{"id":663,"date":"2014-11-05T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2014-11-05T17:00:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T23:00:26","slug":"weekend-bits-bobs-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?p=663","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Bits &#038; Bobs: Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About a week and a half ago, a couple of my friends and I took a day trip into Budapest, and I&#8217;m finally getting a moment to share some pictures from that trip! Budapest &#8211; which is technically the two cities of Buda and Pest separated by the Danube River &#8211; is absolutely stunning with its Old World architecture around every corner. But then, that&#8217;s Europe for you, right? That&#8217;s part of why I love Europe &#8211; history (in <em>everything)<\/em> is alive and well and ready for the taking for visitors with a penchant for that stuff (me!). This was more of an exploratory trip for us, to help us figure out the metro system, the general atmosphere of the city, and what it had to offer. I&#8217;d call it a success, and I can&#8217;t wait to get back.<\/p>\n<p>These pictures were taken with an iPhone camera, so the contrasts and exposures aren&#8217;t the best, but I&#8217;m planning on taking my big camera with me on a proper visit to Budapest soon (once I learn how to better use it, of course). <!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-663 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=668'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2332-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-668\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-668'>\n\t\t\t\ton the train to Budapest!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=669'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2336-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-669\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-669'>\n\t\t\t\tKeleti train station\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=740'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2644-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-740\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-740'>\n\t\t\t\tI \u2764 metros!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=670'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2339-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-670\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-670'>\n\t\t\t\tmetro art\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=671'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2352-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-671\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-671'>\n\t\t\t\tthe legendary Cafe Gerbeaud, founded in 1858 and one of the most traditional coffeehouses in Europe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=672'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2358-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=673'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2366-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2366-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2366-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2366-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=674'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2369-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2369-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2369-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2369-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=675'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2370-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2370-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2370-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2370-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-675'>\n\t\t\t\tthe famous Vaci utca\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=676'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2371-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-676\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-676'>\n\t\t\t\tI can&#8217;t resist an owl\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=677'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2372-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2372-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2372-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2372-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-677'>\n\t\t\t\tNo wonder Pylones was familiar&#8230; I first visited when living in Paris!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=678'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2377-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2377-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2377-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2377-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-678'>\n\t\t\t\tthe Danube is just on the other side of the arch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=679'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2381-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2381-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2381-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2381-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=680'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2385-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=681'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2391-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=682'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2396-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=683'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2407-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=684'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2413-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=685'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2414-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=686'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2423-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=687'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2428-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=688'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2429-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=722'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=700'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2433-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-700\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-700'>\n\t\t\t\tthe great Danube River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=701'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2438-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=702'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=703'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2443-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-703\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-703'>\n\t\t\t\tso mesmerizing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=704'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2445-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=705'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2448-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=706'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2451-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=707'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2455-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=708'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2460-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=709'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2462-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=710'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2463-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=711'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2471-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=712'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2487-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-712\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-712'>\n\t\t\t\ta bit of British-ness sprinkled amongst the Hungarian capital\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=713'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2490-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-713\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-713'>\n\t\t\t\tBritish Embassy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=714'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2491-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-714\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-714'>\n\t\t\t\treminds me of the Texas State Fair \u2764\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=715'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2497-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=716'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-716\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-716'>\n\t\t\t\tHungry in Hungary? If I had a dollar for every time I heard this joke&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=717'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2509-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-717\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-717'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd again later in the day, I couldn&#8217;t resist another photo!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=718'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_2514-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-718\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-718'>\n\t\t\t\tcoffee break at Costa\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=719'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_25181-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/?attachment_id=720'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thecharalife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_25221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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