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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Europe Day 8- Budapest

Budapest, Day 8: 6/17/2013

Today was probably one of the best days of my life. I went to bed at 5:45am, got up at 7:00am, and had three shots of oh so wonderful espresso. We took a bus tour with some walking for a little over three hours and saw more phenomenal views of Budapest, mostly from the Buda side. Fun fact- Budapest is actually split into two sides, Buda and Pest. They are separated by the Danube River. After the tour, it was time for the Baths! We went to the St. Geller Baths, which are some of the best in world. The mineral water left our skin SO soft! We went to the wave pool, hot, hot thermal pools, ice bath (it was about 40 degrees Farenheit!, steam room, sauna, champagne bath, we did it all! It was such a great way to escape the heat and just relax and have a good time. Alex, Maddie, Brenden, Jimmy, and I decided to get massages because, heck, how many times do you get to say you had a massage in Hungary?! Plus, the prices were great;) We had some scheduling conflicts that ended up in a bit of a mess (that I can now look back and laugh about). So the massages were for two people in one room at the same time. This information was not told to us until eight minutes before the massage. By Alex and Maddie. Oh and you know, I was scheduled to have my massage with Jimmy. (Background info- Jimmy was my freshman homecoming date. So yep.) So I had a couples massage with Jimmy. Oh that's a memory that won't fade. It was alright though, I still got a great massage! We called the teachers and got permission to skip dinner and do something on our own so we could spend more time at the baths, but meet them in time for the riverboat cruise. Sophie, Brenden, and I got tomato, basil, and mozzarella paninis before the cruise and they were heavenly. We got on the riverboat cruise and that was amazing. The views of the city at sunset, and then lit up were breathtaking. I love everyone on this trip! We went back to our trusty Ibis hotel, and had a little goodbye party for the Oklahoma people as they were leaving and not going to Austria. It was a very fun night!! Maddison and I talked till 1:15am, and my favorite day of the trip came to a great end!
#ihadacouplesmassagewithmyfreshmanhomecomingdate

hero square
our awesome group
pretend i don't look so awkward
on the buda side
so artsy;)
we mastered group selfies
looking over the danube and pest side
stunning
my main girl maya
mack and i. locker buddies take europe 2k13.
parliament
peter, maddison, jimmy, and yours truly
lighting up!
looooooovvvvveeeeee
BEAUTIFUL <3
xo
Hannah

Europe Day 7- Budapest

Bratislava and Budapest, Day 7: 6/16/2013

Today we covered a lot of Europe! We traveled a ton. We left Krakow at 7:45 and stopped in  Slovakia for a quick lunch. Bratislava is a cute little town but it WAS so hot! We had margaherita pizzas the size of the sun for lunch and gelato. We went and saw a crypt and that was SO cool! We got to Budapest around 3:45 and THIS is my city. I am in love. I know I've thought that about every city but THIS city is the BEST! We had a delicious dinner of potatoes, chicken, and Hungarian salad with yummy chocolate cake for dessert. After dinner, we went to the city and explored. I went with Jimmy, Alex, Maddie, Katherine, Carly, Sophie, Peter, Brenden, and Marika to find the famous St. Geller Budapest Baths. We got there, and as we thought, it was closed. But a man still in his shop and was very helpful. We got all the info for the next day at the baths. We still had a little under two hours so we hiked up to the liberation shrine. It was the MOST gorgeous view of the city. We were literally left speechless. There was some train confusion, but we found everyone and got back to hotel in a timely matter. Some weird stuff went down in me and Maddison's room. It was like a mystical spiritual moment that involved Bohemian Rhapsody. Some things just stay in Europe I guess;) Maddison and I were having a heart to heart when Rabbi Brenden came into our room for snacks. Long story short, he stayed in our room until 5:45 and we watched the sunrise. It was really great. We just talked about life and such. Basically he's me in boy form, more or less. I slept for maybe an hour, and soon it was time for the next day in my favorite city!
#budapestisthebest


budapest
budapest-- we hiked up to that thing!
the beautiful danube river
ze hippest and ze modernist people

oh brenden
enamored.
major incline
rabbi brenden at sunrise



xo
Hannah