Trip to Gyula

So I woke up at  4:30 this morning and shut off my alarm. In my head, I was grumbling about how I needed more sleep and was at that time willing to forfeit my trip to Gyula for more .I had to remind myself of the warm,green,mineral treated water which feels so good when you sit in it.With that thought, I got up and went to brush my teeth and take a shower. While I was brushing my teeth,I was calculating who to wake up first between Ugo and Ameda. I ran the shower till it was hot whilst  thinking of whom to wake up. Ugo was my choice; knowing she would be the one to take more time to shower. I wouldn’t have been surprised also, if she started shaving her legs! And Guess what? she did start shaving her legs;just not when I expected her to.(Lol!) Anyway, we were ready in less time than i expected and took a taxi to the bus station. We got there 15minutes early! Conquered my goal!To my surprise. (Hehehe bus was at 6am). At the station, while we were waiting,Ugo started painting her nails and Ameda was busy fixing her hair. So I took a few pictures of them. The people at the station kept staring at us.I guess they were amused by our lack of concern for the audience while we went about fixing ourselves up. I said to Ameda and Ugo  "These people must think we’re going to France to be dressing up so nicely". Ugo replied me saying “if France was the destination,I would have been set a long time ago”. We all laughed. Right now we’re seatted in the bus and the three hour trip has begun! This has to be fun :D

An hour and half into the journey, i was in desperate need of a bathroom so I started counting the stops.I  went ahead and checked google translate to make sure I had the correct statement to say to the bus driver seeing as he only spoke hungarian. I memorized my sentence and  kept checking the stops for any place that may have a bathroom.Lo and behold I got lucky because when I couldn’t take it anymore I walked up to the driver ,spat out my memorized statement, he smiled and pointed at a bar and told me to go in there. I all but ran into the place. The lady behind the bar smiled at me kindly as I told her I needed to pee and pointed at the bathroom door. I have to say,it’s been a while since I appreciated being able to pee. That was so relieving. This is probably a gross story but I enjoyed telling it. :D

This has been a very fulfilling day.we got to Gyula at 9:30 and had to walk a bit from where the bus stopped into the Varfurdo as it is called in Hungarian.I could already smell the chlorinated water from outside the doors. 

While we were still outside at the ATM,we were contemplating whether to go on the water slides  and it brought back memories of Hajduszoboszlo. At Hajduszoboszlo, Ugo and I went on a water slide but somewhere along the way Ugo got stuck and couldn’t move. It was a very funny experience. Back to Gyula.We got the full day tickets for students at Gyula Varfurdo which gave us access to basically everything except the medicinal section and also to our dismay the saunas were not available due to construction taking place. 

  small tour train that takes you around the city.

We were certainly excited! We changed rather quickly, and hurried on outside to the baths and pools. The best attraction for us was the family pool which was also a wave pool. When the bell rang, kids and adults literally ran into the pool in anticipation of the waves and that was the first thing we did having surveyed the activities taking place around. It was a GREAT load of fun. Considering the fact that Ugo and Ameda don’t swim,the waves were amazing for them,well for me too :)
When the waves came on they made us feel like we were swimming in the sea. We bounced on the waves giggling like little kids.What a nice feeling!

cheeeeeesssseeeee!

Next we wanted  the water slides. May I say this was Ugo’s suggestion before proceeding. I ran back to get my camera while Ugo and Ameda marched on to the slides. When I got back, they were standing at a corner. I asked them who was going to do the slide so I could take pictures but they were both scared and trying to convince each other to go on before the other.(lol). Eventually, I went with Ameda to the bigger slide and when it got to to my turn,man! was i scared too but i just pushed myself onto the slide to maintain face.Ameda somehow found the courage to go on the slide after asking me to catch her once she lands and she liked it. Then it came to Ugo's turn, Ameda even agreed to go with her .Ameda slid down and Ugo put one leg into the water and held the bar,then turned around and ran away.she chickened out of it! Not all that surprising though. She needed someone to literally push her onto the slide lool!

there's Ugo...already planning how to run away lol.

I got hungry and we all decided to eat. We went inside and got some money. We ordered chicken and chips and fish and chips from the small restaurant and bar close to the thermal baths. We sat down  and talked while we waited for the food. Food finally arrived and it smelled good. To be honest,it didn’t taste at all like it smelt. The fish, in my opinion, was okay but it was not to Ugo’s mind and Ameda doesn’t like fish period! The Chips were soggy and the oil didn’t taste right. I took a lot of something that was supposed to be fresh pepper for the fish but it tasted more like fresh salt paste. As uncool as that meal was,we ate it all,more precisely, I ate it all.
Next on the list, the thermal waters. Nnnhhhhmmmm is all I can say! We hopped from one bath to the next which had different temperatures and mineral treatments! Felt great!

At 2pm we were completely exhausted and decided to leave. The warm temperature of the water leaves you feeling sleepy and completely relaxed. This was definitely one hell of an awesome day! Still sleepy.

So we are just sitting and chilling and an old man comes up to take pictures of ducks and Ugo says,”why is he wasting a Canon on ducks when he should have a fuji or something cheaper”.(Lol) He turns to us and asks if he can take a picture of us ,so we smile for the camera! We realised that there weren’t many black people in Gyula ,unlike Debrecen and the people here were really nice to us. Ameda now says “if it were Debrecen, the bus driver will even lock your hand with the door” (LOL) soo hilarious! Man! Good times with these girls! Amazing people I tell you!