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Budapest
For our first long weekend, the trip decided amongst my traveling group was to go to Budapest, Hungary. I have never been anywhere in Eastern Europe before so I knew this was going to be a unique experience within my whole study abroad program. The language was unknown to every member of our group and nobody had been anywhere in Eastern Europe …
Budapest - a cultural shock
During the long break weekend, we traveled to Budapest, Hungary which I can truly say was one of the biggest cultural shocks I have ever experienced. Whether it was not knowing a word of Hungarian, the bizarre foods that we tried or some of the largest most intimidating men I have ever seen in my life, Hungary was truly an adventure. Although, …
Different Pasts, Different People
A couple of days spent in Hungary have shown me that there is an enormous cultural difference between Eastern European countries and those of Western Europe. This divide could prove to severely hamper Europe's attempt at creating a unified federation of states that work together much like the United States of America. Among the many cultural …
Caving under the Buda Hills
... hands and knees. Thrown into the mix was a little bit of climbing up and down small walls, how safely you get there depends on precise foot placement and hand grips. Chris was like a mountain goat even with his budget no-grip shoes, whereas I got scaredy-cat syndrome at times and needed a little coaxing climbing. I will never make a rock climber. Quite happily.
One of the highlights was when our guide told us we were going to play a game - apparently there ...
Beautiful Budapest
... up some traditional sweet white wine (Tokaji) and fruit (lemon) brandy. Both were delicious but the Tokaji was particularly different from the wine we are used to in NZ. After our shopping, we wandered aimlessly through the beautiful pedestrian streets.
While in Hungary we had some delicious sausages. These were no ordinary sausages. No, no, they were filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon. They were amazing!
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