More Prague Pics

I'm sleeping in a real bed now!!

That's right, my days on the couch are over. For those of you who don't know, I've been sleeping on a couch since I got here in September. Now, don't start feeling sorry for me, because it unfolds into a bed, and was perfectly fine to sleep on, really. But let me tell you how this all came to be in the first place. When I moved here in September, I had no idea where I would live. When I got to Prague, my boss picked me up from the airport, and said that I would be staying with a girl named Kara (from California) for a few days until we figured something else out. He explained that there were actually two Karas, but one was in the States for a few weeks. Come to find out, the Kara that was back in the States actually went to CSU also, but we didn't know eachother. What are the odds that I would end up on her couch in Prague?? Anyway, what started out as me staying with them for just a few days turned into me never leaving. And I'm so glad, because we've had a lot of fun. Last Sunday, Kara from California went back to the States. She'll be there for 6 months or so, and then she'll probably be back here. So now I have a bed, but honestly I'd rather Kara was still here and I was still sleeping on the couch. I miss her!

Budapest!

In January my friend/roommate and I took a trip to Budapest, Hungary. The bus ride was about 7 hours (nothing compared to Paris), and less than $40 round trip. We stayed in a hostel for 2 nights- about $30 per person. And I spent less than $30 while I was there, which means I went to Hungary and back for less than 100 bucks. It doesn't get much better than that! I wish I could host a television show where I would just travel around and see how little I could spend. That would be a fun job! I must confess, however, that I probably would have spent more in Hungary had I realized that 10,000 Forint was only like $24...

Anyway, we had a great time. We got there late Friday night and left pretty early on Sunday, so we really only had one day there, but we packed in as much as we could. We spent Saturday outside just exploring the city and taking lots of pictures. Budapest is known for it's thermal baths, so at the end of the day we went to the Gellert Baths for a few hours, which was awesome. I didn't get any pictures from inside, but you can see some at this website: http://www.gellertbath.com/