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by **Allen** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:31 pm

DaReekstah wrote:Pretty much everything in the castle district. The palace, the fisherman's bastion, matthias church, the remains of the old fortress walls that they're excavating.. everything up on that hill was really beautiful.

Parliament as well.

I also liked that I could actually speak the language fluently. I've been in Romania since May 16th, and I can't speak more than five or six words.

Did you make it to Szentendre?

I always loved the area around Andrassy Ut., with St. istvan's, the Operahaz, etc. I used to walk down that street every single day on my way to school a couple blocks away from the basilica. And around Christmas time, when they had it all lit up, it was just beautiful.

by **john lewis hawk** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:38 pm

DaReekstah wrote:Man, on the train back from Budapest, I met this girl from New York.. she couldn't have been older than 20. She's been traveling Europe for 5 months, and plans to be there for another month, just going from country to country and staying in Youth Hostels and couch surfing.

She said she left New York with $2000 and by spending smart and mostly staying out of Youth Hostels and just couch surfing (which I guess is free, and apparently the people who do this make you food too and such, since you're a guest in their home) it's lasted her this long.

I couldn't believe it.

If I could afford to take six months off work, I would totally do that. I've always wanted to just travel around the world like that. I want to see if I can do that in a year or two. Maybe not for six months, but a month at least.

I should do that.

by **Chris** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:39 pm

Allen wrote:Did you make it to Szentendre?

I always loved the area around Andrassy Ut., with St. istvan's, the Operahaz, etc. I used to walk down that street every single day on my way to school a couple blocks away from the basilica. And around Christmas time, when they had it all lit up, it was just beautiful.

Yeah, I saw all that. Only thing I'm disappointed that I missed was the city lit up at night. I heard it was beautiful, but because the place we were staying was out in the burbs somewhere (kobanya-kispest) and it stayed light out until like, 10, I didn't really get to see it, since I was there with my mom and aunt, they didn't want to be out that late, and I didn't know my way around the city well enough to go by myself..

You were there for school?

by **Allen** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:49 pm

DaReekstah wrote:Yeah, I saw all that. Only thing I'm disappointed that I missed was the city lit up at night. I heard it was beautiful, but because the place we were staying was out in the burbs somewhere (kobanya-kispest) and it stayed light out until like, 10, I didn't really get to see it, since I was there with my mom and aunt, they didn't want to be out that late, and I didn't know my way around the city well enough to go by myself..

You were there for school?

Central European University, on the corner of Nador U. and Zriny u., right near St. Stephen's Basilica. Parliament was maybe a 10-minute walk.

You should have told your mother and aunt that Budapest was the safest city I've ever walked through.

by **Chris** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:56 pm

Allen wrote:Central European University, on the corner of Nador U. and Zriny u., right near St. Stephen's Basilica. Parliament was maybe a 10-minute walk.

You should have told your mother and aunt that Budapest was the safest city I've ever walked through.

That's awesome. How long were you there? A year?

by **Allen** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:02 pm

DaReekstah wrote:That's awesome. How long were you there? A year?

Yup. Got a Masters in Medieval Studies. Which I found out is worth nothing when looking for a job.

by **Chris** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:08 pm

Allen wrote:Yup. Got a Masters in Medieval Studies. Which I found out is worth nothing when looking for a job.

LOL.. but I'm sure it was an experience of a lifetime. Not many people can say they lived a year in such a historic city.

Did you pick up the language?

by **superfictious** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:11 pm

Definitely go for it before you find yourself settled down. My wife wants to go to Turkey, but I'm not feeling that at all.

by **Lord Simian** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:13 pm

Jesus Christ, BK! That's one CREEPY avatar! :shock:

The Lord of the Monkeys LOVES it.

by **Jonathan** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:15 pm

Lord Simian wrote:Jesus Christ, BK! That's one CREEPY avatar!

The Lord of the Monkeys LOVES it.

Yes. Yes it is. :shock:

by **superfictious** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:21 pm

It ain't easy being creepy.

by **KingPagla** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:43 pm

DaReekstah wrote:Also, my flickr isn't as fancy as Pagla's, because I just signed up for it.

Sure it is

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27326037@N04/show/

by **KingPagla** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:54 pm

Black_Kryptonian wrote:It ain't easy being creepy.

Best Episode Evar!

by **superfictious** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:58 pm

MechaKingPagla wrote:Best Episode Evar!

Definitely top 3, at the very least. I seriously have a crush on the woman who played Madame de Pompadour.

by **Zero** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:04 am

Allen wrote:Did you make it to Szentendre?

I always loved the area around Andrassy Ut., with St. istvan's, the Operahaz, etc. I used to walk down that street every single day on my way to school a couple blocks away from the basilica. And around Christmas time, when they had it all lit up, it was just beautiful.

I lived just off Andrassy for about a month a couple of years ago, and I'm looking for work in Budapest at the moment. It's easily the nicest city I've ever been to and I didn't speak more than four words of the language.

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I think I want to move to Budapest.

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