 | Budpest and Croatia - part one
2009-05-24, Budapest, Hungary. By: krisjohn | | So I spoke too soon about not being able to practice my French with the deaf French guy in our hostel. I was at the computer the other night and I could hear him trying to talk to Maggie, who obviousl... |
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 | More Budapest
2009-05-22, Budapest, Hungary. By: krisjohn | | Today was another great day in Budapest. We set out in the morning to walk to and up Castle Hill. We first stopped at the market to buy bread, cheese, and fruit for lunch. While most people at the ... |
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 | Our first 24 hours in Europe
2009-05-21, Budapest, Hungary. By: krisjohn | | Maggie and I made it safely to Budapest, and on time too. My trip started in Philadelphia, where security sadly confiscated my peanut butter (which I would hardly consider a liquid). Despite that, t... |
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 | Day30-32 Budapest
2008-06-06, Budapest, Hungary. By: kevingindy | | We spent a few days in Budapest and had a lot of fun. It was one of the hardest cities to get money and the city where we changed crews from the first part of our trip to the second part. The new pe... |
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 | Budapest continues to be beautiful
2008-05-15, Budapest, Hungary. By: ktmac | | Budapest continues to be beautiful! Although today the city aspect got to me; on the bus, heat, traffic jam....over an hour to make a like 20min trip. I had patience for a good chunk of it. I conti... |
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| In love with Budapest
2008-04-29, Budapest, Hungary. By: ktmac | | I’m in Budapest and I love this city.
To reminise a bit about Romania: we worked with Metro ministries. The ministry itself was challenging at time, but not too difficult: loving cute (but very fi... |
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| Kt is in Eastern Europe
2008-04-05, Budapest, Hungary. By: ktmac | | I'm typing from Budapest Hungary! After driving all day we're here! It was intense at times. The two guys on our team are our drivers (Charlie and Jordan). Pray for them lots as it's tiring! They... |
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 | On the road
2008-03-29, Budapest, Hungary. By: euroteam | | After driving all day yesterday we made it to our first destination! YWAM Budapest!
We drove through Germany and Austria to get here. It's a little unreal that we went through 3 different countries... |
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 | Long walking tour of Budapest
2007-07-02, Budapest, Hungary. By: Aardvark | | This was the day I planned to get to Buda and walk back to Pest. Got up early, around 5:30am, needed to plan the day. Took the M2 (Red Metro line) all the way across the Danube to its next to last sto... |
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 | I see a little bit of Budapest
2007-06-27, Budapest, Hungary. By: aardvark | | Got six hours of sleep my first night in Budapest. Got up and decided to go directly to the nearby Keleti train station where I would be catching my first train in nearly 50 years the next day. [Actua... |
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 | Thou Shal not...
2007-07-31, Budapest, Hungary. By: ajmartino | | I feel right at home in this antidisestablishmentarian city. Everywhere i go i can smell revolution.
Budapest is Grand. Which according to an Irish girl i met, means it is okay. But it is more tha... |
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 | Day 6 - Home Again
2006-02-26, Budapest, Hungary. By: katalin | | The flight back was really late in the afternoon, and as we had to check out from the Hotel by 10am and only got picked up at 1pm, we had 3 hours to kill in the lobby. Very very long three hours. Mari... |
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| Day 5 - Yippieh, a Day Off!
2006-02-25, Budapest, Hungary. By: katalin | | Today was our day off – I took the chance to go into one of the many Spas. Most people of my group had gone the day before, but I wanted to spend time with my friend Emese (who was only there for two ... |
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 | Day 4 - Andrassy University
2006-02-24, Budapest, Hungary. By: katalin | | Today we visited the Andrassy University, where you can get a post graduate degree in politics, economy or law – and the lectures are held in German. This was especially interesting for me, as I had c... |
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 | Day 3 - Castle District and Parliament
2006-02-23, Budapest, Hungary. By: katalin | | Sightseeing plans for today included the castle district and a visit to the Parliament. I absolutely love that building and had been looking forward to that visit a lot. But I hardly understood anythi... |
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 | Day 2 - Danube and Market Hall
2006-02-22, Budapest, Hungary. By: katalin | | On our first „actual day“ in Budapest we visited the Constitutional court. Though that is too much said, as for security reasons we couldn’t actually get into the Court. We met one of the staff who to... |
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 | Day 1 - Arrival at Budapest
2006-02-21, Budapest, Hungary. By: katalin | | Part of our practical legal training is a „class excursion“, where we get a couple days off without actually having to take vacation. You’re supposed to go abroad and get to know another country’s leg... |
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 | Buda and Pest
2007-05-31, Budapest, Hungary. By: kirmish | | Our day started with a trek to Parliament house which is an awesome building much nicer than our one in Canberra. It looked more like a church than a parliament house though. After this we went to Sai... |
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 | Palinka Festival - Never know who you are talking to
2007-05-31, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | Palinka is a the national drink in Hungary. It is a type of fruit brandy that is extremely strong. The hungarians are very proud of it and enjoy it quite often, however if I am being completely honest... |
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 | Working on a pre-mature tan!
2007-03-31, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | Ok, this is perhaps the lamest entry ever, but seriously it is something I have to tell you Canadians about. Europe is having a crazy year in terms of weather. It has been one of the warmest winters i... |
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| Mom Comes to Budapest!
2007-04-20, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | The day after my birthday my mom arrived in Budapest. For Christmas my dad and I surprised her with a 2 week trip to Budapest, so it was something we had all been looking forward to for a very long ti... |
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| The big 2-1
2007-03-31, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | Oh man, I am about 3 weeks behind on my journals…thank-goodness they were very memorable and not about to leave my memory any time soon!
Who would have ever guessed that I would celebrate my 21st b... |
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| Finn Forest (aka Rona)
2007-03-18, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | Ohhh….do I have a story. I am quite aware that it is going to sound a lot less funny written than it was in person, but if nothing else I wanted to write it down for my own personal memories sake.
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| Hungarian for Dummies
2007-02-26, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | When my brother, sister and I were very young my mom posted a large alphabet over one of our kitchen walls so that when we were eating, doing crafts or just hanging out we would talk about the picture... |
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 | The Last Supper
2007-02-20, Budapest, Hungary. By: robing | | By Monday night, we had a full on international hostel at our apartment. All together there were 9 people sleeping here representing many countries from around the world. For fun, we decided to have a... |
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