Budapest, Hungary

ohhhhh Budapest!

it's been months since the trip and I kept on postponing on writing a blog entry for it. Practically because I don't know how to start this entry.

I always write on this blog something about the sights you can see on that city, the landmarks, the parks and all those tourist-y stuff. But probably because of the sheer & very complicated Magyar language (the names of places I can't seem to remember) plus the fact that I lost my 3-day old camera a few days into the trip - everytime I ask myself what to write, I can't seem to start.

Though don't take me in the wrong way - I enjoyed my visit to Hungary so much and the city is amazing- but the memories that stayed with me were not of the grand tourist places but the people that I was with and that I have met.

I went to Hungary with three of my closest friends in Brussels, which means that it was a no-holds bar travelling. There were no clashes with where we should go nor what should we do, it seemed that we were all in-sync that we were there not only for the city but for each other. And with close friends, you spent more time talking, chatting, joking, bullshitting than actually doing the sightseeing.

And apart form having my friends over for the trip, I also met some AIESEC Philippine EPs when I was handling OGX. A nice afternoon - with an unexpected yet very typical end to a Filipino day - going to McDonalds for some fries.

Then of course, I have to mention that the Hungarians are one of the friendliests people in Europe that I have met - with my deep thanks going of course to my friend, Csenge's family for their sheer hospitality, for her dad picking us up all the way from Vienna then arriving to their place with dinner that was ready to serve. We were treated like royalty and with care as if they were our own family. Köszönöm, és soha nem fogom elfelejteni ezt a pillanatot.

Here are a few photos from the trip, mostly taken from my friends. I'll try to come back there, and the next time I write a Hungarian related blogpost I should have captured the names.