SSSUURRPPRRIISSEE!

Well, well. This has been yet another exciting week in Hungary and Austria.

First off, we have found ourselves a really nice flatmate! Marina, a girl from Germany moved in last Tuesday. She is currently doing an internship in Budapest at a Lifestyle Magazine - and that's a good thing! Because of her, we'll always know what's happening in Budapest. Insider information is always good to have!

On Thursday I finally managed to do some sightseeing in this beautiful town. Lionel and I walked through the old part of the city, checked out some souvenir stores, looked across the danube, and had coffee at a beautiful old Cafe. Later that day we attended our first international students' party, which was fun as well. We tried not to stay for too long, as we were both going home for the weekend, but somehow didn't get home before 2.30 a.m. Whoops!

The weekend in Austria was great, as always. Clemens, his family and my grandparents pre-celebrated my birthday with me on Saturday. Contact lenses and spray-on pantyhose were among the original and really cool presents. Thanks again! That night we celebrated another friend's birthday - as a surprise party. Of course it was also a lot of fun, one of the best parties in a long time!

This week I tried to get myself into school-mode. I had my first full week of classes and a lot of homework already. Nonetheless I managed to go see the castle, parliament and other touristic things today. I went with Marina and her father and we saw a lot of interesting things. However, it was so cold and wet that we were all happy to be back home quite early. Pictures are attached :).

Since my cousin is coming tomorrow, be sure to find more news and pictures online soon!