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Mom —

My friend, Sister Krystiana, is from Poland and speaks well of Budapest. She tells me their only problem is poverty, so take allot of spending cash or plastic spending cash to be safe. Robberies and street-thugs are rampant, but generally speaking the people there are great folks. My Nanny, Parankah, was from Russia, and I have never feared the Russian People, now that Kruschev is dead and gone, he wanted to bury us all. When are you going? PS, I do expect at least a card while you are there. Salut!

Stacey —

And here I was dreaming about Aruba for you...

erika —

Eric, Budapest has never been part of Soviet Russia. ;)))

And Hungary is much safer than the US. ;) You will be very-very surprised!!! ;)))

I will convince my friend, Kati, to argue with you as well... ;)

Kati —

Hi Eric!

Erika knows so well I love Russians ;-) But true we were not part of the Soviet Union :)

As for safety, you beware of pickpockets and car theft just as in the US I suppose, but no, you shouldn't expect someone to just rob you like that on the street! Strange idea :)

You are most welcome in Budapest and you will see, having a friend here does mean a great possibility to get more of them :) You will have fun for sure it's only up to you.

Enci —

Hi, Eric!

I had an American boyfriend who was crazy about Hungary and Budapest. This is a very civilzed and beautiful place.
You will enjoy the bars, concerts, the great food, the Hungarian wines (!!!). No one will rob you and you will be very surprised by the standard of life here.
I have to add that the communist are has ended almost 30 years ago and here we (I mean our parents and grandparents) experienced only the soft side of communism....so it was not that bad...(noone had to be a workaholic to make ends meet - that is a great advantage, isn't is???)

Eric —

Hey there Kati and Enci! I look forward to meeting the two of you in early July!

I'm quite sure Budapest is a safer place than San Francisco. I really have no worries, other than not being able to speak Hungarian.

Mom —

Eric, You do not need to speak Hungarian, you already speak the Universal Language of American Dollars. Love from Mom

Eric —

Ha ha, that may have been true in the past, but not anymore. Both the pound and the euro are worth way more than one dollar.

Hopefully Hungary won't be using the Euro before July!

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