The Cremin Sisters (Plus Eric) Take Budapest

Hello!! It’s a wonderful week here. I just finished my first week of classes which all promise to be interesting! I’m most excited about a class I’m taking about exploring Budapest where we’ll be out in the city every week.

The most exciting part of this week, however, is that Emma and Eric arrived from Chicago! They came in on Tuesday and hit the ground running to see all Budapest has to offer.

We had a wonderful dinner on Tuesday then headed our separate ways for the day. On Wednesday we met up after class to check out the House of Terror. This museum is located where the Nazis and Soviets had their headquarters in Budapest. While it wasn’t the best organized museum, it was powerful to see where some horrible incidents in Hungarian history took place.

On Wednesday we decided to check out Budapest’s most famous ruin bar, szimpla kert. The space is huge, with over 10 unique rooms. We met some lovely people and had a wonderful time exploring Budapest’s night life.

This morning (9/12) we made our way over to the amazing Hospital in the Rock Museum which houses a hospital from World War II and the Soviet Era and a nuclear bunker that have been transformed into an incredibly interesting and immersive experience. Very little about the decor has changed – the floors are the same and they still use the old air circulation system from when it was first built.

After a brief gelato break, we went over to St. Matthias Cathedral. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves on this one.

From there, we explored Buda Castle and Fisherman’s Bastion. Tomorrow we’re off to Vienna!