Blogs from Hungary, Europe - page 140

We stayed at the Red Bus hostel in Pest, right next to the Redlight district, but it was a really nice residential area just off the main shopping road. The hostel also owned an English bookstore in Central Budapest where we stocked up on books at bargain prices! On our first day we wandered out of our hostel towards Heroes Square, which is lined with huge statues and monuments. The square backs onto the main city Park, which is huge and holds a lake, and open air ice-skating rink and Pest Castle. The castle is beautiful, like something out of a fairytale with towers and cobbled courtyards. It also has a moat surrounding it where we sat on deckchairs soaking up the amazing sunshine! From there we wandered down Andrassy Avenue, the UNESCO protected main street ... read more

First week is over now. Tonight was the first day, I slept longer than 5 hours. And solely because I went home after the flaty party and not to the disco. But until my exam on Friday I'll be calm. Here you can go out every day and there is always a Party anywhere. You are already forced. Recently I was invited for dinner and wanted to go home then for studying. But no, I was'nt allowed cause of the first flat party I was. But the parties always start very late. Normally no one goes out before 23pm. You first meet at someones place, maybe go to another flat and then go to the party. And in discos you stay until the next morning. The hungarians drive very crazy. Even in the supermarkted they drive ... read more

Technically we got screwed before we got to Budapest but didn't find out about it until we got there. More on this in a few. The train ride from Vienna to Budapest is about 3 hours and thanks to the audio book we have been listening to on most of these trips..Wildfire (18 hours of great story telling! Thanks to Mama J!!) the ride was a breeze. We were spending 4 days in Budapest and made the very smart decision to travel. The second we stepped out of the hotel we were approached by several people asking 1. If we needed a hotel, 2. If we needed help, 3. If we needed to exchange our money.. hmm.. I think I'd save the exchange of the money thing at a bank not with some random dood on ... read more

Now I am here since almost 5 days. Yesterday I visited a flat. It's very nice. I hope I can get it, but must talk with the owner today. The hungarian people are very friendly, especially the younger ones. On Monday I was in the nightbus, locked on my map where to get out - because there are some traffic problems of the metro lot - and the women next to me asked if she could help me. Coincidentally she lives in the same street. So I had no problems to find home. But the problem appeared when I saw my hotel: It was closed, no one on the reception. I phoned my room-mates, but their mobile phone was on silent. Shit. I found a bell where to ring, but no one came. Then I phoned ... read more

So. Heute war der letzte Tag in der Uni hier in Pecs. Habe jetzt gerade mein Examen mit B bestanden, aber kümmert ja eigentlich sowieso niemanden. Heute abend wird dann erstmal kräftig gefeiert, bevor ich morgen schauen muss, dass ich alles wieder in den Koffern verstau. Morgen ist dann auch noch eine Weinprobe und Sonntag früh geht es ab nach Budapest. Also hier dann nochmal ein Resüme / Zusammenfassung der letzten 3 Wochen: Die ungarische Sprache & Language Course Mit Sprachen lernen hab ich mich ja in der Schule schon schwer getan. Besonders in Englisch und der Aussprache. Aber erst nach den 3 Wochen Sprachkurs ist mir klar geworden, dass Englisch ja so einfach und dem Deutschen so ähnlich ist. Ungarisch kann man eigentlich nicht lernen. Zumindest nicht ich 3 Wochen. Aber zumindest kann ich jetzt ... read more