Thursday, November 20, 2014

Football and a boat party

This friday was time to go to Hungary-Finland European Championship qualifying game. Atmosphere in the game was worth experiencing though the game wasn't good, not at all. Lucky goal for Hungary and just couple chances for Finland which was otherwise controlling the game. After the game I went to a boat party organised by Erasmus Gathering. All in all the Erasmus Gathering was a bit of a disappointment though this boat party and the club(Club Play) next day were pretty good.

Monday it was time for 5-a side football and we had an easy win against a team called Celtic Whites. Nothing special has happened, just an ordinary living here in Budapest. But I noticed I have accidentally taken one Master's course: Combustion technology thought it doesn't feel like it when thinking about the content we have learned there and the level of our lecturers English-skills...

Today we will play against a Brazilian team in the 5-a side football tournament and this will decide who will win it. Draw is enough for us and they need a win. Well see..
It had maximum capacity of around 25 000 people but the atmosphere was good. Groupama Arena

Full of Hungarians

The Parliament at night, though couple minutes later(12pm) they shut all the lights of so it was rubbish after that.
Club Play: best I have seen in Budapest this far

Coffee at the roof terrace of our University's newest building(2010)

Monday, November 10, 2014

ICELAND!!!

Well, the weekend before last one I had my sister visiting me and I showed some of Budapest to her. Obviously she liked it here, beautiful city, nice bars, restaurants and Danube. Tuesday I had an exam in Combustion technology so I couldn't just enjoy the life but after that it was the time for Iceland-trip to see my girlfriend, great shows and very sympathetic city and country.

I loved my time in there in Iceland, I met some great people, eat good food and enjoyed my time there! The Iceland Airwaves was a great festival, especially Friday and Saturday there was some great artists too. For example we saw FM Belfast, Ballet School, Klangkarusell and Hozier. There were every day from around 2pm till 19pm off-venue gigs and after that the bands started to play in bigger venues. About Reykjavik, it is small city, but has surprisingly many restaurants and cafes. Though it was quite cold there so we weren't able to walk so much around the city but I really liked the centre area with old wood houses. I will come back to Iceland with more time than this time!
Between the European and American tectonic plates

Breadsoup

From Blue lagoon
Blue lagoon

We found a polar bear!!!


Whale and grilled salmon

Double espresso, cookie and Hanna's sugar addict's daydream (latte) in a cosy bookshop/cafe 
View of Reykjavik from the pond 
Church



Lobster soup
Cell7, an Icelandic rapper whose English was perfect

HOZIER!!! The artist we waited most to see and it was worth it