Is that the 47?!

Closing in on a week of the transit workers strike, we are getting pretty good at navigating the city on foot. Most of complaining related to the lack of transit has subsided. Yet today we witnessed one lone number 47 tram which is was the preferred method of transportation to school.





We didn't have class today and used the majority of the day to navigate ourselve around the city. However, our whole group went on a tour of the Parliament Building together and had lunch together, which proved to be a memorable experience. Since we have been here, we have found that a lot of Hungarians are pround and informative about the history of Hungary. It seems like every significant building, like the Parilament Building, has some history that dates back to the 19th century, but WWII and the Cold War played significant parts in it as well. For example, the crown jewels that we saw were stolen during the Cold War and returned to Hungary by the US in the 1980s. Also, we saw some famous works of art that were created (and preserved) due to the wars.


Some of the members in the group experienced the night life of Budapest and went to the A38, a jazz/dance club on the Buda side of the city. It was a great night that was filled with great food, good music, lots of twenty-something year olds, and a lot of dancing. This club was mentioned in several magazines as "hot spots" to hit while in Budapest, so we were happy to be able to experience that part of the city life.


With midterms over with and only two weeks left of the trip, we are hoping to gain the most out of this experience, even with the transportion mishaps.