Thursday, August 03, 2006

hungary

so, in vienna, we didn`t end up going to the opera, cos it rained, but the next day it brightened up a bit and we went to see the Jazz at Raushatz Platz, and it was really good. good food, good weather, good music, very cultured. and then we wandered the streets looking at very grand architecture. loved it. on sunday night we went back to raushatz platz and watched a dvd of the vienna philharmonic orchestra on a big screen. and had some local beer. it was a great end to a fantastic day. the next day, tori went to salzberg and i stayed in vienna. i had breakfast at a very nice cafe and then walked to Mozarts tribute grave or something. spent like 5 hours wandering in the sun with flip-flops on... very tired and sore feet by the end, but it was a good day.

and then onto budapest where yesterday we went to some thermal baths, very relaxing. but then decided to blow our minds by walking through a house of terror that tells of hungary under the nazis and communism... i feel very ingnorant after going there, so much more to know about the world. and it all happened so recently. something to read up a bit more about when i get back to London (and can read the books due to language).

so, today, wandering around budapest, the buda side, and then tomorrow off to sighisoara in transylvania. I am really looking forward for this part of the journey. and i think we are slightly ahead of what we previously thought, so have some time to hang around there if we want, or to move on. it is lovely not having much to do everyday.

well, that`s all for the moment.
love
davina

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