So, I pretty much suck at this updating thing. I keep refering my parents to Shelley's blog because she is so much more diligent about it than me (as in life!). Anyway, I am currently in Budapest, Hungary. How amazing is that? This is where the trip officially began for me- not that I didn't like Italy and Paris- they are mindblowingly gorgeous and wonderful- but for me, Budapest is the start of something brand new- and it was very new let me tell ya.
First of all- good example: we went to dinner last night and our bill came to 16,000 "forints"!! The dollar is equal to about 159 forints, and it was for eight people, so it only amounted to being about 12 dollars per person, so no big deal, but I have never in my life counted out so many 1,000 bills! It was insanity. The good thing is we get a LOT for our money- way better than the euro. Another thing that is different- the Hungarian language. No one speaks a lick of it within our trip, which is why it makes it all the more sweeter that everyone who lives here (at least everyone we've come in contact with) speaks perfect (though slightly accented) English. But the language!! It looks like someone stomped on a keyboard and called it a word- the words are so long, and we have seen multiple ones that have very few syllables.
The city is just gorgeous and our weather has been so nice. There isn't an overwelming amount of touristy things to do here- but its been a welcome change. We've done an insane amount of walking because the metro isn't huge (the city isn't either) and you have to pay for a new ticket every time you switch a line- stupid! Luckily its very easy to get around on foot- the street signs are kind of tricky because they're in Hungarian, but hey. When in Rome (...or Budapest?).
We leave tomorrow. Hopefully I can get some pictures up soon- haven't found internet strong enough to do it yet.
On to Prague!!
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