Sundae Sunday!

Szia!

We are sad to announce that today was the first day of our last week here in Budapest. However, we woke up this morning and decided to make the most of it!

A large group of us started the day off by getting together for brunch at Manga Cowboy. By far the favorite dish was the breakfast hamburger (2 eggs sunny side up on a bagel with bacon, ham, lettuce, tomato, and cheese) and a side of french fries. Rachel, Nick, and I got the Waky Waky Eggs and Baky, 2 eggs, bacon, a buttered bagel, and breakfast potatoes. What are breakfast potatoes you may ask? My guess was something similar to hash browns, but instead I got cold mashed potatoes... so that was interesting, but everything else was delicious!After breakfast the group split. Some of the group went to explore Castle Hill while the others went back to the hotel to work on the homework and take a nap.

Later on in the evening, part of the group went to see a Hungarian Ballet while the rest of us went out to dinner at a restaurant so enamored with pork they had a pig diagram painted on the ceiling. The restaurant proved to be a challenge as the menu was in only Italian and Hungarian.  But somehow we all managed to order something and, amazingly, most of us managed to avoid said meat. After dinner, we ventured to a gelato place for dessert. This little dessert shop was a true treasure and had a clever name! It was called Gelarto (Gelarto=gelato + art) and their dessert was truly an art. What do you usually expect when you go out for ice cream? Two scoops or so of ice cream put into a dish or cone? This place goes the extra mile. Not only do they have delicious gelato and unique flavors, they also turn your ice cream into an art masterpiece by sculpting it into the shape of a flower for you!

Hazelnut and "Surprise" Gelato

Elizabeth had a friend from Germany come down this weekend, so she spent her time revisiting some of the best tourist spots with him, as well as checking out a few new ones! The National Gallery, on Castle Hill, had a very interesting exhibit of realist art, including some very unique (and confusing) works by Hungarian artist Endre Rozsda! Even the titles didn't really give any hints about the meaning behind some of his works, but they were very visually appealing. After the Gallery they wandered Castle Hill and checked out Saint Stephen's Basilica before meeting the group for dinner at the pork lover's paradise. 

That about sums up our Sunday!! We may only have four days left in Budapest, but we plan to fit as much as possible into what little time we do have (and find some room in there for studying for the final, of course!!). 

Sara and Elizabeth