Pardon the gap, but as anyone who runs a meagerly read travel blog knows... it sometimes gets difficult to update on the road. For that, my return to Gothenburg today was made certain by rainy coldness, the
snus packet I saw in urinal, and a new addition of bubbles in the fountain of Jörntorget (seen here).
While Gothenburg isn't that bad as I make it out to be (I was smiling while I biked around in the rain today), my 2 week jaunt to Stockholm, Prague and Budapest, Hungary was simply exquisite. Stockholm, sweden's other, more snobby epicenter treated me to great weather, a marathon, damn good chinese food and a host (who I met in Austin during SXSW) who showed me around and solidified a friendship - even though this was all for 24 hours. Oh and I forgot my camera charger... so you will have to rely on my iphone.
view of Prague near Cousin's apartment
Prague was wonderful like always, and there was the typical copious amounts of Czech beer consumed and beauty adored...
Prague by the river
view from terrace at cousin's apartment in Prague
evening BBQ on the terrace while listening to euro trance beats. good stuff.
famous Lennon graffiti wall in Prague
But my visit to Budapest really knocked my socks off, where I visited my ex-boss (weird) in Hungary's incredibly beautiful capital. I expected cool communist architecture and a very eastern european vibe, but what I got was a slap in the face with awesome people, incredible Austro-Hungarian Empire architecture (awakening the history class cells of my brain that this area was once the seat of an enormous empire), and great weather to create a perfect time. There were haunted labrinths, schoolchildren filled underground caves, hungarian dive bars, ice cream, great mexican food (wha? ya!) and castles/churches on the Danube River that made this city one of my favorite in the world!
note my future top level apartment in mid frame, Danube River in Budapest
-teepee
