Well fed in Hungary

Well as nice as Switzerland was and even though we met a bunch of great people there and it was really nice we had to leave eventually. I am sure it won't be too long before we are back though. I think Neal is planning his next trip already. We headed on down the tracks to Budapest. Our first chance to get a taste of Eastern Europe. Get a taste we did. The food in Hungary was great. In case you are thinking the country is misnamed, you would be right. The Hungarians refer to themselves as the Maygars. Hun is term applied to them by other Europeans upon their arrival in the region. The likened them to the actual Huns- such as Atilla- of earlier times. The best part of about the food was that there was a lot of it and it was cheap. A better combination I have yet to find. That is about all we did in Budapest. We didn't really see any of the sights. The city is an interesting mix of gorgeous Baroque structures and crumbling communist era ruins. Must of our time was just spent walking around the city and finding good parks to read in. The best on an island in the middle of the Danube. We spent a whole day there. If I ever make it back I will have to see all the things I missed. Part of the reason we didn't see much was we were too tired during the day to do anything. The place we stayed at in Budapest was a university dorm converted in the summer into a hostel. It was a dump. I would say the worst place we have stayed at all summer. What would a trip to Europe be without staying in at least one really crappy hostel though, right? At least we did not go hungary in Hungry. (Please note the intentional misspelling meant to annoy Kim.)

The next stop and where we are currently is Prague. We haven't done much yet besides have a few beers. I think we will at least try to see some of the sights here. The city is really beautiful. It escaped WWII unscathed and has retained much of its pre-war charm. The signs of communism are less noticeable here as well. Only the train station seems to be a reminder of that era. I haven't seen in Nedvev jerseys though. I really wanted to get one so Derringer, Pullins and I could all match. Oh well its probably better I don't associate myself with them anyway.