this weekend we ventured southeast to BUDAPEST...it was such a beautiful city that i really knew nothing about before going, other than the fact that anna is studying abroad there :) just like prague, the city is divided into two halves, Buda and Pest, by the Danube River. Buda is the older side, where the castle district is, while Pest is the "business" side. both sides are really special.
we took a tour of the Jewish quarter, which contains The Great Synagogue - the 2nd largest synagogue in the world and the largest in Europe. it was so grand and intricate and gorgeous. there's a relatively big Jewish population in Budapest. we walked around the city and got to go to a cute outdoor market, and walked along the river. the next day we went on a tour of the castle district and then ventured to the Turkish Baths, which was THE most relaxing thing i've ever done. there are swimming pools filled with hot water, saunas, indoor hot pools, and whirl pools. couldn't believe i was running around in a bathing suit in march OUTSIDE!!!! fabulous. the next day i went on a tour of the inside of the parliament building - unlike anything i've ever seen. so stunning, so ornate, and sooooooooooo LARGE! our tour lasted 45 minutes and we probably saw like, 1/39480 of the building.
i got to hang out with ANNA, who was a fabulous tour guide. the nightlife was unreal: went to 3 different clubs that were all so different, but equally fun. (in this kareoke area of one club, i may or may not have stolen a microphone from a hungarian attempting to sing "Thriller"...and performed the entire song myself, dancing included.)
oh and i can't forget to mention the fact that our bus broke down on the ride there, but we were in BRATISLAVA, so we went on a mini-tour of the city for like 2 hours. woohoo!
good times all over the world.
LOVE,
julia
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