Last weekend I went to Budapest. It was so much fun. First stop in the trip was to the Hungarian State Opera House. Very neat place. For $2.33 I was able to get an ok seat. Granted half the stage wasn't visible but nothing standing couldn't fix. To get to the Opera was super tricky. We got into the train station only to realize we had no idea how to get to the nearest metro station in order to get to our hostel. It also didn't help that everything was in Hungarian, which doesn't looking or sound like anything recognizable... After 4 metro stops and 2 tram stops Maria and I found our way to our Hostel (Home Plus Hostel). It was a one level hostel with 3 different rooms. We had booked a bed in the 9 person room but some Australians (the people who actually have kangaroos in there country) had decided to extend there stay. This meant we got to stay in the 4 person room for only 8 euros a night. Great deal for us. We changed and ran out to go to the opera and got lost yet again trying to get there in the dark and cold but we did manage to stumble across it in time to see the show.
The next day we decided to ask our guy in charge of the Hostel where he thought we should go. He was very helpful and directed us to several different place that were a must see. We chose to first start off the day with a trip to the local market.
There was so much to see! I have also never seen so many colors and signs all on one place at one time. We decided to wonder around the whole place and it was huge. Most people spoke English which was good. The only exception was the one lady I chose to go to, to get something. I am pretty sure I made this very scary Hungarian lady made as she started rambling in Hungarian to me after I was confused on what exactly she was asking me.
Maria and I then decided to go find some lunch. Our Hostel owner had recommended a place in the market. It is a kind of flat bread that you can put cheese and sour cream and all sorts of things on. It had to have been one of the best things I have eaten so far.
Our next adventure took us to the one of the famous bath houses. The one we went to used to be an old palace. It was about 40 degrees out the day we went... just a little on the chilly side but the water was a nice temperature of 90. The hot springs as we call them in the states were awesome and it was the perfect thing to do to unwind after a long train ride the day before.
Finally we decided to go check out the night life here in lovely Budapest. The big it thing there was these places called ruin pubs. They are cool local hangouts where old rundown buildings are turned into bars. The one we went to was super laid back. There was two levels and little rooms to hangout in that had bathtubs for couches and all sorts of other odds and ends. One of the boys working at the hostel had recommended we try the Hungarian schnapps that was supposed to be the best there. I tried the honey and pear, while Maria tried the honey and plum.
Before going to sleep we ventured back to the hostel and stopped at the tram station on the middle of the bridge. We found one the best views in Budapest and it was a great ending to a fun but fast weekend trip.
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