Budapest unvisited

Well, I went to Budapest, and it seemed to be a beautiful place. However, with our busy schedule I only had about 4 hours to actually see the city. I don't even feel like I've been there at all. I did manage to take some lovely photos which I have posted. And YES, Jose, Pisser made the trip as well. He makes a command performance in several photos. I haven't had time to title them all yet, but I did want to get them up there before I head off for my next adventure on Wednesday. That is if it stops freakin' snowing.

Winter has finally hit Prishtina. After unexpected months of chilly, but relatively nice weather, it is here in full force. Gale winds, and blizzard conditions. It has been snowing all day today (Yak-trax in full use, thanks MOM!) and the whole city is blanketed in white, except for the streets and walkways which are now a combination of mud and ice. Lovely. Brikena, Gerard and I got into a snowball fight (well, actually just Brikena and Gerard - I hid around the corner) that resulted in Brikena ripping her coat in two places. She looked like a teddy bear with all the stuffing coming out. Even though I gave her one of my coats as a replacement, we still managed to have feathers floating all over the table when we went to dinner. I corrupted Sven yet again. He was on his way tot he gym when I called and told him we were going out to dinner at a really great restaurant... now which choice would you make?? He came with us of course (cursed me a couple of times, but still came with us instead). I'm such a bad influence. Hee hee.

So here's the cool part about my trip to Indonesia (aside from Indonesia itself...). On my way back, I have an 18 hour layover in Dubai, UAE. Sven has a contact there, so hopefully I'll have a bit of a tour guide, but if not... I'll check myself into the nearest hotel and head straight to swim in the Persian Gulf. Wow. Now that's a part of the world I never thought I'd see. The shopping is supposed to be amazing, as it is an entirely duty free zone, and the city itself is also supposed to be beautiful, and on top of that... it's on the ocean. How cool. Pisser is going to be one well-traveled bear. Jose, you'll hardly recognize him anymore when he returns from his adventures. :)