http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Hungary , Szentendre en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:55:17 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:55:17 BST Kirnduls hajkval szentendrre http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/blog-297079.html Szentendre pronounced SenTenDrey is a quaint little town 20 km from Budapest. The streets are all cobble stone and some of the buildings are 500 years old. Apparently it used to be something of an artist commune. Then the tourists started coming and the artists left but all the art and art galleries are still there. There is also a famous wood worker that still lives there and many of the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/blog-200937.html I met the girls for breakfast this morning and said goodbye to Joelle. Kim Yujin and I decided to take the HEV Hungarian railway to a little town on the outskirts of Budapest called Szentendre. It was a blazing hot and humid day. The train ride took only 45 minutes but due to the lack of air conditioning we looked like we just left a Bikram Yoga class once we stepped off the train. Szente http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/blog-194161.html At 1pm we met part of our group and the local guide to visit SZENTENDRE a cute town with cobblestoned streets and many little shops all in one area. Two girls from the other Cosmos group were late so our bus left them. We toured the MARZIPAN MUSEUM that had many things on display made of marzipan from the House of Parliament kings and queens cartoon characters and even a lifesize figure of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/blog-192205.html You know when you meet someone and you just like them straight awayYou're not sure why and you feel a bit silly but it's like... like... it's been that way forever.That was what I felt when I met Cesar and Angel.Peruvian born Cesar can turn a mean card trick and Dominican Republic born Angel is well practised at feigning ignorance. I'll admit I was curious but fancying myself as a street wi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/blog-133506.html Walking down the cobblestone streets of Szentendre a small town outside Budapest I was lucky enough to stumble right into the middle of some festival. I have no idea what it was celebrating but it was great. Old women men families they all were dressed up riding around on these little horsedrawn carriages sloshed on the local wine singing songs and handing out wine and grapes to me and http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Hungary/Szentendre/blog-21552.html