Gellert Baths

So, Tamas and his father showed up last Saturday afternoon.  First thing they wanted to do?  Head to the baths, of course

While I really enjoyed Rudas Baths, the ones I went to with my friends, Gellert Baths are something different altogether.  Rudas is mostly contained within one large room within an old, old building.  The pools are small, the lighting is dim, and it's very laid-back.  Gellert, on the other hand, has some class

Within the luxury Gellert Hotel, these are some seriously nice baths.  Here's a picture of the hotel, as well as the lobby (and a shot of our two heroes):

After changing, we went outside.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day (serendipitous, as Sunday would prove to be cloudy, windy and cold).  Gellert caters largely to tourists, so the whole place has the feel of a resort.  Not unwelcome, of course

Ahh yes, the statuary.  Stunning, gorgeous, almost certainly hundreds of years old.  I image this piece probably predates the city of Seattle:

As you can see, someone put their towel on it XD

The complex also had a significant indoor area, including one of the more stately swimming pools I've ever seen:

But don't worry, there were still classic-style baths to be found:

In addition to that pool shown in that picture, the inside complex further featured very traditional bathing suites.  Traditional both in the series of cool, warm, and hot pools (plus a steam room), and also traditional in the sense that they were segregated by gender.  In other words . . . well, you're all welcome that I didn't take any pictures in there ;)

Regardless of the setting, there truly is no feeling like sitting in a pool of hot water or an intense steam room for as long as you can stand it and then going and jumping into an ice-cold pool.  It's something special

Good times were had by all

Noah out