Events of Thursday August 13, 2009
We started off our day heading to a quaint little coffee shop that Bogi recommended, one of the many many many outdoor cafes that line the streets. It turned out to be wonderful coffee and i will surely head back to this cafe soon! we sat sipping our coffee and planning out the remainder of our day. we decided to walk to the Jewish district of Budapest to see the Synagogue and museum.
We navigated our way to the Synagogue and i was astounded at the beautiful detail in every element of the building. We were able to hop in on an English speaking tour and learn some very interesting and saddening history of the Hungarian Jews. Kate and i plan on going to a service there sometime so we can experience it for ourselves. (i'll post pictures of the synagogue on FB soon.) we then went to see the tree of life which is made of metal and has a person's name engraved on each leaf, each name represents a person that died and because they were unable to find their bodies they used this as a memorial for them. it was a bit of a somber visit yet it was still so beautiful.
we also went to the Jewish Museum before heading home to meet with my mentor Niki who we went on a walk with across the Danube River and up Gellert Hill. it was a great walk that lead to an even more fabulous and expansive view of Budapest and the Danube. we also went to the Cave Church on that hill which is literally a church in a cave. its astonishing how many different rooms were formed out of the rock and what a serene feeling the natural structure gave to this church. there were also amazing wooden alters and wooden confessional booths that were hand carved in great detail. after the trek back down the tallest hill in Budapest we were famished (surviving all day on a granola bar and coffee is not a great idea) so we went to a persian restaurant on Raday utca called Shiraz. we scarfed down the food and meandered on home.
we then got ready for a night out at Morrisons2 which is a bar/club that Eva and all of the mentors told us about. so we put on our party faces and headed out for the evening. It was nothing like i expected it to be, in fact it was much better! it was three floors of people, music, games, booze, karaoke, and dancing. we spent the majority of our time dancing down stairs and meeting some nice people :) its strange to be a foreigner, people seem so much more interested in getting to know where you're from and such.. i like it. It was a great night getting to know more of the mentors and seeing night life in Budapest.
well now Kate and i are off to find something for dinner, i found a place that was described as a "popular and cheap simple restaurant serving tasty Hungarian food in enormous portions." ie just what this poor traveling duo is looking for!
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