dose of skepticism. The suite leans fully into its Prohibition-era identity, and whether every claim is historically accurate or not, the atmosphere was very amusing. The boys, of course, were less concerned with the historical perspective and more focused on the pool and hot tub, both of which got two thumbs up.
Downtown Dubuque & Happy Hour at The Vault
We spent a good chunk of our afternoon wandering through historic downtown Dubuque and into the Millwork District. Downtown has a wonderfully quirky energy, part charming, part forgotten, with stretches that feel frozen in earlier decades. The local art scene has taken root throughout the area. Murals pop up throughout the downtown, adding a layer of character to streets that might otherwise feel a little overlooked.
William and I slipped away for a happy hour date at The Vault while the boys had some “free time.” We enjoyed the space and very friendly staff. Afterwards, we regrouped with the boys and walked through the Millwork District to dinner at Brazen. This was a highlight — the staff knew their stuff without being stuffy, the wine list was thoughtfully curated, and every dish was clearly made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. We could go back again tonight and expect have another excellent experience with much more to explore on the menu.
Morning Coffee & The Port of Dubuque
The next morning we took one last walk through downtown, stopping into La Venta for coffee and fresh croissants.
Before hitting the road toward Wisconsin, we took a walk along the Mississippi at the Port of Dubuque. The city has done a lovely job transforming the waterfront with indigenous wildflowers lining the paths and public art woven throughout. It was a perfect send-off for state #33.
Dubuque, we enjoy visiting you. Onward to Wisconsin.
Our 32nd state and we knew the visit here needed to be intentional, as we wouldn’t accidentally find ourselves in Hawaii. We decided to spend time really getting to know Big Island and it was an incredible trip.
Big Island, Part 1: Kona & the Coast
We arrived around 5pm on the 23rd into Kona Airport, the easiest airport arrival ever, with a fun open-air setup that immediately signals you’re on vacation. We headed to the Outrigger, formerly the Kona Surf Club, and decompressed after a long travel day. The pool is sprawling and family-friendly, home to the largest water slide on the island (Rawls thought it would be bigger). For dinner we kept it easy and stayed at Piko, the hotel’s main restaurant — open air, pretty setting. The boys loved their Korean pork chops. William and I did not enjoy our meal. Win some, lose some. We crashed quickly after.
On our first full day, we headed out for breakfast at the Coffee Shack, an excellent spot looking out over the water. We all loved the food and the view.
From there we drove to the most sacred spot in the Hawaiian islands: Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park. The mana of many Hawaiian leaders is believed to remain around the burial site, and it was also historically a place where Hawaiians could come to be absolved of their missteps. It’s also an absolutely beautiful location.
Next stop was Ho’okena Beach Park, a mostly local beach that’s a bit of a challenge to get to. Lunch was at Shaka Tacoz, which many claim is the best fish taco spot on the islands. We couldn’t disagree. We stopped at a local market across the way before heading back to the hotel for the rest of the afternoon: pool, more slide (William and I included 🤪), and pickleball.
At around 6:30 we walked down to Keauhou Harbor for a nighttime manta ray swim. This was a truly amazing experience and as the guide was introducing us to the location where we would be stopping, a manta launches out of the water. Apparently this isn’t super common and was a great sign of the many mantas we would see — ultimately dozens of massive manta, up to 1,600 lbs. We drifted in the water holding onto lights that attracted their food source, plankton. Countless times the mantas swam inches from us, and all of us were brushed by them more than once. Will be hard to beat this. (Noting the manta pictures aren’t ours! Borrowed from available pics but representative of the experience)
Big Island, Part 2: Volcano
Quick stop at HiCo Coffee on the way out, then we were on our way to Volcano National Park, with a couple detours en route.
First, the southernmost point in Hawaii (also the southernmost point in the US).
Then, the Green Sand Beach, one of only three in the world. We thought we were walking 0.2 miles, but that turned out to be to the trailhead. The beach itself was a 5-mile hike along the coast. Ultimately worth every step for the cliff and beach setting at the end.
We stopped to recharge at a roadside stand along the way with sausages, sandwiches, baked potatoes, nearly 500 five-star reviews. The owner had moved from Seattle during COVID and is clearly proud of doing a few simple things incredibly well.
We arrived at Volcano House, the lodge inside the National Park, settled in, and walked along the rim looking out to Kīlauea. William and I had a drink at Uncle George’s Lounge, then dinner with the boys at the Rim Restaurant. Through dinner you could see the glowing lava. So fascinating.
The next morning we were out early for the Kīlauea Iki trail, starting along the crater rim, through rainforest, then crossing a solidified lava lake from the 1959 eruption. Otherworldly to walk across it with rainforest growing up all around. We made a brief stop at the Thurston Lava Tubes after.
Lunch back at Uncle George’s was great. William and I shared the somen salad, which was excellent.
After a short read around the lobby fireplace, we went out again, this time through the Steam Vents (Wahinekapu) and Sulphur Banks around the caldera edge, then directly to Keanakākoʻi Crater, where we hiked down into the outer edges of the active Halemaʻumaʻu Crater lava lake. Tired legs after that one.
We wrapped the day at our yurt in Volcano Village and had dinner at Lanikai Brewery with salads, pizza, and ramen.
Big Island, Part 3: Fairmont Orchid & Winding Down
Part 3 was more recharge with a little adventure than the reverse and where we had by far the best food of the trip. On the way, we drove around the Northeast side of the island. We stopped at a beautiful waterfall state park, had lunch with local sweet treats (Portuguese donuts) at Tex Drive In and visited Waipi’o Valley Lookout.
We rented snorkel gear from Snorkel Bob’s and hit three spots: one near Kona and two near Mauna Lani, with great sea turtle encounters at two of them.
On the food front:
Brown’s Beach House at the resort was excellent.
Lunch there was a highlight too: the Maitake “hot” sandwich, a take on Nashville Hot with mushroom as the star, was a standout.
Merriman’s was our best meal of the trip — all local fare.
The luau at Mauna Kea had a gorgeous setting and wonderful entertainment.
Da Poke Spot, a hole-in-the-wall near one of our snorkel stops, had delicious poke.
And we closed out the trip with Binchotan Japanese on our last night.
The last stops of this leg of our trip took us through the Dakotas – glamping time at Under the Canvas near Mt. Rushmore and a stay in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park town of Medora.
Top 10 things we loved about our time in South Dakota //
1. Awesome Tents – we love camping as a family and this was a first where the camping setup was taken care of. We didn’t see many other great options near the town of Keystone, so booked a stargazer tent and a kids tent next to it for the boys. The lobby area is particularly well done and the individual tents are very comfortable.
2. Playing Dominos at Under the Canvas – each day after exploring, we sat on the decks and Under the Canvas and played Dominos as a family
3. And then we’d sit on the deck to watch the sunsets over Mt. Rushmore in the distance.
4. We all enjoyed the smores and snacks at the campsite. Breaksfasts were also great and dinner, mixed but for camping options, relatively solid.
5. Exploring the Badlands – now this was incredible hiking. Definitely toasty, but one of the more interesting hikes on Notch Trail with a solid amount of rock scrambling and challenging steel cable ladder that helped us scale a steep cliff wall.
6. Recharging at Katie’s Kantina Taco Truck – Just outside the Badlands, we visited and excellent taco truck with fried cheese pickles – yum!
7. Hiking Custer State Park – juxtaposed with Badlands, the lush greenery of Custer State Park was a beautiful contrast. Incredible hiking and water activity opportunities at the lake.
8. Excellent meal at Skogen Kitchen – this was above and beyond our top food experience of the entire roadtrip. This place is worth seeking out if you are remotely nearby.
9. (Brief) visit to Mt. Rushmore – We expected this to be a real highlight – and it was a nice visit, but a fairly brief one. The natural beauty at the National and State parks ultimately outshone the visit her.
10. * and a Reptile Gardens Visit. Have to include this as the boys enjoyed this part of the visit in the afternoon of our first day in town.
And then we finished our roadtrip with 4th of July in the town of Medora, part of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The town of Medora is a constructed western town experience. The boys thought it felt like an amusement park. All of the restaurants were connected to the National Park and there’s a Medora Musical we intended to see, but we were rained out. A memorable spot to end our Roadtrip!
We had our longest stretch of drive towards our cabin in Nebraska yesterday. Plains as far as you could see until we started to get up towards the Northwest of Nebraska. We stopped along the way at the “car art” spot, Car Henge for fun.
Remember when the boys contributed to the “art” at Cadillac Ranch?
From here we were just an hour away from our destination, aiming to hike at a pretty spot on the other side of the town of Crawford – and it was a beautiful one. We partially hiked two loops and recognized we needed to acclimate (we’re almost a mile high) to fully do. Truly a beautiful spot. At the base of the hike there were rentable officers barracks (Fort Robinson) that looked like a nice spot to stay.
Before we headed to our (remote) cabin, we visited the (only) grocery store within an hour, the Dollar General, an opportunity to talk about food deserts and how fortunate we are.
We loved the stay in Red Adeline’s cabin. Perfect space for us and the boys got to see the underground retreat space should a tornado have come through.
In the morning we made cinnamon rolls and chilled at the cabin until around 10a and headed to the town of Hot Springs, SD for lunch and spending the day in the area. Nice lunch at Whiskey River and walked through the interesting downtown area. The Hot Springs waterfall was a small little things across the main road from the restaurant.
We spent time at an incredibly interesting Mammoth excavation site. The site was discovered during a development project and unearthed the most significant Mammoth fossil site. The area was a sink hole, surrounded by spearfish shale which created conditions where Mammothe could get into the water at the sink hole and were unable to get out. To date, 61 Mammoths have been excavated, 2 Wooly Mammoths and otherwise the larger Columbian Mammoths. Archaeologists were actively working and we met a recent graduate from UCF who is from Jacksonville!
To wrap our time, we went to a local swimming spot, Cascade Falls.
Felt like we had all the grandparents with us today //
We found a glass store called Chautauqua Artisans
Cascade Falls was “warmer than Papa’s pool”
The triple berry pie at lunch was v good but not nearly as good as Grammys, per Rawls
After our excellent brunch in OKC, we got on the road to our next “destination,” Oakley, Kansas. William found a route that would take us through Dodge City, Kansas so that we could live “getting the hell out of Dodge”. En route, we listened to a podcast series centered on life in Dodge City in the late 1800s- Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday and the like. We think that perhaps it was more interesting in their time and people are getting out of Dodge for different reasons these days.
Here we are passing by the Coronado Cross, marking the location where Francisco Vazquez cross the Arkansas River in search of cities of gold in the 16th century.
This is the “Old Stone Home” in Dodge, the oldest property on its original location, bult from Limestone.
A few spots in the center of Dodge where we briefly stopped to see if we wanted to spend some time. We did not.
On the outside of Dodge, we walked along a path to reach a spot where supposedly you can see the most prominent wagon wheel markings from the Santa Fe trail.
From Dodge City, we drove towards Oakley, aiming to visit Monument Rocks. Following 20 miles on an unpaved road, we found this interesting terrain that looked out of a Star Wars movie. 104 degrees, no humidity and wind off the plains was a new environment for us and surprisingly felt more pleasant than that type of heat with our FL humidity.
We then found our place for the night, an 1886 loft built into an old factory space and what has to be the nicest place to stay in the area- everyone gets a king bed!
The day ended at Tres Hermanos, a “fine” meal. The alternate option was a place called the Bluff, featuring legit Rocky Mountain Oysters. Truly a missed opportunity for the boys, but they passed on the option. Onto Nebraska this morning- seeking a hike in the Nebraska National forest.
Kicking off a family roadtrip from Oklahoma to North Dakota – re-engaging in our plan to visit all 50 states together. The boys may or may not have dubbed this “the Boring States” trip, but from our initial stop, we aren’t experiencing it that way. We arrived mid-day into Oklahoma City and headed straight to the American Banjo Museum. Quite the collection of Banjos from the earliest used through jazz age and current. After visiting, Steve Martin donated the banjo that was built for him in connection with his Mark Twain award.
Afterwards we visited the Bricktown Brewery to refresh and have a snack. We then walked around the Bricktown canal for a bit. Fun area and imagine wld be great to visit in the evening.
We checked into our hotel, the National afterwards- a beautiful bank restored to a boutique hotel. Our room was spacious and lovely. We enjoyed a drink in the lobby, a gorgeous space with vaulted ceilings and a bank vault represented as the center bar area.
We had our special treat meal of the trip at Stock and Bond, recently appointed the top steakhouse in OKC. Shepherd opted for the filet with au poivre sauce, William the ribeye with whiskey butter, Rawls the pork duroc and me, short rib ravioli. Great setting, incredible service and delicious desserts to end the meal. Angelica our waitress was so much fun.
In the morning, we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial remembering those who died in the 1995 domestic terrorism attack of the Federal building. The memorial was incredibly moving – it flanks the location of the prior building with 9:01 and 9:03 captured on each side – illustrating the impact of the damage that happened at 9:02 on the day of the attack. There are 170 seats facing the space, sized for adults vs children recognizing these seats are missing from the respective family dinner tables. The boys appreciated the survivor tree, the elm that withstood the attack and is recognized as a symbol of the good that can withstand such a terrible act.
Before getting on the road, we had brunch at Kitchen No 324- such a great spot! The boys loved their stuffed French toast, I had a great salad and William the lox and salmon roe plate. Our server was also genuinely friendly. The Midwest friendliness was fully our experience of the visit. Felt like authentic interest and kindness in all of our interactions. On the road to Kansas now with great memories of our stop in OKC!
In between our two extended family trips, we had a stopover in Romania. The intent was to recharge, connect into work for the week and have some space to explore leisurely. We rented a home in Fundatica, built by two brothers, “The Chalet Deux Freres.” We cooked at home every night until our last evening – recharging from weeks we’d spent eating out in Greece (incredible but hard to continue at the same pace). We fully enjoyed the vibe of the country and its people. International Tourism has not taken off – mostly geared towards domestic tourism – such that often menus aren’t available in English. We enjoyed the cordial but indifference to visitors perspective here. We’d definitely return.
On Tuesday, we visited Bran castle, the fictional home of Dracula. All loved visiting – nice blend of history, fiction and experience of a royal residence that was inhabited until fairly recently. We enjoyed a nice lunch after our visit at the cafe on the castle grounds.
Wednesday // we hiked out from our cabin
Thursday we visited the medieval town of Braşov. Braşov is charming – the 6th largest city in Romania and extremely walkable and easy to explore. Non-domestic tourism seems very limited here. We explored the city center and had an excellent lunch at an Italian favorite, Dei Frati. We only wished we’d had a bit more time here.
On Friday, we returned to Braşov bc we love this town and wanted to take the funicular to the best lookout point. Here we are riding up, walking along the ridge behind the Braşov sign and looking over the city:
And then walked back into town to another (awesome) Italian spot, Prato. We loved all and especially this Shrimp starter. Who knew Italian would be the food highlight of this stay.
We walked to the Black church and all around downtown
We went home and visited “Skully” Shepherd cow skull
And Wm made a traditional Romanian dinner
On Saturday, our last full day, we took the opportunity to hike in the national park and summit to Cabana Curmatura. The hike was over 7mi and 2k of elevation – the boys hardly complained and seemed to have a blast. Maybe we’ve turned the corner on hikes as a form of family torture.
Long and awesome day. We can back and rested/packed and headed to our last dinner here at DOR
We had a brief stop in Vienna before heading home. To see as much as possible, we scheduled a walking tour in the morning to explore the city center of Vienna. It’s a very beautiful area and just as walkable as the other Central European spots but with what feels like grumpier drivers.
We started at Stephansdom, the main catholic cathedral in Vienna. A bit over half the population is Catholic with a very small portion Protestant.
In front of Mozart’s first residence in Vienna //
Quick break in a stretch shopping //
Gingerbread reproduction of Stephansdom //
The winter palace //
Beautiful Lipizzaner horses //
Grounds of the Hofburg palace //
More Mozart //
Rawls top Vienna request, an “amazing” sausage. Found! At Bitzingers
For the afternoon we visited Schonbrunn Palace, the royal summer palace. No photos allowed on the interiors
And then the highlight of our day, Shepherd’s request upon seeing this was to go to the Strudel show at the Schonbrunn palace. Turned out to be very well done and a special guest joined the show around 2:22. Best day of the trip per S
For our Prague visit, we stayed in an apartment that was walking distance from the Christmas Markets and center of town. It was nice to have a bit space and love the walkability.
Day 1 // Breakfast today was a traditional Kolache – particularly traditional for William (plum and poppy seed), fruity for the boys (strawberry and blue berry) and savory for me (Brie and pear).
We walked around Wenceslas square and the old town square — the Christmas market setup is magical here. Much more involved than those we came across in Budapest and expect we will keep revisiting them for snacks and treats during the stay here. The boys loved seeing the Astronomical clock.
We met Paul for lunch at an interesting spot, Kantyna. It is a “nose to tail” butcher shop and dining spot — setup like a communist cafeteria in terms of how the food is served. We got our trays of food and the boys lovvvved their meals. Rawls esp loved the brisket. S didn’t want what we’d initially gotten so he picked up a tray and worked with the surly server to come back smiling with a plate of mashed potatoes and sliced rare beef. I loved the pickled cucumber salad
We left lunch and visited the Grand Museum of Natural science. The mineral section was very well done as well as the evolution area
Rawls took many pics of the animals presented throughout // he composed this and wanted us to share
Last stop- the cupola at the top of the museum. We loved visiting the roof for great views of the city.
We rested for a moment and then met Paul for a tasting menu at a very traditional spot u Modre – great menu for the boys and v fun time. Back at the apartment to ring in the new year momentarily!
Day 2 // Visiting Prague Castle and seeking out Music
We had a slow start this morning which everyone enjoyed. We started our day with delicious greens and smoothies after all the meat yesterday! But the boys very much wanted to try the mini pancakes at the markets so we did make our way there
We walked from the old town square over the Manes bridge to Prague castle – with a bit of a trek up to the castle and surrounding area. We visited golden lane, starting with the armor area. Rawlings enjoyed visiting the home of the fortune teller at 14 golden.
We had tea at a beautiful art deco lounge at Hotel Paris and the boys, intending to split an apple strudel benefitted from a happy accident of two arriving (S was thrilled even if doesn’t look it here)
We followed with a chamber concert of the Prague music orchestra at Obecni dum one of the most significant art deco building in Prague
And wrapped back at the markets to see everything lit at night – beautiful!
Day 3 // Prague Clock Tour
We started the day at a great bakery and breakfast spot, Eska in the Karlin neighborhood of Prague. Really interesting and delicious onion eggs and the boys enjoyed their pastries.
We visited the Astronomical clock from here which involves walking to the top of the clock and along the way visiting a number of official spaces that are part of the tower.
At the top. S didn’t love the heights
Afterwards we met Paul for a late lunch at the best vegetarian spot in town, Maitrea. Great to catch-up with Paul and we (I? 🙂 enjoyed a break from the meat.
We came back to the apartment for a bit and William and I ducked out for a brief date around the corner from where we’re staying. We came back and met the boys to go to a Vietnamese spot for dinner “Ngo” – continuing mixing up the food options today. Great spot. Vietnamese food is quite prevalent in Prague as many Vietnamese came to the country during the communist occupancy.
After dinner, Rawls still needed a snack so we found him one.
Day 4 // For our last day in Prague, we joined one of Paul’s official tours. We didn’t go to the one yesterday as we’d visited Prague castle the day before to avoid yesterday’s weather. Today looks great and this is the official old town tour of Prague. We weren’t expecting to get some of our favorite pics from the trip today but one of our favorite days. Rawlings proclaimed this the “best trip yet.”
The tram setup here is great with apps to purchase tickets for specific routes and identify exactly when the tram will arrive.
Our meeting spot was at the Rufolfinium, directly across from the mass shooting that took place shortly before our trip. The candle offerings stretched around the block and many stopped to pay respects.
Here Paul is gathering the group. He was so informing and entertaining- we were all very impressed. We met a couple from San Diego who said, as they were starting, they were wondering why an American was leading the tour – but as it went on they realized he’s very much legit and appreciated the history major background.
We went to the metro where a portion of an old bridge was uncovered as the metro was under construction.
Boys trying the best melted chocolate beverage.
Can you spot the coronavirus pastry?
William and Paul in front of a bar they visited in ‘99
Visiting the Jewish quarter synagogues a cemetery where rows of people were buried on top of one another (over 100k burried and only 12k tombstones)
The most “unique” sculpture in Prague. The artist depicted this as the Czech Republic considered the prospect of the European Union and felt the county was treated this way by its European neighbors.
Walking into Paul’s pub where he has officially become a regular. He essentially came here for 18 months straight before being given a seat for lunches. He gave Rawls a pin indicating the “regular” status at Lokal. Rawlings loved the Pork chop specialty, shepherd tried the beef with spinach (delish!) and potato dumplings and William and I split a beet and goat cheese salad, mushroom soup and a sausage.
Our trip to Central Europe is primarily centered around spending New Years in Prague with Rawlings’ godfather, Paul Evans, but we decided to extend on either side of this visit, starting in Budapest.
Day 1 // We started walking towards the city center – initially towards a bakery, Artizan, that turned out to be closed for holiday and ending up at a bakery, Bite. We took a cab from here to the Szechnyi baths to soak our weary 😉 travel bones. The baths were fun although Rawls thought a bit “odd”. We enjoyed the outdoor baths – a touch chilly to walk between. The boys enjoyed the very aggressive whirlpool circle in the center of the outdoor baths.
We meandered back to the Mystery Hotel from the baths, walking / exploring on the way back to the hotel. We stopped at City Park for a Wiener schnitzel sandwich “snack” for all to share. Shepherd checked out the local specialty, Langos and we walked over to Heroe’s Square by the Fine Art Museum.
In the afternoon we planned to go to the Light Art Museum (Rawlings choice) but it was at full capacity, so we ended up walking through the city center. Ended up being a perfect point in the day as the sun was setting. We went by the Danube and hoped to see the “Shoes on the Danube bank”— tribute to the Jewish people killed by the Hungarian fascist militia. While there were still candle offerings on the rail, the tribute is under water as the Danube is in a flood state.
Day 2 // Our second day was fun and full on. We started the day touring the Central Market hall and beyond with a Hungarian food tour (thank you Grammy + Poppy for the Christmas gift!). We toured the 3 levels of stalls and tried delicious, garlicky langos. The lunch spot (which was apparently on Bourdain’s Parts Unknown show) featured all the sausages. We wrapped the tour with all the desserts including the first ever gluten free cake on record (Eszterhazy cake made with almond flour) and the winner of the 150th anniversary of Budapest (the Natalis)
Later in the afternoon Rawlings choice came through and we visited the Light art museum. Very interesting set of pieces blending science and technology research, art and cause awareness.
From here we walked across town to the Szimpla Kert, a ruins bar and food tavern area where the boys had more Langos, sampled a chimney cake and discussed that there’s too much second hand smoke exposure in Budapest
Day 3 // We spent nearly the entire day in and around Buda Castle including the History Museum, the castle museum, walking the castle walls and enjoying the Christmas markets there. The boys had fun all day and never asked to move on.
We walked to the top of Buda Castle – the funicular was out of service and no grumbles when they had to walk up.
The Christmas markets – enjoying a cake ball and a very sweet woman who shared allll the available flavors with the boys
As part of the History Museum, we visited Stephen’s hall – a beautiful space with much of the detail executed in ceramic.
Visiting the Castle museum, this was a gothic chapel from 1342. The sign on exterior suggested you should pay attention to the written and unwritten rules. Rawls very much thought that taking this photo was against the unwritten rules.
Walking the castle walls
Then back across the Danube to the “Pest” side
We walked back downtown at sunset. This is Shepherd’s favorite statue which he dubbed “Ancient Florida man” as it appears alligator wrestling is happening
Then our favorite meal at Turkiz to wrap the night. Ask Shepherd if they “got the right animal” for his dinner
Day 4 // We wandered a bunch more today – heading towards the Jewish quarter in Budapest.
Along the way we visited the opera house and its beautiful ceilings and very pretty Christmas decor.
The Jewish quarter feels somewhat like the Riverside of Budapest- quirky character. We visited the last remaining aspects of the Jewish ghetto from WWII and the last standing part of the enclosing wall. We also visited the Dohany Street Jewish synagogue, the largest in Europe.
Lunch today was back at the caravan food tavern for new options – loved the salad we shared for lunch!
We meandered and shopped a bit afterwards. Rawls found a store entirely dedicated to Rubrics cubes.
Our last stop was the actual Szimpla Kert ruins bar which is next door to the spot we were on Wednesday night. Super interesting space that we cld have spent a lot of time exploring.
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