The plane ride went smooth as always. I tried to sleep
but couldn’t, so I just closed my eyes while listening to music. It was colder
than I expected in Budapest, so I didn’t change, but picked up a ticket for the
airport’s shared-shuttletaxi service (which is great and easy to use) and
fetched a free map of the city, marking of some places before picking up my
suitcase. The taxi driver didn’t speak English and it was a bit confusing at
first, but I used the few Hungarian words I knew and got in the car which took
me and another fellow safely to Keleti railway station where I picked up a
train ticket to Pécs before leaving my luggage. Not changing.
I took my camera and money and went by underground to the city centre. First thing showing up: Starbucks. Then I found St. Stephens Basilica, which was really impressive. I had promised my mom to eat so I soon went down the street to Hard Rock Café where I went inside (to hot outside – yay to sweater and jeans. No.) and ordered some French fries and a groupie grind. This was the defining moment for my Budapest experience. I ordered the GG and the waiter said: “It’s alcohol free, is that okey?” I should have yolo’ed and said no, but I didn’t. I then enjoyed my smoothie, went shopping at the New Yorker and went down to the riverside to see Danube and the castles. I had so little time, but Budapest seemed wonderful with all the green areas and buildings and stuff.
-Mari Clémentine
I took my camera and money and went by underground to the city centre. First thing showing up: Starbucks. Then I found St. Stephens Basilica, which was really impressive. I had promised my mom to eat so I soon went down the street to Hard Rock Café where I went inside (to hot outside – yay to sweater and jeans. No.) and ordered some French fries and a groupie grind. This was the defining moment for my Budapest experience. I ordered the GG and the waiter said: “It’s alcohol free, is that okey?” I should have yolo’ed and said no, but I didn’t. I then enjoyed my smoothie, went shopping at the New Yorker and went down to the riverside to see Danube and the castles. I had so little time, but Budapest seemed wonderful with all the green areas and buildings and stuff.
-Mari Clémentine
