WorldWideKittyGlassesProject : March 2017

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Budapest, Hungary

The last time I visited Budapest was 4.5 years ago when I visited a friend whom I met while we were both teaching in Georgia(the country). Now a friend of mine, whom I met while teaching in Japan 3.5 years ago, is living in Budapest so I decided that I should visit again. It was a 7 hour bus ride from Prague. It was a bit long, but the bus was so comfortable and had individual tvs like on planes so it wasn't too bad. I had a wonderful time catching up with her and walking all over the city. I also went to a ruin bar with some couchsurfers to check out the nightlife. Then the next evening I went to a story telling thing which was pretty interesting. On my last day, before my long bus ride, I went for a walk to the statue of liberty to get some great views of the city and to enjoy the spring day. It was so nice to be able to walk in such beautiful weather before my journey back. I had a great time in Budapest, until next time.

reunion after 3 years!

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nice blue skies

statue and real life

walking to buda

nice steeple

cutie!!

parliament building

church

gothic style

reminded me bit of the church at the castle in praha

nice view of the city behind us

looked like a building from a fairy tale

thai food in hungary......hahah

thickest hot chocolate ever

Tunisia

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France

USA

England

Argentina

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Brazil

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USA

another day for a walk

close up

great architecture

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inside the market

on the way to the statue of liberty

trees blooming

spring is in the air

statue of liberty

ferris wheel

the danube river

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Arepas in Praha

My bus for Budapest was leaving very early in the morning so I needed to get to Praha the night before. I decided to go for arepas with my friend. Lyna, the owner, really likes my blog idea and helped me get some photos of the customers. Thanks for participating!

Colombia

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Colombia

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Linz, Austria and Česky Krumlov, Czech Republic

I went to Linz, Austria for the weekend to visit my friend, Amy. It had been 6 years since I saw her. We first met teaching English in Gangneung, South Korea 10 years ago!! (I can't believe its been that long!!) We also met up in Taiwan, California and Nevada in USA. This was the first time in a long time that we were living close to each other (4 hour bus ride), so I decided I needed to catch up with her before I go back to Japan. On the way to Linz, the bus was completely empty (well besides one other person). When I arrived to Linz, I met up with Amy and her husband. We walked around the city and I got to try some local food. At night we went to a Balkan club with her husband's friends. The next day, we went to Česky Krumlov (Czech Republic). The funny thing is that even though its in the Czech Republic, it was much closer going there from Linz then my village. The views were really nice and I had a great time. The next day Amy and I walked all over Linz. We went to a beautiful cathedral and then a great look out point. Then on Tuesday we went to the Haribo factory. For me that is what Linz should be known for instead of their torte. There were so many kinds that we had never seen before. I was able to enjoy Amy's wonderful cooking during my stay. I was lucky enough to enjoy lots of different kinds of cuisine at her house. Thank you so much for the hospitality and I hope I will see you again soon!