random alphabetic memories
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
a. amstredam. bikes- young and old. single speed/coaster breaks/fenders/b&w all the same. rush hour was a fantasy come true.
b. budapest. buda and pest. seperated by the danube I wont ever forget.
c. csiga. hungarian for snail. motif pops up everywhere in eastren europe.
d. danube. swift river/drinking water for 10 million people.
e. eastren europe. overwhelming dichotomy of east and west/amazing amazing.
f. forralt bor. mulled wine. sold on the streets all over eastren europe in the winter/most delicious.
g. gulyásleves. goulash soup. I think I ate too much of this.
h. hungarian
i. igen. yes in hungarian/most often heard word.
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k. karst topography. geologic term for limestone that has failed causing sinkholes caves and all. all over the pannonian plain.
l. langos. hungarian street food. potato based deep fried bread with sour cream garlic whatever else you want.
m. margaret island. in the middle of the danube between buda and pest. hidden bench in the tree amonst a grove of birches.
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o. obuda. ye old buda. stone age fantasticness.
p. peprica. kill me I brought home none.
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s. sexbolt. bolt = store. ok, so I underestimated how budapest is really the porn capital of eastern europe.
t. thermal waters. no lie drill anywhere in hungary and you will hit hot sulfur water.
u. underground. budapest has one of the most fantastic subway systems ever ever. way cool retrostyling.
v. volcanic soil makes wonderful villany wines.
w. west balkan. my regular bar in pest. tug tug on the heart strings.
x. at the flea market you’re gonna find a plethora of x-rated pirated dvds.
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z. zoltan. common hunganian mans name.
lordy 2 months of my life traveling around and I cant fill out all of the alphabet.