Two weekends ago Maria, Lisa, Siya, Susan, me, and about half of NYU in Prague went to Budapest. It wasn't planned this way, but apparently around 60 people from NYU went that weekend. Talk about taking over the city. So I should start by mentioning that I was quite sick this entire trip with a sore throat and a fever, so it was slightly less adventurous than it would have been, but amazing nonetheless.
We arrived in Budapest Friday evening after a 7 hour bus ride that seemed about double as long without an iPod. Upon checking into Central Backpack King we learned that we had been upgraded to an apartment owned by the hostel a few blocks away. It was a three bedroom apartment with a bathroom, kitchen, and balcony for just the five of us. Needless to say, we were happy. We started our night with dinner at Lugas, a delicious traditional Hungarian restaurant. It was some of the most delicious food I've ever had, and coming from Miss Picky that means a lot. After that we did a little shopping since we were located right in the middle of the main fashion avenue. That night we decided to start by wandering about looking for a good bar to pre-game at. Along the way we met three very drunk Hungarians who asked us to take pictures with them and a statue and invited us to their work party; we didn't go. We then stumbled into Cheers, where we discovered a really good Hungarian liquor that I cannot remember the name of. We spent some time and quite a bit of money there before heading to Instant, a crowded club that was a lot of fun. Sadly, after a little while there I had to head back to the apartment because I wasn't feeling good.
The next day started with a long, but worthwhile, free walking tour. We saw sites such as the Chain Bridge, Fisherman's Bastion, "The Budapest Penis," and the Buda Castle, while also learning a lot about Budapest and how the city is still trying to recover from the effects of Communism.
Afterwards, we went to the House of Terror, a museum that depicts the fascist and communist regimes in Hungary. The museum was pretty scary and really sad. It's definitely worth going to if you are ever in Budapest.
For dinner we went to Menza, another delicious restaurant, and I got to have steak and amazing wine. Everything there was so good!
On Sunday we decided to trek out to Monument Park, a dumping group for the old communism statues that used to be throughout the city. Now the sole purpose of the statues is for people to mock them.
So that was Budapest!
The city briefly reigned as my favorite visited, but then this past weekend Berlin just blew past everywhere else. A post about that trip soon to come!
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