Orientation and Slippery Slopes

So Orientation week was definitely interesting. With it being the first week I guess the campus had to see that we were completely snared in by the city so along with a couple of free meals, we took a tour to see some of the monuments around Budapest.

First of all you know that saying that Europe is "where the history is"? Well it really couldn't be anymore far from the truth. The history of Hungary spans back to when the original Magyar Tribesmen conquered the Carpathian basin around I believe it was 976AD (please someone correct me if I'm wrong). Heroe's Square was definitely a sight. I could start giving you the history about it, but I think it best to find out for yourself.

In one interesting bit, there's a statue of George Washington and at his feet is an eagle carrying a scimitar. It's dedicated to the United States contributions to Hungary.

After this, we explored a couple of monuments on the hills of Buda. Just so you know, Budapest is actually two cities separated by the Danube River. Buda is where there's a majority of the old castles and Pest is the more modernized side with stores, shops, residences, and the campus as well. With there being so much snow about footing wasn't too good and maybe one of the people in our group fell. Of course I'm not going to give out names. (Pictures will be made available though.)

Though not usually a fan of guided tours, this one was definitely enjoyable and it definitely made me more excited to explore around the city despite the fact that it's cold.