Budapest diaries

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  • Budapest Central market hall

    Ever since I stepped into Budapest I've been wanting to go and visit the central market hall of Budapest, I have this thing for Bazaars, I crave them, like the first thing I look for when I search for a place is if they have a bazaar or flee markets. So ever since we...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Cafe hopping: Big Ben tea house

    Before I start this is the address of the tea house: Budapest, Veres Pálné u. 10, 1053  Okay so this is going to be a really short entry but I'm going to describe one of my favorite places ever in all of Budapest and so stay woke you guys and make sure you go to...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • How to travel from Budapest to Vienna?

    The single greatest thing about Europe is that with a valid schengen visa you have the opportunity to travel to 27 different countries one after the other. I mean, how great is that? to be able to roam around this beautiful continent easily and be able to discover all...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Local food to try: Langos

    Hey guys so this is going to be a super short entry, I just want to talk about this Hungarian food that we have here and it's kind of famous so let's see what's it all about. So last night when we were coming back from our New Year's celebration, we stumbled across this...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Winter Activities: ice skating.

    Winter wonderland kind of things. As you all know I'm definitely not the biggest fan of winter as a season. I mean, come on, excruciating cold, having to wear 120 layers on top of each other, not being able to go out constantly and, on top of everything, shivering 24/7...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Where to go shopping in Budapest: West End

    Well another day, another shopping adventure. Like I mentioned before the shopping centers here don't really impress me. it's mostly about going there for buy some essentials or basically have some food or coffee. It's not as entertaining as our shopping sprees in...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Happy New year!

    2018. We're so old man, can you believe it? we're aging so fast. I know that's not what anyone wants to hear when a new year is about to approach but I am the master of bursting one's bubble. Happy new year you guys, this is just a really short post to thank you all for...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Where to go shopping in Budapest? : Corvin Plaza

    Okay guys so basically right now I'm waiting for my exam result and my friend is staring at my monitor since we got nothing to do. We’re really stressed out and just want to get this over with. To kill time I'm gonna update this entry. And yea let’s forget about the...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Fast food branches: A complete waste of money

    Hey guys! How is everyone doing? Well first of all Merry Chritmas and Happy holidays. I wish that you guys all have a great one along side your loved ones. I did an exam today, which was extremely difficult and so within the time that we had to wait for the exam results...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Budapest Christmas Market

    Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. That was me sharing the Christmas spirit and spreading that Christmas joy to all of you. I mean after all these entries aren’t the same if I at least don’t try to annoy you guys. Anyhow I know you all keep wondering...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Adjusting to life in budapest (pt.2)

    Initially I wrote both parts of this entry together, only after it was over did I see that the text would be too long on it's own and so I splited it into two. In this second part I'm going to talk about Wifi services, banking systems and the immigration office....

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Adjusting to life in Budapest: tips (pt.1)

    Moving to a new country can be terrifying but extremely exciting! You feel a whole new surge of emotions and the newness of the place gives you constant adrenaline rushes. Everything is thrilling and exhilarating but it can also be confusing. Your brain is more aware of...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • A Complete guide on the Medical Universities of Hungary

    Like I mentioned before I study in a medical university. I'm not training to be a physician but I'm actually training to be a doctor of pharmacy. It is both overwhelming and rewarding, every day is a challenge on it's own but it leaves you feeling fulfilled and...

    2 , in Erasmus blog Hungary 6 years ago
  • Where to do a grocery shopping in Budapest?

    Hey guys, so is rather a really short post in which I'm going to describe where you should do your grocery shopping and which places offer better deals and a high quality products. Grocery shopping is the most essential type of shopping there is and so if you move to a...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 6 years ago
  • Budapest bridges

    Probably one of the most eye catching sceneries of Budapest includes overlooking the Danube River and the bridges that connect the two sides of the city together. Budapest’s bridges are considered one of the most touristic sites of the whole city, offering a...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 7 years ago
  • Ruin bars: Szimpla Kert

    I usually plan my Friday nights from a week ahead! What about you guys? I’m sure in all of our lives Friday nights hold a special place, they are by far the most looked forward to night of the week. So it was natural that I would plan this Friday night from a week...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 7 years ago
  • Converting your money to the local currency

    Hey guys so you all know that I’m all about writing actually helpful pieces that you all could use it in your future trips right? So today after finishing up that travelling to budapest piece, I was thinking about what is one of the first things that you would need to...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 7 years ago
  • Travelling to Budapest

    Well I’m sure by now you all know that I’m a big fan of Qatar airways, i think they have exquisite flights and traveling couldn’t go any smoother with them. So it was a definite choice that I would choose Qatar airways to fly to Budapest. I was traveling to...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 7 years ago
  • Halloween here in Budapest

    I wasn’t planning for my first Budapest entry to be about Halloween. Afterall Halloween isn’t even a Hungarian tradition and it’s definitely not widely celebrated here in Hungary. But it is Halloween after all and I am feeling all those Halloween feels so here I...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 7 years ago
  • Where in the world Am I now?

    Okay I'm aware that the blog title kinda gave it away but let's just roll with it and pretend like it's a surprise. 6 months. Can you believe it? I’ve been gone for 6 months. I know you all have been patiently waiting for me to come back and I decided to do so before...

    0 , in Erasmus blog Budapest 7 years ago

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