Budapest wanderings...


So, few days ago I returned from a week spent in one of the most beautiful European cities. I went there with couple of students from the high school I teach at. The main focus was on them participating in the Erasmus+ programme, which included working in numerous graphic design companies, learning the specific processes that are involved in graphic design, media and advertising. I could tell they liked it very much. However, the school and the work weren´t the only opportunities they got. We had afternoons, evenings and weekends to explore the city, spend some quality time together and have fun. Not saying there weren´t moments I wished I had stayed at home, but they were quickly overcome by all those awesome moments that will make for great memories.



After 20 minutes after I arrived to our apartment, my room promptly changed into... well, many things... For one, it served as the Hogwarts Great Hall where all the important information was traded (and sometimes served for unplanned “family” dinners), common room where (in the morning or after the work) all the life was concentrated… Then, of course, cinema, because paying for Netflix and being able to catch the newest episodes of our most favourite TV series has its perks… But I was grateful for all the trust and openness that the kids were able to give me (and, hopefully, I gave back).



Oh, and when it comes to food, one would think that Budapest, being the capital of a country where every one of my favourite spices came from, was THE place to eat… Well, it was. But not in the places we were supposed to eat. We had dinners arranged in a restaurant that looked very cool at the first sight; like a traditional British pub somewhere in Manchester. Unfortunately, the food they gave us was a nightmare. That´s why we were always looking for better places to fill our tummies. And let me tell you, we found them pretty easily. However, it wasn´t really the traditional cuisine; Mexican food, Italian food, traditional American hamburgers…. Everything was better without spicy sausage in a Bolognese sauce.



Here are pictures of some of my favourite moments from Budapest, so enjoy 😊
This is how they were waiting for me, cuties ♥ 

The ruin on the Margaret´s Island

Abnormal number of stairs

Abnormal number of stairs (to the Fisherman´s Bastion)

Textbook example of chilling in our English teacher´s room :D 

The view from the Budapest Eye

The view from the Budapest Eye no.2

Me trying to look like I´m not giving a shit about how high I am

Vaness on the wheel

The Budapest Eye

The Budapest Eye with an artistic-looking sunrays from behind the tree :D

The boys with fear of heights

The Hungarian National Gallery

The coolest art installation 

Hangmen under the roof

Dreamy out-of-the-window view on the capitol

The exhausted crew (because they had to use their feet for an hour)

Denis´s look when I said let´s go and continue :D

The Crazy Cow (Bamba Marha) Hamburger

The Gallery from another side (because why not)

The Še-Bo-Vi holy trinity

The view from the Gallery´s parks

Shocked Vanees in one of the best Mexican restaurants I´ve ever visited (She shared the opinion, obviously)

The note that we left there as a thank you (written on the hard paper cover of our plasters. Innovative, right?)

The food for gods

Artwork of a gentleman we met below the Budapest Eye (drawn with a black pen)

The only two brave enough to go on the wheel

Some of the crew on the Fisherman´s Bastion (also called Hogwarts)

The view from the Astronomy Tower

The Astronomy Tower

When we had to pay for looking at white walls

Cocktails (VIRGIN!!!) at Jamie´s Italian

First half of the abnormally long stairs

We thought he gave up (but then he realised that the Jamie´s Italian is on the top so he decided to go on)

Chilling on the Margaret´s Island (look at those "naturally" happy faces :D )

Another Mexican food and another Mexican restaurant (yummi of course)

Taking photo of the only interesting thing in a mall (us :D )
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed another one of my travel confessions. Next time, I promise I will come up with some interesting, eye-catching and deeply philosophical post. But until then,

Čauko, Lenka :)


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