Long story short, more time than expected was used on searching for an apartment, so my mom and I ended up staying in Budapest for a while, and then traveled through Austria and Germany, but didn't make it to Czech Republic. I'll update those pictures later.
Here are some from the first days my mom and I arrived:
This is Vaci utca, a pedestrian shopping street. It's also where I found my beloved H&M and Zara a couple blocks down to keep me supplied for the next 4 months.
This is somewhere near Vaci Utca.
I had the stupid idea of wandering around Budapest aimlessly. But we ended up landing at St. Stephen's Basilica. St. Stephen was the founder and first king of Hungary.
The inside.
To my surprise, they had St. Stephen's mummified hand!
This is me with a red umbrella that my mom haggled for... Is haggling allowed in Hungary? Anyway, she was really proud of it until one of the sides broke.That's enough for now!
Also, I did end up finding an apartment and will post up pictures soon. It's really close to the Danube River and my Hungarian roommate is really nice. She's been to Korea so I feel really comfortable knowing that someone can share my love for the Korean culture. She also made a Hungarian dinner for me tonight (pasta + sour cream + cream cheese + sugar + jam)! My first time having such a sweet-tasting dinner. Then we had tea from her tea collection and watched a Korean movie, "The King and the Clown."
So in conclusion, don't worry! I am still alive.
