New Digs

Yesterday, Michael and I had a successful move across Budapest into our new flat. We are no longer Buda dwellers, but are now Pestians. Since I leave on Thursday, I packed everything up as if I was going home, so now I feel like I am just staying at a hotel for a few days. The new flat, located on Kiraly Ut. or King St. is awesome. It's such an upgrade for our last place, and since Mike is sharing it with Vincent, the rent is much less as well. The apartment has been completely redone by an Irish man (we can actually have a coherent conversation with the landlord!), and he's put in all new appliances and furniture, so it seems like a completely new place located in a really old building. To say I am anything but envious would be a lie! I absolutely love the place. There are huge ceilings, a giant kitchen, an actual dining room, a living room, one and a half baths and a big living room. It's amazing. I definitely started drooling when I saw that he has a dishwasher too - what luxury! But, the best part of it is the location. We're a five minute walk from the opera house, where we saw Madam Butterfly on Friday, and the beautiful Andrassy street. We are also right by great bars and restaurants. Llast night we were at one of our favorite dive-bars which is two doors down from our new place and the power kept going out. But, everyone just flipped open their cellphones, and the party kept going. Our actual building is situated between an art gallery and a funky second-hand clothing shop and directly across the street from a perfectly stocked grocery store. What a great place to live. Maybe Budapest will beckon me back after all . . .

One of Michael's high school friends who lives in Paris is visiting us for the next two days. It'll be nice to have someone to visit the sites with during my last couple days. We're going to get him from the airport this evening after Mike gets off work. He had to work 10-3 on a Sunday. I dislike his boss more and more each day.