Szia!
Today, our room split apart, and we went on different adventures. These are our stories.
GRACE:
My day in Bratislava has been good! We started the day off by going to a cute little restaurant called The Urban House. The food was super delicious, as you can see in the picture of the pancakes below.
We then went to see Michael's Gate, which was super pretty because it was also snowing.
Then, we turned around to go see the Royal Castle of Bratislava. It was very pretty, and not crowded since there weren't a lot of tourists. Then, we went to the Bratislava Castle and all of the museums that were inside. We learned about the history of the Castle and Bratislava in general. In the Castle, down a flight of very narrow and winding stairs, we saw a replica of the Hungarian Crown that we had seen in the parliament building in Budapest.
We then decided to get lunch at the Castle and the food was super good. After lunch, we went to a church that we tried to visit earlier in the day but there had been a mass going on. Then, we decided to go to a museum of modern art. There were a few different levels that had different kinds of art, which was super cool. Now we are deciding where to go to dinner.
ANSLEY:
My weekend began at 7am, with getting up for another hike! Bruce, Jill, Ken, Aaron, and I left the lobby of the hotel at 8am and made our way via tram, metro, and then bus to the start of the trail. While it was a bit chilly out, the morning was beautiful and I was excited to spend it outside exploring the country more.
This weekend's hike wandered through neighborhoods, up and down scenic bluffs, and finally ended with a delicious cup of hot chocolate at Janos-hegy, the highest point of Budapest.
Not only were the views incredible, but the group of people we were hiking with were really fun to get to know.
Everyone brought a bunch of treats to share for lunch, and overall I loved the warm, friendly hiking culture I've experienced here.
After making it back to the hotel, I took a much needed shower and nap before dinner.
LIV:
Today, me and five others from the trip decided to go to a museum that my grandma recommended. We took Metro 1 to the House of Terror, which is a museum that is located in a building that was used by the Arrow Cross Party as well as the secret police of the People's Republic of Hungary. When first walking into the museum, you see a tank in a reflecting pool that reminded me of the 9/11 memorial, but behind the tank, there is a wall that is full of the faces of the victims to the building. We worked our way through the museum, and it was kind of crazy to being in the rooms where these officials made these decisions, interrogated, and imprisoned these people. Having the guest lectures who told us a little about these times was helpful, because we had background and stories of their personal experiences under the Soviet rule. The basement of the building was the most shocking part for me because they had the cells where the political prisoners were kept. They also had punishment cells, like a standing cell where the prisoner was forced to stand, water cell where they were forced to sit in water, and other similar inhumane things like that. The most chilling thing I thought was that they recreated a place of execution. Overall, the experience of going to this museum was very somber.
(we weren't allowed to take pictures, so here is a picture from wikipedia)
After the museum, we went to eat at an Italian restaurant that we have gone a few times called Bellozzo, and then returned to the hotel. I napped, and then began to review for the final coming up. For dinner, we made tomato soup and quesadillas just to save a little money. Now, Ansley and I are about to watch Up in Hungarian, and see if we understand anything!
QIAN:
It has been a very, very relaxing day for me. I chose to sleep in and did not wake up until 11am. It is such a bless since our usual class started at 10am and we usually are out of bed by 8:30am. So that was good. However, because the hotel breakfast ended at 10am so I could not go to that, I had a banana and an apple for breakfast that I brought from the Roni ABC grocery store nearby. After eating my "breakfast" at 11:30am, I decided to do our last homework and watched some tv shows.
Lucia, Lindsey, Jessye and I went to Bamba Burger for dinner, a chain burger place that we have gone a few times before. But this is actually the first time that I realize there is one just around the corner by the hotel (I had only gone to the one in Oktogon and the one by the Federick tere metro station). So that was a new discovery.
After dinner, I went to a bubble tea place in the Fashion street called Bubu Bubble tea and got a Matcha Boba tea. It was a great way to end a relaxing and refreshing day.
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