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The Winds of Change...
... has seen us doing a lot of the ground work in working through and researching all the massive construction & water/salt damage issues, as well as getting a feel for all the design aspects that we want to introduce into each facet of this diverse building.
It is a massive project.
Though each room is designed to be somewhat multi-functional in it's use, there are definitely some elements that make it unique & ...
Hedgehogs and Wine... Hungary
... the wine in the old days. We ate at a place called Fanny?? (jokes aplenty ;)) before taking our bus back to Budapest. That night we cooked our hosts some burgers Kiwi-style which I don’t think they’ll forget for a while ;)
Our last night was spent back at a hostel and we checked out the Parliament and the Sziget island where a big music festival is held each year (black seeds are going this year!).
After our 8 days in Budapest we boarded ...
The Budapest Experience
... Doner Kebabs average at about 3.50 Euro in Spain. The beer was pretty cheap as well, with pints averaging at about 300-400 forint, or roughly 1.25-1.75 US dollars. Although Hungary is far away from the P.I.G.S it is still feeling the effects of the crisis. However tourism, though good in Budapest, is not as big of an industry for Hungary as it is for Spain. This is partially for the reason things are so cheap in ...
First proper day
... I woke up to realise that my leg is still bruised from playing football back in New Zealand and that bruise was one of the first photos I took in Budapest. My voice was still gone from the conference too.
We went to a nearby shopping mall to get a new vodafone sim card, and that mall would become one of my favourite hangout places while in Budapest. It's called Arkad - it comes up a lot on blog entries. I was so fascinated ...
Buda Tour
... beautiful paintings and majestic staircases.
Our tour guide was excellent. At the end we were treated to two arias sung by one of the young tenors of the Hungarian Sate Opera. We loved the building and the performance and wanted more, so we bought tickets to the next performance.
In the evening we headed back to the river for a nighttime cruise On the way we passed the oldest McDonald's in the city. It's claim to fame is that it was the ...