10/3/07

?, Hungary 10a.m.

Now, after over 34 hours on the train, we are about 1 hour from Budapest. I'm getting excited about arriving and exploring the city. Besides the first night, the train experience has been pretty great. I enjoy watching the scenery go by. Yesterday we passed through Bulgaria, which was very green and mountanous; a lot like Vermont. Then, we entered Romania, and stopped in the evening for a couple hours and walked briskly through the town to stretch our legs. My favorite part of the walk was a city park, and the country road leading out of town, where horse drawn carriges, old men on bikes, and motorcars passed us by. We found 3 tiny puppies who tried to nurse on our fingers, and then followed us a little ways down the road.

We were psyched we brought a lot of train food from Istanbul because there was nothing to buy on the train- no dining car as we expected- and not even water, so we ate sandwiches, fruit and snacks all day yesterday. Now, after sleeping much better than last night, we are listening to a traveling mix and watching farmland through the window.