Blogs from Hungary, Europe - page 136

What a place...I was in Budapest for four hours and got completely taken advantage of. Hereás the story.... Mz happz little tour group checked into the hotel in Budapest and everzone was going on the optional overpriced excursion to do a river cruise and have dinner. Mz group this time is not that great to I decided to find mz own entertainment. There it was as I checked in... THAI MASSAGE. The massage place was right in the hotel and as luck would have it they had a two hour opening jsut for me... so I took it and was so excited at the price. $70... a real steal. HAve zou ever had a thai massage before? Mz lovelz sister turned me onto this while working in LA and I loved getting pulled and pushed into ... read more

On Weds I decided to go to the Jewish Ghetto. What I saw and heard about there are things I think you should experience for yourself, not through any interpretation so my descriptions will be brief. My first waderings took me to the "Jewish Quarter" to experience the Jewish synagog on Dohany street. It has been repaired to it's glory subsequent to the bomb damage sustained during the Holocaust. If a trip to this site is on your agenda, pay for the tour. The information you will glean from your guide is priceless and imperative to understanding the significance of this place. The synagog was on the edge of the Jewish ghetto (alluded to by a section of wall erected where the original wall enclosed the section.) This site also contains a mass grave of ... read more

So, auf vielfachen Wunsch werd ich wieder mal einen Eintrag auf deutsch schreiben. Ostern, mein Geburtstag und 2 Klausuren (gestern und heute) sind rum, so hab ich auch jetzt wieder ein bisschen mehr Zeit, obwohl das Wetter hier wirklich herrlich zur Zeit ist. Ostern: Los geht's erstmal mit Ostern. Was Freitag waren wir bei den Italienern zum Essen, und danach natürlich wieder mal Flat-Party (waren auch einige Girls aus Nürnberg da, die mich und Jakob sofort am Dialekt erkannt haben) und Disco. In der Disse war's ganz lustig, da ich Burak zu ein paar Girls hingeschoben habe, und er dann auch das erste mal mit einer getanzt hat. Aber anstatt mich zu unterstützen, haben die anderen Papparazis nur Fotos gemacht. Samstags war das Wetter so schön, dass ich mit nem anderen deutschen ein bisschen in ... read more

This morning, Fred's coworker downloaded my pics and found a USB cord for me to use, therefore, I should be putting photos up for my entries....but back to the interesting stuff... Owing to the late night prior, Fred and I overslept the 1/2-9 mass at Cave Church (for complete summary/history of chapel see: http://forteantimes.com/articles/210_budapest2.shtml). That was fine because they have 3 masses each day. Now, not being one who attends regularly (okay, RARELY...) I did not want to overextend myself and go to the 2 hour mass in the afternoon, so we got ready and walked over for the 11:00am service. Arriving early, we were able to find seats, not too far back and not too far forward, as tourists are not allowed during services and we did not want to be intrusive. (photo @ ... read more

So, back to yesterday...Fred was having trouble with jetlag, awoke early and left to work on email. I was getting up just as he returned to the room so when he chose to nap, so did I. Therefore, we did not leave the hotel until 11:00, missing the only boat of the day up to Szentendre (Saint Andrews...S.A.), a small 'oldfashioned' town just up the Duna (Danube.) These ferries run more often later in the season and not at all in winter, but in April, only the one. So we toddled on over to Batthyany Ter Metro/Train station and caught the green line to S.A. instead. After arriving in S.A. we realized that we could have easily made the 12 mile trek on bikes (we found a rental place near our hotel) and it would ... read more