First: Budapest.
After 12 hours on a train and about three hours of sleep we arrived in Budapest on Tuesday morning. We had change over some money, which is a big hassle. It's also confusing because I have no idea if 1000 florints is a good price for a sandwich or not. We saw various sights around the city, my favorite being the Gellert Citadel which is on the Buda side of the Danube. Another favorite thing was walking down “Hungary's grandest boulevard” to Hero's Square. The architecture was neat. All three cities we visited had a serious Old Europe feel about them. We packed up our bags and jumped on a train for Prague.
Hero's SquarePrague
Our train ride to Prague was one of the most pleasant experiences I've had recently. The Hungarian/Slovakian/Czech countryside was beautiful, the train carriage very comfortable, and the companionship delightful. I'm not exactly sure why I liked Prague so much, but I did. Food and beverage were cheap. The city is beautiful. We climbed a big tower because we like to get on top of things. There was a park with a giant metronome. Maddie ordered 1300 grams of pork for dinner. I like dumplings. I have a new favorite cookie: Diskos! At the restaurant they apologized that the only seating they had left was in the non-smoking section. Half a liter of good beer is only a dollar. I shot the moon twice in one game. There were a million Italian tourists. Anyway, it was a good time. Then we rode a bus to Austria for 9 euros.
Our train ride to Prague was one of the most pleasant experiences I've had recently. The Hungarian/Slovakian/Czech countryside was beautiful, the train carriage very comfortable, and the companionship delightful. I'm not exactly sure why I liked Prague so much, but I did. Food and beverage were cheap. The city is beautiful. We climbed a big tower because we like to get on top of things. There was a park with a giant metronome. Maddie ordered 1300 grams of pork for dinner. I like dumplings. I have a new favorite cookie: Diskos! At the restaurant they apologized that the only seating they had left was in the non-smoking section. Half a liter of good beer is only a dollar. I shot the moon twice in one game. There were a million Italian tourists. Anyway, it was a good time. Then we rode a bus to Austria for 9 euros.
Tony, Liz, Maddie, MeVienna
In Vienna we had a really cool hostel in the hills outside the city. We ate well, as usual. Liz managed to attract the police's attention at Parliament. The modern art museum reminded me how stupid modern art can be sometimes.
Can you get more Austrian than wearing that hat and conducting music by Strauss inside the Habsburg palace?
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