Last day in Budapest
...was really wonderful. The gorgeous boy and I woke up early (I set my alarm....) and started out at 10am. Returned at 7.30pm. Rested and ate. Then went out for another two-hour walk in the night. We had a really great time together, and were magically not needing time apart by the time we returned for the final time to the hostel (11.30pm-ish). It really is bliss when you find someone you can spend that much time with, and not need space apart.
As a little recap, we started by going to the Communist Statue Park. It's actually a bit of ways away from the city centre. It's quite interesting, though. At the fall of Communism, the Hungarian government moved all the Communist Statues into this outdoor park. The weather was overcast and intermittently light rain-y, which felt quite fitting. I got clay mud all over my shoes, and we laughed about that for hours. People constantly kept staring at my shoes through the rest of the day. We also visited Heroes Park, which I'd already been to; walked a bit through another park; walkedwalkedwalked (he has a rather fast walking pace, and was very kind and matched my pace -- especially when my ankle got sore and I had to walk a bit slower). After eating dinner and resting for about 90 minutes, we went for a slow walk along the banks of the Danube. The walk was beautiful -- there are lights on different bridges, the Royal Palace is tastefully and beautifully lighted, different monuments on the Buda hills are tastefully lit. While nothing Romantic happened between us (other than just some nice chemistry), walking along the Danube in Budapest at night is quite romantic. Almost as pretty as walking along the Seine at night.
I should also mention I was in a bit of rare form Monday. As in, Silly Shana was the dominant personality trait. It was a lot of fun and there were many laughs throughout the day.
We ended by exchanging emails (there are photos to share), and I have his phone number in France (he's a student), a little hug and I gave him a little kiss on the cheek. I have an invitation to visit Colombia, and I extended an invitation for him to visit Buenos Aires while I'm there in the future. I frequently joked throughout the day:
I'm Shana, and I'll be your tour guide today. If you look to the left...
In fact, he did it a little too, as we shared different information about Budapest that we learned over the time we were there. Quite fun.
Hopefully, we will see each other again, in France if not in South America, and we can take turns being tour guides for each other.
It was a blissful day.
As a little recap, we started by going to the Communist Statue Park. It's actually a bit of ways away from the city centre. It's quite interesting, though. At the fall of Communism, the Hungarian government moved all the Communist Statues into this outdoor park. The weather was overcast and intermittently light rain-y, which felt quite fitting. I got clay mud all over my shoes, and we laughed about that for hours. People constantly kept staring at my shoes through the rest of the day. We also visited Heroes Park, which I'd already been to; walked a bit through another park; walkedwalkedwalked (he has a rather fast walking pace, and was very kind and matched my pace -- especially when my ankle got sore and I had to walk a bit slower). After eating dinner and resting for about 90 minutes, we went for a slow walk along the banks of the Danube. The walk was beautiful -- there are lights on different bridges, the Royal Palace is tastefully and beautifully lighted, different monuments on the Buda hills are tastefully lit. While nothing Romantic happened between us (other than just some nice chemistry), walking along the Danube in Budapest at night is quite romantic. Almost as pretty as walking along the Seine at night.
I should also mention I was in a bit of rare form Monday. As in, Silly Shana was the dominant personality trait. It was a lot of fun and there were many laughs throughout the day.
We ended by exchanging emails (there are photos to share), and I have his phone number in France (he's a student), a little hug and I gave him a little kiss on the cheek. I have an invitation to visit Colombia, and I extended an invitation for him to visit Buenos Aires while I'm there in the future. I frequently joked throughout the day:
I'm Shana, and I'll be your tour guide today. If you look to the left...
In fact, he did it a little too, as we shared different information about Budapest that we learned over the time we were there. Quite fun.
Hopefully, we will see each other again, in France if not in South America, and we can take turns being tour guides for each other.
It was a blissful day.
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