We're in Budapest now, staying at the Loft which is a top floor apartment/group of about 15 badass people. On Saturday we took an 7 hour or so train ride from Zagreb - we slept most of the way, in our own cabin - into one of the Budapest train stations. We had some really great pizza in the station for about a dollar a slice, then got yelled at by a Hungarian woman because we never validated our Eurail pass... hopefully this wont be an issue in the future.
After getting on a bus going the wrong way, but realizing by the first stop our mistake (because males have good senses of direction) we made our way to our sweet sweet hostel. We then proceeded to meet some people from New England, a few from Georgia, and other English speakers before enjoying our daily routine of watching soccer at a local outdoor cafe (3 beers? No, two and a latte). After that, we went out to eat with a few new acquaintances from our hostel. Really good food and wine at Fatal restaurant. The only downside with the city is the supposed mafia connection to so many rip-off venues. But that's worth it. As we were walking back to the hostel we saw another group on their way to a hookah bar where we hung out for a good part of the rest of the night... debauchery ensued, but one thing is for certain: Evan Davies was entertaining people for at least a few minutes with a guitar before the night was over. Im not sure about the rest. Sunday we slept late for the first time all trip, hiked up to the Citadel in Buda (we are staying in Pest), had goulash, and went out to a sweet mostly outdoor bar.
Okay, I dont know what else to say about Budapest, but seriously this place is awesome. The city is much larger than Zagreb or Ljubljana, so we havent gotten to see everything, but the people we have met, the hostel we are staying in, and the nightlife are all really enjoyable pieces. You should come...
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