Budapest Day One:

Well we bid auf Wiedersehen to Berlin and took a 14 hour train ride to Budapest. We made a good time out of it in our little broom closet of a room that we had. When we arrived in Budapest, we were greeted by one of Professor Yehuda's friends at the station and then we went out for breakfast. The breakfast that we had was unlike anything I had ever had. I mean we had this vegetable platter that came with this cheese spread, and I am not a fan of the vegetables that were on the platter but they were awesome. Then came out the main course I guess you could say. For the main course we had a dish of what was scrambled eggs mixed with sausage in it. I can't believe the difference in what people eat for breakfast in different parts of the world, but it was amazing. following the breakfast we were taken on a sightseeing tour of parts of Budapest we ended up going to a castle looking building known as fisherman's bastion. When we got there, I was so taken aback as to what I saw. I couldn't do anything but look up and marvel at the area. It really looked like something you would see in a movie. Following that, we walked down the street and Yehuda's friend showed us the office of the President of Hungary. I thought that it was very fascinating that we could get to as close to the building as we did due to the fact that in the U.S. you can't go near the White House without a fuss, but here there is nothing to it. Following that we got back on the bus to tour more of Budapest, then we saw what I think everyone wants to see here in the city and thats the hot baths. These were the coolest things to hear about because they are just basically natural hot tubs and they actually have to be cooled in order for them to be comfortable. After we saw the baths we ended up not too far away from the hotel at a market where we walked around and had to exchange currency due to the fact that Budapest isn't on the Euro. After that me and a few of the others walked down one of the streets near the hotel where there was nothing but restaurants. I mean you could smell the food for as long as you would walk down the street. We didn't feel like going any farther so we went to this little Italian restruant. Following that we walked backed to the hotel and are just trying to unwind for a bit and will be looking to go somewhere tonight to see what the nightlife is like here in Budapest.