After blogging yesterday I went exploring and eventually found a decently priced restaurant with English on its menu. The restaurant was a little more touristy than I had hoped, but that is what you get for needing an English menu - and heading toward the tourist-filled city center. If you looked at my photos on facebook, you will have noticed that during my exploring, I came across the Ferenc (Franz) Liszt Academy of Music, the Hungarian State Opera House, and St. Stephen's Basilica. I hope to return to all three. The former two for concerts/performances at some point, and the latter because it is stunningly gorgeous, but I couldn't get many pictures because outside they were setting up a stage on the front steps and inside they were holding a mass that I didn't wish to disturb with flash. The inside is just spectacular - marble and gold are everywhere, and wonderfully arranged. I can't wait to go back.
Finally, on the way back I stopped by the supermarket - note that a "supermarket" in Budapest is about the size of a corner grocery store in America or smaller. Shopping is also an adventure when you can't read the labels. You just have to look at the pictures, guess, and hope for the best. Groceries are fairly cheap in Budapest, which is nice.
As the title of this post suggests, I have spent most of today relaxing. I had to be around this afternoon to let my flatmates into the apartment, so that killed most of the day. Then I took them around to where the school is and where the train station is and we spent some time chatting and getting to know each over. Christophe is from Seattle and goes to school at Carleton College; and Mike is from New York and goes to school at McDaniel College in Maryland. Mike had no luck on his journey to Budapest. Air France has a bad reputation, and his story is one reason why: His flight from NY to Paris was delayed by a couple of hours, so he missed his connection to Budapest. Fortunately there was another flight just a few hours later. However, the airline proceeded to leave his luggage in Paris. So, for now all he has is his laptop bag. Tired from their long journey, both Mike and Christophe went to bed before 8pm. I don't blame them - I went to sleep around 9 last night.
One last item. I just realized that I have posted three days in a row. Please do not suspect that this blog will be written daily. Right now, there are lots of interesting things to tell you about, and I have the time to do so. However, once classes start up, I will have less time to write and my days will be more routine. At that point, I will probably make the blog more of a weekly thing.
Thanks for reading!
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