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Trip Pictures (Part one)

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Well it has been a long few days adjusting back to eastern standard time, starting class and working full time. It was a fun trip and nice to see @ladycroft, @lizabeth, and @john. I was a little worried about how meeting up might work with only one of us having a phone. But despite our lateness at Zagreb airport to meet @ladycroft it went pretty smoothly. Anyway I'll let the pictures do the talking.

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On the Danube across from the parliament building

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Oh absinthe, the headaches you create.

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Phone box and Metro station, Budapest

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I love the separate traffic lights for bikers

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@lizabeth with cotton candy the size of her head

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Szechenyi Thermal Baths at the city park, Budapest

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I have no idea what this building is, I just thought it looked cool

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view of the Danube from the Citadella

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Whats left of my gulyas leves. I was told by the guy who served this to us that Hungarians take a shot of Palinka( which is a fruit brandy) after they eat gulyas leves.

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Chain Bridge at night, Budapest

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mmmm meggy minifank!! Which is mini doughnuts with sour cherry sauce.

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The streets of Tokaj in Northeastern Hungary. Home of the world famous dessert wine Tokaji. And to think I used to hate dessert wine.

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Rakoczi Pince, Tokaj. This is the largest and most famous wine cellar in Tokaj. They store and age wines from the Hetszolo Vineyards.

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The tasting room at Rakoczi Pince, Tokaj. This is where we sampled some really awesome wines.

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Gyomolcsleves, don't ask me to pronounce this, Hungarians couldn't understand me when I tried. It's a cold fruit soup that is served in the summer. It varied everywhere we tried it. Its basically a creamy soup made with sour cream and pretty much any kind of fruit can be added. Towards the end of summer when sour cherries are in season they are used more often than the pears we encountered frequently. This one also had whipped cream, black currents and blueberries. One place we had an awesome one(I don't have a pic), but is was a lime and peach cream soup with mint sorbet, absolutely delicious.

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Train ride to Zagreb, to meet with @ladycroft


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💬 5 comments

  1. metalpeter ·

    Thanks for the pictures that one building I have seen pictures of before but in your picture you can really tell that it is really long. A lot of great pictures and that includes the food, granted I'm picky and may not like how the stuff tasted but it did look very tasty I look forward to seeing the and hearing more of your travels.
  2. fellyconnelly ·

    wow! looks like an awesome trip!!
  3. james ·

    Your journals have the peculiar ability to make me hungry.
  4. dcoffee ·

    You must have had a great trip. I was in Budapest and Croatia in 2001, I'd love to go back. You must have eaten well the whole time. I recognized the parliament building right away. I was there with a friend from Budapest. I hope you loved it as much as I did.
  5. john ·

    Wait... When did you drink absinthe? Was that the first night when you went out to the bar by the pizza shop?

    I finally got a few pictures up. Scanning takes forever.

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