The End of Budapest.

I haven't been doing a good job keeping up the blog but I will try to do much better. I am finally settling down a little bit now that I have a good feel for Europe and I am starting to get on a better Schedule so I don't die in the morning on our business visits and cultural visits.

After the great night of the great night at the Battle ship we had our last day in Budapest before we left. In the morning we had a debrief session where we discussed all about the different companies that we had been to and what we have learned which I blogged a little bit about earlier. For my last day in Hungary I made sure to go all out and have a blast. My room mate Charles and I just toured through Pest and saw some more of the sights. We pretty much toured through the city by getting lost like running into Heroes square and different attractions we have already been to. Earlier this coming wee I will be going to Auschwitz but while in Budapest we decided to go to the House of terror which was actually pretty terrifying. This was the house in one of the main districts of Budapest by the Octagon square where the Arrow Cross regime which were the Hungarian Nazis that occupied this house during WWII and the Soviet Regime stayed in this house after until 1990. This house symbolized the oppression of Fascism and Communism with in the area for over fifty years. This was a great opportunity to see this house because this was the main reason and source of why they have struggled so long to be a free capitalist country in the past twenty years. It explains a lot about why they are the way they are today. The house held the offices of both parties one after the other. At the basement of the house was the prison and torture chamber where they eradicated all of the past leaders of the Arrow Cross party in Hungary and eliminated all the people that they thought were suspects of rising against the soviet regime.

After going to the House of Terror we all went out to eat for our last day in Budapest at a great modern restaurant with a modern Hungarian meal. As our appetizer we had a bowl of cream and spinach soup, a main course of chicken wrapped in bacon with croissant rolls and apple strudel for dessert. Whoever arranged our desserts loves apple desserts I am pretty sure because every dessert that we have had has had apple in it.

After we had our final dinner everyone pregamed before and we went out to a sick Budapest club unlike anyone we've been to before. Michael Harris picked this club to go to and it was an awesome choice. Almost every girl there was a 10 while at the club and people were flooded out of the doors. This club was an out door club with the entire floor as a dance floor. They had three different bars set up in a triangle surrounding everyone. Something interesting to note was that we met a group of Neo Nazis screaming for white power and claiming that the Jews caused 9/11. I feel that the uneducated class is susceptible to brain washing but it is interesting to note that there are still small groups of Neo Nazis out there who are symbolic of the lasting effects of WWII. We have Jewish people on the trip so it is important to be mindful of what there heritage has been through especially as we head to Auschwitz in the coming days After having a blast at this club for a few hours David, Wilson and I went to Rio where they had they number one German Dj in the world playing with a similar crowd. By the time we got there it was about 2:30 am and the club was still going. The music was much better than the first and the girls were just as hot. We ended up making a lot of random friends from Germany, the U.K. and Hungary. We partied till 5:30 am and by that time the sun had already risen. We tried to make breakfast but passed out and got up to get on the Bus on our way to Poland. It was unfortunate not to eat but worth it for the awesome time that we had.

I was passed out for a lot of the time that we were on the bus in the country in Hungary but woke up just in time for us to just get into Slovakia. Slovakia had a gorgeous country side unlike any that I have ever seen. While half way through Slovakia we stopped in a town that had many shops and restaurants. Once again we had a three course meal that included a salad, Chicken with a special sauce and vegetables and once again an apple dessert. I really think I am going to ask the director of this trip about what's up with these apple desserts. Something interesting to note while we were there was an enormous black monument that was dedicated to Slovakia thanking the soviets for "freeing" them from the Nazi regime. The people in Eastern Europe actually thanked the soviets at the time for putting them under communism because of a desperate act for balance and order for something other than fascism. Anything seemed better at the time right after WWII and instead of marching straight to Russia as Winston Churchill wanted to stop not only the Fascists but Communists as well we left the situation as it was and Russia stepped right in and put an equally deadly force as a replacement that was not fixed till fifty years later. We toured Slovakia once again though the country side and finally got to Poland. Supposed Poland and Hungary are brother countries in the sense that they have fought and drank together for hundreds of years against the Austrians. When we went to the Chamber of Commerce the manager who gave the presentations told us that most the countries in Eastern and Central Europe have something against Hungary except Poland. At the same time Poland is also has the most political alliance to the U.S. than any other country in the CEE region which is nice since we are visiting here now. We got a small tour of Poland when we pulled in to see the Churches and the castle until we pulled up to our Hotel which is in the heart of the city.

I am about to go get some breakfast at the Monopol Hotel but I will continue blogging about Poland when I return from our adventure today!