I'm in Budapest!

I'm taking what the English call a "holiday" and visiting Budapest for the weekend. The airport was interesting because everyone waits in a central area (for all flights), then at the last minute they announce the gate and you make your way to that gate. While I waited, I was able to get forint, which is Hungarian money. I also picked up power adapters because most of Europe uses the two round prongs as opposed to the 3 flat British ones (or the two flat Anerican ones). 

The flight was perfect, then we landed and waited in line (queue) for customs. The guy next to me thought I tried to cut in front of him and he said something like "you know there's one line here, we're all going to the same place". I did a quick personality assessment in my head and decided to respond with "go ahead, it's all yours" with a bit of a stern look on my face. It worked, and he moved ahead quietly. Funny how I would have used different words for different personalities. I happen to catch a glimpse of his passport as he moved ahead and he was from the US! 

Then it was time to find my ride. I had booked a shuttle on the internet and someone was supposed to be standing there with a sign with my name and the (shuttle) company logo. Sure enough, he was there but it was a shared shuttle so we had to wait for a few other people. Then one group cane with about 8 ppl so he had I had to switch to another driver (in broken English). Well I wasn't too comfortable, so I negotiated but when the other driver came up and had the same logo tshirt and spoke great English, I felt better. It worked out perfect and he took me straight there. 

Well, almost perfect. I got to the door and it said hostel, which surprised me, but I went in. No one was there, so I called the number I had. My phone wouldn't connect, but as I started to think of plan b, I received a text saying. "Are you here". So I responded and the guy was at the front door. Oh, there were two other people that walked up and tried to help me a little too, that was very nice. I walked out front to meet the guy and he took me back in the same door, but down a different hallway. By the way, all the lights are off in the hallways, so you have to know where the switches are. 

He took me to his apartment! He rents it out and it's beautiful. It's right downton, in a great area. He gave me a little tour and some helpful tips, he was great. Sure there's noise on the street, but it's all good. 

It was late, so I went straight to bed as planned.

I'll post photos as soon as I get back to London.