Blogs from Buda, Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Europe - page 6

Yesterday was plain awful. After splitting up with Margaret, Sam, and Gena I headed to the Luton airport. It took me two and half hours to get to the airport where I dramatically missed my flight, had to pay and book a new one for later and spent 7 hours in an Airport. Sadly, my friends also missed there flight to Rome! Word of warning - take extra time to get to the airports. On the plane I fell asleep and woke up to the worst pressure in my ears. When I arrived it was past midnight so my friend Tanya was unable to meet me because they have no public transportation that late. When I arrived at my friend Mulcahy's room he also had no idea when I was arriving and was gone. So there ... read more

June 1st, 2011 It is eleven forty-five in the morning in Amsterdam, according to the clocks here. According to me, it is quarter to four in the morning and I’ve been staving off sleep in order to conform to the time zone I’ll be living in for the next nine weeks. * Yawn* Here are a few tips for future travelers: 1. Don’t put off packing until midnight the night before you leave, even if you don’t have much to pack. You’ll forget something and be seriously sleep deprived when you travel. 2. Taking only two bags doesn’t entirely count as packing light if you’re stuffing so much into your bags that you feel like you’re packing a sack of bricks around the airport. Ouch. 3. Don’t decide to do an intense hour and a half ... read more

Ziehier mijn eerste post (sneller dan verwacht aangezien ik nogal laisser-faire laisser-passer ben :p) Maar ik ga mijn best doen hier verandering in te brengen. Budapest maakt me nu niet bepaald warm vanbinnen, dit kan echter aan het nogal grijze typisch Belgische weer liggen. Onze dag bestaat uit koffie, koffie en nog meer koffie. Hierdoor besef ik opnieuw hoe fel ik resistent ben aan cafeïne, kevin daar in tegen krijgt hyperactieve aanvallen terwijl ik kalm als ik ben nogal rustig blijf bij koffie nr 3. :P Achja, dat wisten we al..ik mag niet van mezelf verwachten dat ik ineens een energie bom wordt. Volgens mij werk ik beter op zonne-energie. And that's why I'm looking forward to Amman and its 35 degrees! grtz from budapest :) ... read more

Day 12-Budapest, Hungary 8/28/10-Saturday We docked this morning early. I knew we were docking due to the way the boat was motoring. We were lucky in that our room was on the port side and when we looked out our window we were seeing the best view of Buda, the part of the city to the west. In fact, the view from my bed was right at the Chain Bridge with the Buda Castle (Royal Palace) in the background. At night, the bridge is well lighted creating a beautiful view. We started the day with a city tour by bus. We stopped at the neo-gothic Matthias Church. The church was named after King Matthias. Legend has it that, in the thirteenth century, he was called to return to Budapest by his mother using a raven with ... read more

Lauren and I went for a nice long soak in the Baths. The Bath had about 10 different type of pools... read more