Pestilence

So I would love to tell you all I've had a fantastic time in Budapest, but that's not entirely accurate. You see, what many people do not know is that Budapest historically was two cities, Buda and Pest, separated by the Danube river. Well, this time, I didn't set foot in Buda. So to sum this whole thing up, I had a wonderful time in Pest.

I don't really have a whole lot to say about the day. I read for a while and ate bread with creamy swiss that I squirted from a tube. I'll post pictures of that when I get back to Prague and upload the photos from my camera. On a stranger note, I ate tacos for dinner tonight and can honestly say that it's the only food I've had in all of Europe that I would not argue with the restauranteur for labeling "Mexican food."

Marcus and I were supposed to go to this unbelievable cafe in town called Choco Bar Noir. It's like nothing I've ever seen. The place is at least. If you recall, a few years ago Starbucks began offering a drink called "Chantico." It was like a hot chocolate pudding almost and you were supposed to dip some sort of biscotti in it. Anyway, it was a small amount and it cost around $4. The problem was that no one understood it. It flopped, and Starbucks pulled it from the menu. Here it's pretty normal. It how many Eastern Europeans make hot chocolate- like a hot chocolate pudding. Except at Choco Bar Noir, it's not just normal chocolate. They offer fruit flavored hot chocolates and even a hot pepper chocolate (supposedly it's a really nice flavor pairing). Anyway, it's an unbelievable place, and I think it would be super successful in a metropolitan area. You would just have to make sure it was the primary offering and not one strange side offering. The waitstaff would have to do a good job of educating the customers, too. If I had a few $100k lying around somewhere, that's one thing I would do with it.

Finally Marcus and I ended up on this island in the Danube right between Buda and Pest. It has trendy bars, great landscaping and treelines, and a nice running track I wish I had known about. It was a great way to end the evening. Speaking of which, I have to wake up at 5:15 to catch the 7:00 bus out of (Buda)pest. So this is it for now. I hope you are enjoying reading this... whoever you are.