Friday, July 22, 2011

Budapest

First things first, Budapest (pronounced boo-duh-pesht) is officially my second favorite city in Europe. There's still plenty of room for that to change given that I've only been to seven European countries, but for now, Budapest is in line right behind Prague.


Buda from Pest

It's big, but not that big. (Two cities in one!)

It's walkable.

It's affordable.

There's a healthy drinking culture.

They have amazing food.

They have a millionty spa baths.



I could basically stop right there and be satisfied (with this blog post that is), but I know you would be disappointed so I'll delve further into our 2.5 days in Budapest.


Thursday, July 21, 2011

B'lava

Oh Bratislava, how adorable you are. After traipsing around sprawling Vienna, Bratislava (from here on B'lava) was super easy. I recommend it as a good two-day trip. (Or really two nights/one day).


My sister and I got to B'lava at a decent time in the evening and once we got ourselves oriented we decided to do a bit of wandering, get some food and then call it a night early so that we could have a full day the next day. It would be our only real full day anyway.


It was a good plan anyway because it decided to start raining again not that long after we arrived. Weather did not approve of our taking a vacation.


But I kind of enjoy the night time rainy pictures. 


Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Two Days in Vienna

So my sister and I did a whirlwind Eurotrip while she was here and part of that was about two days in Vienna. We arrived in the last evening by train and went straight to hour hotel. That is once we figured out how to get there from the random train station we got dropped off at.


She booked us a swank hotel room.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

A Visitor

Summer has arrived and it's been all sorts of insanity around here. Despite the fact that I have significantly less classes to teach (and it appears as though that number will continue to dwindle...) it's been busy. 

My friend Ricky came to visit for a week and I was so excited to finally get to play tour guide. 

Ricky is a friend of mine that I've known since my second year of college. That was a long time ago. We haven't seen each other in about two years because after college I decided to move across the globe. He decided to move to Amarillo. So even when I was back State-side, we didn't have the opportunity to hang out. 

Sad. I know.

Day trip: Tábor

While my college friend Ricky was in the country I decided I had to get him outside of Prague even if it was just for a quick day trip. You can't come all the way to Europe and only go to one city. Besides, the Czech Republic has a rich history and it's worth learning about.

I had a million and one options but I decided that we should go to Tábor. Don't ask why. It sounded interesting. I'm sort of a history nerd and I love learning about religion. Tábor is a town overflowing with religious history so it was like a goldmine for me.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Fail. Blog.

I know I'm a big failure at blogging in all forms. It's been busy around here.


In June I: Explored Prague with a friend. Went to Tabor. Went to a music festival outside of Prague. Went to a friend's village and went to a cute festival celebrating their fire department. Drank two bottles of champagne at a music festival in Prague.


Then so far in July I have: Acted as a tour guide in Prague for my sister. Ate Sacher Torte and Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna. Ate Bryndzové Halušky in Bratislava. Drank wine and ate chicken paprikash in Budapest. 


I promise that I will begin to recount my adventures since the beginning of June for you soon. 


Until then, pictures on Eyes of a Traveling Texan will have to suffice. It has been all updated.


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