I'll try to sum up our couple of days in those cities as best I can. We'll start with Budapest. Here is a picture of the city from the top of 
a hill near the Citadel:
We stayed in Buda( for those of you who might not know - like me before I went haha, the city is divided by the River Duna into two parts, Buda and Pest.) Anyway, we stayed in Buda with a friend of Attila's fiancee's mother. Yes, that's right we didn't know her from Adam. I no longer get surprised by anything outrageously random that happens anymore, because over here it's normal. Anyway, she was precious and it was free housing so we loved it. A couple of the big sights that we saw included Parliament, where the crown jewels are kept, the Citadel, which is a memorial to all of the soldiers in WWII(I think), and Castle Hill. We also went to City Market and ate Langos which is similar to a funnel cake, but WAY better, and they eat it with salty things like garlic butter,(Rick Steves told us we had to eat Langos on his website, so that was a big deal for me and Katie haha) and we went to Margaret Island and sat by the "singing" fountain, ate ice cream and read our books. I enjoyed Budapest very much, but I'm glad I had Katie and Attila with me, because I got confused a lot with which direction we were heading when we had to take all of the Buses. I knew which number to take, but it took me like a day and a half to figure out which direction we needed to go in. I've always been so directionally challenged; I should never travel alone. :)
Vienna. Friday, was the beginning of what I am sure will be a lifelong love affair with Vienna. As I walked up the stairs out of the subway station and looked up into the center of Stephensplatz, it was like coming alive for the for time. I can't even begin to tell you how it felt. We were only there for seven hours, and it was a whirlwind tour, but Katie did such a great job of showing me exactly what I would have wanted to see. We saw Stephensdom, the Hofburg, and ate Schnitzel in Karlsplatz(I think), we saw Parliament, the Opera House, ate ice cream at the second best place in Vienna, Zanoni and Zanoni(we didn't have time for Tichy Eis), we went to the Naschmarkt, and Katie, knowing me as she does, saved the best for last. Scho
nbrunn. I don't even know what to say. It's the most beautiful castle I've ever seen. I HAVE to go back at Christmas when they have a Christmas market in the front, but all of the gardens were incredible, and we were able to just sit for the longest time. I LOVED it.
Of course, there are thousands of things that we didn't do and didn't see, but I'm really not disappointed at all. Having Katie there to know exactly where to go, and what to see was such a blessing. It is an incredible city - I see now why some of the best musicians and artists were so inspired there. I hope I don't sound shallow if I say it was the best day of my life, but I can't express what it's like to dream of visiting somewhere all of your life, and then get the opportunity to do so. It was overwhelming.
a hill near the Citadel:We stayed in Buda( for those of you who might not know - like me before I went haha, the city is divided by the River Duna into two parts, Buda and Pest.) Anyway, we stayed in Buda with a friend of Attila's fiancee's mother. Yes, that's right we didn't know her from Adam. I no longer get surprised by anything outrageously random that happens anymore, because over here it's normal. Anyway, she was precious and it was free housing so we loved it. A couple of the big sights that we saw included Parliament, where the crown jewels are kept, the Citadel, which is a memorial to all of the soldiers in WWII(I think), and Castle Hill. We also went to City Market and ate Langos which is similar to a funnel cake, but WAY better, and they eat it with salty things like garlic butter,(Rick Steves told us we had to eat Langos on his website, so that was a big deal for me and Katie haha) and we went to Margaret Island and sat by the "singing" fountain, ate ice cream and read our books. I enjoyed Budapest very much, but I'm glad I had Katie and Attila with me, because I got confused a lot with which direction we were heading when we had to take all of the Buses. I knew which number to take, but it took me like a day and a half to figure out which direction we needed to go in. I've always been so directionally challenged; I should never travel alone. :)
Vienna. Friday, was the beginning of what I am sure will be a lifelong love affair with Vienna. As I walked up the stairs out of the subway station and looked up into the center of Stephensplatz, it was like coming alive for the for time. I can't even begin to tell you how it felt. We were only there for seven hours, and it was a whirlwind tour, but Katie did such a great job of showing me exactly what I would have wanted to see. We saw Stephensdom, the Hofburg, and ate Schnitzel in Karlsplatz(I think), we saw Parliament, the Opera House, ate ice cream at the second best place in Vienna, Zanoni and Zanoni(we didn't have time for Tichy Eis), we went to the Naschmarkt, and Katie, knowing me as she does, saved the best for last. Scho
nbrunn. I don't even know what to say. It's the most beautiful castle I've ever seen. I HAVE to go back at Christmas when they have a Christmas market in the front, but all of the gardens were incredible, and we were able to just sit for the longest time. I LOVED it.Of course, there are thousands of things that we didn't do and didn't see, but I'm really not disappointed at all. Having Katie there to know exactly where to go, and what to see was such a blessing. It is an incredible city - I see now why some of the best musicians and artists were so inspired there. I hope I don't sound shallow if I say it was the best day of my life, but I can't express what it's like to dream of visiting somewhere all of your life, and then get the opportunity to do so. It was overwhelming.
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