June 30, 2012 I arrived in Slovakia a few days ago (more like 2 weeks ago, whoops! time slipped away in Slovakia) and met up with Emma, who I will be traveling through Slovakia. We attended the Hanna Hanna Festival together, an art festival. We walked around the festival, played games, and enjoyed the art and animals displayed there. I bought a small, decorated ceramic pot from the festival which was handmade for my Slovakia souvenir. We also met up to eat d...

June 14, 2012 Today I traveled to the Castle District in Budapest. The Castle District dates back to medieval times, but the majority of it was built during the 17th to the 19th century. The Castle District features tons of old buildings, such as churches, and a palace. I walked around the district, checking out the outside of the buildings and learning about their history, and found it getting dark before I started to make my way back to my hotel. I am very ...

June 11, 2012 It has only been 2 days since my last blog and I have had such an amazing time since then! Yesterday, I attended a festival on the Chain Bridge in Budapest. The bridge was built in the 19th century and the first link from Buda county to Pest county. The festival was called Summer on the Chain Bridge and features music, traditional Hungarian craftsmen, and food. As I was enjoying the festival and walking across the bridge, one stand caught my ey...

June 9, 2012 I have been in Hungary for 7 days now, and I apologize for noy blogging a lot sooner, I have done so much since i have been here that I can't wait to tell you all about. First of all I will talk about the "interesting" meal that I had on my first day in Hungary. My meal started with a bowl of goulash, a beef soup, with many spices in it. I then tried some stuffed cabbage, which was very tasty, and then to end my meal I tried a cottage cheese dump...

June 2, 2012 Today I am leaving Dublin, Ireland. I am writing this blog while waiting for my flight to Budapest, Hungary. Yesterday I toured Dublin after a traditional Irish breakfast, consisting of irish sausages, irish bacon, black pudding, white pudding, eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, and irish beans. Of course, I did not eat all of it, because just explaining the meal is a mouthful, but also because black pudding is made of animal blood.....eww!!! After my me...