Day three or "How do Hungarians send post?"

First an update on Day two: I forgot to mention going to the Labyrinth. Like all good palaces Buda had a secret underground tunnel network designed to get everyone out in the event of a siege. Anyway it has been used over the years for lots of different reasons but the one they emphasised was that Dracula was kept down there for 14 years. I think I forgot about it because to be frank despite the section that was labelled all about Dracula having eerie music and smoke (lots of it) hey was just so plastic heads on a spike. The rest of it was just some dark tunnels and Verdi thrown in (they had the Hungarian National Opera's Verdi costumes so they had recreated some of the scenes. Day three. I started my day confident of finding a post box or office to send my postcards. Also that I would use public transport to get to where I needed to go because Budapest, like London is actually quite split up and after my attempt to to get the Gellert baths last time was thwarted I thought I would hope on a tube this time. I had a breakfast at a too trendy coffee shop and then head to the M sign for the Metro. I got There only to find no sign of a metro! I thought maybe they mean trams and got on a bus and then a tram but later realised that they are separate things so I promised myself I would find the Metro station. First I walked up the hill to the cave Church which I am sorry to say I was little disappointed about. I was expecting ancient not pre war (although very significant to the struggle of the Hungarians under the Soviets and Nazis). It is a tad commercial now but hay Church got to make money or Fatima will be out on her arse (Fatima - Called Saint Fatima but vision of the Virgin Mary of Fatima). Then it was time for the Gellert baths. Lovely building inside and out and they have managed to update the place to suit the western style with out too much compromise. So no more naked bathing. Everyone wears a bathing suit and you only needed a cap in the indoor swimming pool which I am afraid to say was full of old people swimming slowly so I didn't stay in there long. I also ordered a massage which was lovely! I went in all the baths and the steam room but missed out the sauna because they had the 'no swimsuit touching the wood' rule. It was all nice and when I got out I was ravenous so I went for a wild boar burger at the restaurant. I then went to find the metro stop and found it under a nice landscaped bit that I just thought was greenery! So the Metro stops are vaguely near the sign but hidden for ascetic reasons? Anyway the metro was like all underground services and I got home still looking for a post office but not finding one. I went home to rest (and google post offices in Budapest) and then set off again to do a bit of shopping. I have found a few gifts but I am not a shopper and didn't want to get my map out so went either too far for the street I was aiming for or not far enough. I also have to be careful as I am already over weight luggage wise! I wanted to get people traditional gifts but they seem to be famous for gypsy style clothes and porcelain and crystal (also leather) which are very typical of this area of Europe and well I didn't think any of you would want any of that. I realise I still don't get the money here and since I seem to have a lot left and have decided to have a blow out and go to a concert at St Stephen's basilica and then for a dinner cruise tomorrow night! Tonight I went to a great little pub which is suffering because the beer festival nearby. It does It's own beer/lager and this is also were I got my Hungarian platter which is kind of what I expected to find all over the place:

I then took myself off to the Sziget Eye which is the big 'Ferris wheel' I can see from my window and took a ride. There was a beautiful view up there but it is not an old fashioned one like in Vienna. On my way back I spotted this:

Which was annoying after spending all day looking for a way to post my postcards!!!