I had gotten the worst sleep ever! People were coming in and out all night, there was road work outside, and it was so hot the windows are open, and it was just overall so noisy. I finally did get a bit of sleep and I was so tired in the morning that I didn’t hear my alarm go off. I woke up to some girl poking me holding my iPod as the alarm is going off, oops! Sorry! (I was totally “that person” this morning.) Luckily, had gotten all my stuff together the night before so all I had to do was wash my face and brush my teeth then pack my toiletries bag and I was done (because I didn’t want to be “that person” . . . oh well, the best laid plans ... read more

I woke up and went up for breakfast and was talking to these 5 English guys who had just gotten in on the night train about their travels when a familiar voice comes up to me and says hi. I looked up and it was Sara! She went to Budapest for a short stay and now she is in Prague for a day and a half! She told me a few stories about how the Hungarians were down right mean to her; I knew they weren’t the kindest folk and wouldn’t really lend you a helping hand but if you just steered clear of them you were fine, but the stories she told of the Hungarian people blatantly discriminating against her was sad to see. (I am experiencing some of these things with the Czech people). ... read more

I was woken up very early by a couple getting ready to check out. In the hostel world it is known courtesy that if you have to leave early you need get your stuff ready the night before! You are usually sharing a room with 7 other people and it’s just common courtesy. (Elyane says she is going to make noiseless zippers) After they left I couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up, got ready, and ate some breakfast before I was supposed to meet the girls because we were getting some coffee together before we all went our separate ways. We all met up and I decided to bring my pack along since the coffee shop wasn’t too far away from the train station and I had the earliest train, with it leaving ... read more

It was rise and shine early this morning as I was so excited to watch the Lipizzaner stallions “Morning Exercises to Traditional Viennese Music” (so proper!). After getting ready and eating a quick breakfast I started walking toward the city center, I soon realized that nothing was looking familiar (I had just done this the day before) so I looked at the map, and sure enough I had turned the wrong way out of the hostel. The metro takes you right outside of the ticket office for the Spanish Riding School, so I just took that instead (but I do like walking so much better, you get to take everything in, but when strapped for time it’s very helpful). I walked back up in the right direction to the metro stop, bought my ticket, and arrived ... read more

I decided today would be a sleep in day since it had been a bit of a late night before. I finally got myself together (no free breakfast at the loft :-( and went to the Great Market Hall which was a 2 minute walk from the Hostel. You walk in and it is just fruit and veggie overload, yay! (It’s basically vendor after vendor in a big, spacious building). I walked around deciding what I wanted when I came upon a crepe and langos vendor. Langos is a traditional Hungarian fast food and I was told I should have one before I left. (note to self, should have had the crepe). A langos is basically fried dough, that’s then covered in sour cream and cheese (sounds soooo healthy). I had ham and tomatoes added ... read more