Budapest trip, again

[winter]

Life has interfered with blogging, alas. On the upside, I'm off tomorrow evening for three days in pretty, pretty Budapest, with pretty, pretty musicals to watch. And a certain blond Hungarian to try and kidnap ;)

I'm taking the train this time, night trips both ways, and between that and the fact it's Budapest, I've about as much nerves as with a trip to the seaside that I take every summer. Sure, I don't speak the language, but no-one expects me to speak it, and the city's so nice. I have my favourite bakery, my favourite pancake place, and among my plans are stocking up on a Hungarian hand cream and spices. It's not a strange city anymore.

And once I'm back, expect more squee about musicals :)

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to your squee!

I still get intimidated when I go to a country where I don't speak the language. I guess more travel would help that. I think there must also be a difference for Europe-dwellers, who can travel a shorter distance to get to a place where the language is different, while those living in the U.S. can take a six hour plane ride and still pop out in the same country, where even the dialects don't differ. Y'think that's an accurate perception, or is my understanding skewed?

[winter]

I think the main fact is that we see tourists in our own countries, getting along with rudimentary English and hand signs, so we know we can do the same abroad ;) Plus it's the travel experience; it's very rare to find someone here who hasn't been abroad at least once, in all walks of life.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I can hardly believe the number of adults who say to me, "You know, I've never been to Europe."

[winter]

Few people here have been to America, too. But nearly everybody has at least gone skiing in Slovakia.

(Also, your package came today! *snugs* Thank you so much :D Diet sabotage... and reading material for the train!)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so happy it got there! I owe you so much, I really do. *hearts*