Blogs from Central Hungary, Hungary, Europe - page 122

Ferihegy airport - talk about low key. Clean and tidy but low on amenities it only takes a few moments to realise that it's probably best to get a move on. I normally like to sit down for a while, drink a coffee, maybe grab a bite to eat, but not here. Not that the place is in any way unnattractive you understand, on the contrary it gleams with immaculate communist masonery. There's just vey little to keep one occupied, tha's all. Fortunately they've a minibus system that's amply efficient and after about half an hour later and we are well on our way towards Hotel Pest. Except my German cohorts are to be dropped off first and so I'm taken on a tour of Budapest's back streets that sends my sense of direction dizzy. The ... read more

So, I asked my hostel pals to call the delivery service here at the Budapest Airport to find out where my luggage was...it was still in Frankfurt apparently, on the second day after I arrived. Apparently, the planes were too 'full' to take on my single, solitary backpack. I should have known this would be the case after reading the Luthansa baggage claim letter stating...'after 5 days, if you have not received your luggage, please contact our head office my mail....'. 5DAys!!! wow, it looks like they put a priority on this kind of thing. Anyway...I'm still happy and chilling here in Budapest. So I basically did some more walking around the city, this time in the opposite direction of my first run, this time towards the famous baths. I actually rode on the original subway ... read more

Hey Guys, Well budapest was a blast, we had a great time. there were good times and bad. We stayed in a double room in the Golden Eagle Hostel in their only double room, which was very very nice compared to our other accommodation we had stayed in previously. It was over 100 yrs old and built by a communist man who built it for his family with entertainment areas and dancing halls. There was also a statue on the ground floor made of gold they think it was for his wife. Off course when the capitalist took over it was divided into apartments. We decided to give this a skip for the second half of the week, and made our home at a very cosy little place called the Musuem Hostel (Number 2). Like regular ... read more

I woke up for a jog because the sunlight streaming in through the window was beckoning me outside. Since we were scheduled to have dance practice that evening I wasn’t sure if I would have another chance to enjoy the gorgeous weather. After I returned and had breakfast, we met in Dora’s living room to start practice. Before we started Kaspars K handed me a note and told me to read it to the team. The letter had a list of tasks we had to perform as a group. Each task was assigned to a particular person and was attached to a clue directing the person to find different pieces of paper hidden through out the house. For example the paper said, “Kaspars B do 100 push ups and find a note hidden under one of ... read more

After the last concert in Czech Republic around 10 pm we decided to go ahead and drive to Budapest. That way we wouldn’t have to waste a whole day traveling but instead have a day off. Finally we would be united with our wonderful teammates, the beautiful Karoline and Dora!!! Dora is from Budapest and her family graciously opened their house to all nine of us. We arrived around 2:45 am to hugs and kisses from the girls then went straight to bed. The next morning Karoline and I went to a café at a nearby shopping center for a much needed time of catching up. Please pray for her, as her back is still bothering her. The doctors told her that two of her vertebrae are out of place and they are pressing on a ... read more