Of course, before leaving we had to try some chocolate from the place with the wall. It was a really good, pretty expensive, and unconventional breakfast. We compensated with $3 bratwursts in a roll from a street vendor for lunch.
After the whirlwind 44-hour (yes I miscalculated in a previous post. It’s fixed now.) on the ground visit to Vienna, Spencer and I headed back to Budapest on the bus. I must say it’s an easy way to get around, and as comfortable as a plane. For anything under 5 hours, I’d consider it first, since a 5-hour bus trip is probably equal to the time it would take to fly, given the time before and after and getting to and from the airports. Of course, before leaving we had to try some chocolate from the place with the wall. It was a really good, pretty expensive, and unconventional breakfast. We compensated with $3 bratwursts in a roll from a street vendor for lunch. After a bus ride during which I watched The Hitman’s Bodyguard (not bad) and speed-watched Atomic Blonde (meh), we were Back in the Buda, Back in the Buda, Back in the Buda da Pest! (Who gets it?) We went out for a burger at a place where a former Michelin star chef has a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. It. Was. Amazing. White Truffle cheese sauce on a burger, with local, handcrafted Pilsner, and fries cooked in goose fat. No vegan options here for me (though they do have them). We chatted with the owner for a while (sadly, I didn’t think to catch his name) before heading out into the rain to the next spot: The Slang Pub! I have found my home in Budapest. It’s not the cheapest place for beer - I can get the ubiquitous Dreher’s down the street for one third less, but the cherry beer I had here was really tasty. Tonight is my last night staying with the man-cub, since his roommate returns tomorrow and classes begin again for him on Monday. I’ve got an ABB booked less than a mile from here (and closer to the Slang Pub, as it turns out!) for the next couple of days before hopping a RyanAir to Prague. Not sure what to do tomorrow, probably hop some transports and poke about town, and see what I find.
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