Day Szíx-vesen
We ended up back at Parliament for a more extensive stay this fine morning. I guess it was fine. It was the first time we had seen clouds the whole week. Our tour guide was this wonderful, little Hungarian woman whose name strays from my memory at the moment. She really helped me get a better perspective on the different parties in Parliament. Her interview will be available soon if all goes to plan for my story.
The Parliament building is a staple of Hungarian tourism. One cannot Google Budapest without seeing the shining display of Gothic Revival architectures set like a jewel on the bank of the Danube.
I'm going to have to cop out on this little bit because I'm working on a video package that will do it more justice. I will mention, though, that our tour guide's husband was a political science professor for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, way back in the say. She seemed like she knew what she was talking about.
We spent our lunch at Trattoria Pomo D'oro. The joint is owned by some dude named Giannai. I never really found out who he was, but the signed jerseys from fútbol's premier players made him seem very important. Once again, the caliber of food we ate and the significant person we met were equally astounding. We talked to a former member of the Hungarian Socialist Party. Currently he's working with Strategopolis, a communication and advising company for the government.
I had the Batutu. Our guest didn't even know what it was, so it was perfect. It's basically a sauteed round steak. It was very thin, kind of rough and bigger than my head. It was pretty, pretty, pretty good. The fact that I ate the whole thing, for lunch mind you, is astounding. There was no point in touching the salad, unless it was had strips of Batutu on top (It didn't).
I had a big day really. Our tour guide at Parliament and our lunch guest provided me with quite a bit of background for one of my stories. After lunch we headed to the Dead Library exhibit, where I would get another story. It was nice to be productive for once, and it was International Women's Day.