051 - tue 20 jun - budapest

another early morning, and another hot seedy train ride, and we arrived in budapest. after grabbing lunch at a really cool, laid-back outdoor restaurant, we met up for a group bike ride through the city. again, we had an extremely literate and interesting guide, and we saw a lot of great things and learnt some stuff too. at one point rodrigo and i got ourselves lost, which was fun. we rode up to the castle, on the older buda part of town, although i should say that it was near impossible to actually ride up the hill. only the more athletic members of our group, and the guide of course, were able to manage it. needless to say, suz and i did not. the castle provided spectacular views of the city and the river.

after our sweaty bike tour we all went back and freshened up for our farewell dinner at a swanky hungarian restaurant. dinner was great, everyone reminisced about the last two weeks and resolved to keep in touch. after dinner, some of us went with our tour guide to her favourite local bar, which had that kind of disused warehouse vibe going on, folding chairs and exposed wiring and things like that, also with a big open inside courtyard and projection screens etc etc. but it was obviously a pretty well-known and popular hot spot because it was completely packed out. in awe of the coolness of the place, and of this city, we grabbed some drinks and chatted some more.

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