The first picture is of my amazing American dinner and the second is of Budapest from the very top of the hill that we trekked up.
So, today was one of our touring days. We woke up at 8 and met all the Hungarians at Paulus by 9. We waited on Sanyesz to arrive and then we were off to the market. We arrived to the market around 10: 30 & were told to meet back together at 12. Sorry fam, I didn't get you anything, but I did get myself 3 bracelets... At the market we saw everything from a pig's leg (thigh and hoof) to chess boards and even 2x2 Rubix Cubes. The market is two stories tall and easily large enough to get lost in. Thankfully we didn't have an ATM crisis' like the first day here. By now everyone understands that 50.000 forints really is $250. We stopped by Burger King after for a semi-familiar lunch. After indulging into hamburgers, fries, mozzarella sticks, chili cheese nuggets, and shakes we decided to regroup outside and discuss what the rest of the day had in store.
From Hero's Square we drove to the bottom of the hill in downtown Budapest and trekked all the way to the top. It was so hot today. Probably around 93-94 degrees fahrenheit. After arriving at the top we walked by Saint Matthews Cathedral (which is still under construction) and got some fagyi! Hungarian ice cream is awesome; I had strawberry and lemon. So then we walked back down and travelled to dinner. It was amazingly American- so yummy. I ate more fagyi and ate lots of food. I think Kinsey ate 16 scoops of ice cream...
So, today was one of our touring days. We woke up at 8 and met all the Hungarians at Paulus by 9. We waited on Sanyesz to arrive and then we were off to the market. We arrived to the market around 10: 30 & were told to meet back together at 12. Sorry fam, I didn't get you anything, but I did get myself 3 bracelets... At the market we saw everything from a pig's leg (thigh and hoof) to chess boards and even 2x2 Rubix Cubes. The market is two stories tall and easily large enough to get lost in. Thankfully we didn't have an ATM crisis' like the first day here. By now everyone understands that 50.000 forints really is $250. We stopped by Burger King after for a semi-familiar lunch. After indulging into hamburgers, fries, mozzarella sticks, chili cheese nuggets, and shakes we decided to regroup outside and discuss what the rest of the day had in store.
While regrouping we remembered that Troy had promised the Hungarian leaders dinner at Travelle. On the bright side, Travelle is a really nice Hungarian restaurant that cooks your chosen meat in front of you. On the not so bright side, Travelle doesn't accept credit cards. Also, tomorrow's Danube Cruise Dinner only accepts cash- So, we go to the closest ATM and attempt to take money out for the two dinners. Without going into much detail- Troy wasn't able to withdrawal money from the church's account. So, Frannie and myself to the rescue. At first we attempted to take out $1000 from my account, but apparently you can only take $500 out a day. So we took out 100,000 forints out of my account and 100,000 out of Frannies. We may have to do this tomorrow, too. So, don't freak when you see my bank statement!
So, after this fiasco we drove to Hero's Square. Hero's Square is a statue park that tells the history from Hungary's beginning. After parking the car and walking to and from the statues we made our way to a nearby watering hole. We all watered up, saw some awesome chapels, and about 6-7 brides. Even though it was my 3rd time to see all of this it was still absolutely beautiful.
From Hero's Square we drove to the bottom of the hill in downtown Budapest and trekked all the way to the top. It was so hot today. Probably around 93-94 degrees fahrenheit. After arriving at the top we walked by Saint Matthews Cathedral (which is still under construction) and got some fagyi! Hungarian ice cream is awesome; I had strawberry and lemon. So then we walked back down and travelled to dinner. It was amazingly American- so yummy. I ate more fagyi and ate lots of food. I think Kinsey ate 16 scoops of ice cream...
So, now we are all safely tucked in here at Hotel Romantika. After some interesting situations with Mary Leslie, Anne, Allison, and Jena we are all ready to get a full night's sleep and rest up for Hungarian church tomorrow. Thank y'all for continuing to stay updated on our trip here in Hungary. We all appreciate you keeping us in your prayers. Night!
This is Hero's Square from the front and the back. Beautiful sight seeing day!
MBCC Youth
Mollie
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