Experiencing Budapest as a local (part 1) I love walking through the streets of a new foreign city, after having just finished exploring its many wonders and learnt its rich history. Especially in the late afternoon, when there is still time to relax, pop into a few stores, appreciate the architecture and feel the life of the city, almost as if I was a local. I felt this way in Budapest on the last evening of our 8 day trip to Slovenia and Hungary. My family and I had decided to go to a coffee shop after trekking through the city in the heat trying to tick off the rest of the main sights before the evening. I remember having a headache and part of me had yearned for the comfy sofa in our air-conditioned apartment just off Andrassy út. However, my desire to experience Budapest as a 'local' was far greater. In fact we were already like locals, having chosen McCafe, an American import, as opposed to discovering a more traditional cafe. We sat in the air-conditioned cafe...
