Blogs from Hungary, Europe - page 121

We thought yesterdays early morning was bad enough, but this morning was stupidly early. We awoke at half past six and consumed large amounts of breakfast before arriving at the train station for seven forty. I had all the timings planned out, however our large breakfast must have slowed us down because we had to run to catch the train. We were both pretty shattered and collapsed in a carriage of our own and dozed on and off for the next couple of hours. We spread ourselves out on the chairs and pulled the curtains across so that no one passing by could see us. We both actually managed to sleep which was highly unusual. Occasionally the ticket inspector popped his head inside to check our tickets, but besides that no one bothered us in the ... read more

I just wanted to update you all real quick. I am still behind on my posts; I owe you Paris, Thanksgiving, Elaine’s visit, and this past weekend in Budapest. I have been trying my best but as the end of the semester approaches so do all the deadlines and final exams. I will write this posts, I promise. I hope all is going well for you in the great old U.S.A. I’ll be home in less than three weeks - Kristin p.s. Santa comes here early, so I get to see him TWICE this year. He visits on the 6th and puts candy into your boot (which you have to leave in the window). I’ve asked him for a pony. I have big feet. ... read more

We waited for our freezing train which came ten minutes late. We had no idea what do do. All I know is when we got on and found an empty cabin. It was warm and I was more than happy with it. It was so warm, but it started feeling colder the longer we were there. I layered up in everything warm I had. We passed out...well CJ did. I of course, couldn't sleep, but it felt good to just lay down. An hour or so later the guy came to check our passports which of course was on the bottom of CJ's bag. Where else is something when you need it other than the most inconvenient places ever. CJ informed me that ther were Nazi army guys that came in with flashlights. I did not ... read more

How can I say this without offending my regular dentist? Oh, to hell with it... You're ripping me off! There, I've said it. Now I can tell you what I'm doing in Budapest, Queen of the Danube and capital of Hungary. Over the past year or so, I've had problems on more than one occasion, with crowns on two of my upper front teeth - you know, they're the ones right at the front which everyone sees when you smile - except these crowns kept coming off at the most inopportune moments because the core of the teeth had disintegrated. So, sometimes no smiles! My usual dentist could only add some pins and cement. Another crown next to these (a post-crown this time) had a history of root problems and was now wobbly. Call me vain, ... read more

And quite honestly we're not quite sure! We saw all of Buda and Pest from a castle, which turned out to be Buda Castle, so the mystery was solved, we were staying in Pest!! The hostel was actually an apartment which cost just ten pounds a night so that wasnt bad. It was extremely quiet though! Some of the Buildings looked very similar to Vienna but just on a smaller scale. The city was definitely in need of a clean. There were a lot of tramps, far worse than in Krakow, Bags and cardboard rolled up in corners ready for their night ahead. Aside from this, it was quite pretty and very cheap! Ooo, and they love to point out their bridges! Lots of Bridges!! We were also fined for travelling with an unstamped metro ticket ... read more