{"id":83,"date":"2015-12-24T13:27:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T20:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/amydo\/?p=83"},"modified":"2015-12-24T13:27:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T20:27:23","slug":"budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/amydo\/2015\/12\/24\/budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Budapest is charming and historical. Christmas is the perfect time to see the city dazzle in its ancient beauty and glow with the fragrant of mulled wine.<\/p>\n

I think this city is the fundamental European city – based on my biased and hasting judgement of course. But this city has all the elements of Europe: castle, cobblestone, grand architecture, old trams, cafes… I wish I had visited Budapest first, because this city feels like the heart of this continent.<\/p>\n

This time of the year, a thick veil of fog covers the Danube, making the light reflect off a red-ish tint in so many of my photos. I usually can deal with different situations to get decent photos, but I have to admit defeated with the fog. That’s when I just gave up and actually enjoyed being there in the city.<\/p>\n

Christmas time makes me lazy though, and I wish I wasn’t so lethargic. Although I did walk around the city a lot. I felt safe and cozy in the city center, where it’s convenient to get to places and people aren’t hurrying all the time.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_3159\"<\/a>Of course when people think of Budapest they think of the grandiose parliament building. I enjoyed seeing it as I walked across the bridges and along the river. Having come back from Stockholm, I didn’t find the city that cold in comparison! I wanted to bike around the city, but the vacation mood took over and I went shopping instead. Surprisingly I didn’t go on a spree, but I was so into the secret boxes – they’re actually Turkish. And I remembered that the Rubik’s Cube was invented by a Hungarian! Can’t resist a little exercise for the mind.<\/p>\n

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I see a little bit of everywhere I’ve been in Budapest. There’s Ronald Reagan in the park and ruined bars. A fun, young, and cultural city, full of character and charisma.<\/p>\n

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I’m starting to become exhausted – not just from the travelling, but also\u00a0from winding down from a hectic year. As I stood on top of a hill overlooking Budapest, I found myself letting go and\u00a0catching a breathe in the foggy December air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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