After eating, we decided we should find the police station so we could file reports. We knew we would need them so we could get money from the insurance companies. We started searching for the police station, according to the directions given to us by the girl in reception at our hostel. Of course, we couldn't find it, so Theresa and Lone started asking people on the street and we managed to find it.
When we walked into the station, I've never seen a more frightened look on a cops face in my life. He spoke absolutely no English, so the girls and I started trying to act out what happened. I showed him our train ticket and then pretended to take Theresa's hand that she had made into the shape of a phone. It was a sight! He finally got the point and herded us into this little room and left us there. After a few mins., and man opened the door and ushered us into his office where he handed me the phone. There was a lady on the other end who explained that she was an interpreter and wanted to know what had happened. I explained everything and she apologized again and again and then welcomed us to Hungary:) She asked what would be a convenient time for us to meet her the next day so we could all file a report. We agreed to meet her at 2pm.
While Shane napped, the girls and I went for ice cream.That night, we managed to get in touch with Alex, the guy we had met at our hostel in Poland. He had waited for us to get to Budapest, so we could all hang out. We met him for dinner that night and by the end of dinner, the waitress was his girlfriend. Alex is quite a guy. One of those smooth talkers who could talk his way in or out of anything! He has more charm than he really knows what to do with, and is a self proclaimed hopeless romantic who falls in love way too easily(our waitress being a perfect example). He was trying to practice pick up lines in Hungarian all night on her, and I think she managed to understand one all night. Finally, she just agreed to be his girlfriend, and it was a beautiful hour long relationship.
The girls all dressed up for dinner with Alex. Lune is pouting cause we kept giving her a hard time for dressing up so much. She is a girlie girl whereas Theresa and I are not:)The gang at dinner.
Alex and his Hungarian waitress girlfriend for the night.
The next day, Shane and the girls went to the police station at 2, and I stayed at the hostel to wait for them. At about 6pm, I was getting worried, because they weren't back yet, so I went to the station. The lady told me they had left already, so I couldn't figure out what was going on. I went back to the hostel, and the girls showed up about 20 min. later. Turns out the lady at the station thought I was a friend of 2 Czech guys who had been arrested for stealing a Hungarian flag off the police station the night before. They had been released right before I got there. Shane showed up later, and we all decided that we needed to get out and actually see something in Budapest. We walked all the way to Buddha and back to Pest and saw pretty much all the major sites. We were not too impressed. Most of the buildings were not well maintained, and there was graffiti everywhere. However, we did introduce the girls to Subway that night, which was a highlight:)
The following day, May 28th, Shane and I were scheduled to take a night train to Vienna and the girls were leaving to go somewhere, but they still hadn't decided where. So, we said goodbye, agreeing to try to meet up with them in Rome. Shane and I decided to check out the famous Hungarian baths, which is what everyone goes to Budapest for. They were interesting, but nothing worth mentioning really. We rode on the oldest subway line in Europe, saw Hero's square, and called it a day. We went to the train station to wait for our train to Vienna, Austria. Just a side note, the train station in Budapest is possibly the most disgusting one in Europe.
The next day, Shane and the girls went to the police station at 2, and I stayed at the hostel to wait for them. At about 6pm, I was getting worried, because they weren't back yet, so I went to the station. The lady told me they had left already, so I couldn't figure out what was going on. I went back to the hostel, and the girls showed up about 20 min. later. Turns out the lady at the station thought I was a friend of 2 Czech guys who had been arrested for stealing a Hungarian flag off the police station the night before. They had been released right before I got there. Shane showed up later, and we all decided that we needed to get out and actually see something in Budapest. We walked all the way to Buddha and back to Pest and saw pretty much all the major sites. We were not too impressed. Most of the buildings were not well maintained, and there was graffiti everywhere. However, we did introduce the girls to Subway that night, which was a highlight:)
The following day, May 28th, Shane and I were scheduled to take a night train to Vienna and the girls were leaving to go somewhere, but they still hadn't decided where. So, we said goodbye, agreeing to try to meet up with them in Rome. Shane and I decided to check out the famous Hungarian baths, which is what everyone goes to Budapest for. They were interesting, but nothing worth mentioning really. We rode on the oldest subway line in Europe, saw Hero's square, and called it a day. We went to the train station to wait for our train to Vienna, Austria. Just a side note, the train station in Budapest is possibly the most disgusting one in Europe.
A view of Pest from the Budda side.
Not quite sure what his was. Looked kinda like a monastary in the side of a mountain.
Another view of Pest.
Different images of the city. Here is a huge tunnel and round about and down below on the right is the Parliment building.
Unfortunately, I have already forgotten the name of this church. But, it was pretty, eh?
This is Hero's Square, which was one of the most impressive things we saw in Budapest.
Okay...by far one of the most random things we've seen so far. Native American Indians performing traditional music in Budapest???
A traditional Romanian style castle in near Hero's Square.
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My children--just a note to say the pictures of "PEST" are just beautiful--great photography Tristy-they do not even look real--keep up the great work!!!!! i love you both.
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