BEST I went to the House of Terror with some cast mates before rehearsal. It was an immersive and interactive museum chronicled the fascist and communist regimes thinking through hungry in the 1930s and 40s, through 1991. Many of the exhibits were striking and sobering, and it felt important to tour this museum, considering my heritage and family history with fascism and communism and the subject matter of the show. WORST I was very late to rehearsal because the House of Terror tour took longer than expected, and my bicycle rental was complicated. I still got a good picture of parliament on the way. WHAT I LEARNED Art buildings in Hungary are just like art buildings in the states. We rehearsed in a former high school turned arts complex. It felt very much like the Flatiron Building in Wicker Park. NEW BUSINESS
My roommate Dennis and I cooked dinner. It was tasty. BEST I rode the city's bike share system around the "Pest" side of the Danube River. It's gorgeous!! the great synagogue the basilica the opera house WORST Jetlag is the worst. Just terrible. Makes me stupid. I melted a an electric water boiler. I know what an electric water boiler is. How it works. Etc. I own one. I was not confused. Just stupid. Enjoy. oops WHAT I LEARNED I learned how to use European electric ranges (to the detriment of previously mentioned appliances) NEW BUSINESS
The people of Budapest are pretty bike friendly. There are nice bike lanes on main roads. I look forward to using the bike system more. BEST I'M IN BUDAPEST!! I was picked up by our theatre contact at Budapest airport. The city is beautiful. WORST We thought we lost an actor!! The actor who I thought was supposed to be on my flight was missing for some time. Everyone else also thought she was flying with me, so when she was not with me there was a panic. Turns out she had gotten to Budapest a few hours earlier, and we found her in a McDonalds near our Flats (very nice Flats, btw). WHAT I LEARNED McDonalds has better fries in Budapest. And AirBNB in Budapest is quite affordable. NEW BUSINESS
We are all met! BEST I sat next to a lovely polish woman who was very excited about me going to Warsaw and then very disappointed that I was only paying over in Warsaw airport. She assured me even the airport is beautiful. She was right. espresso at Warsaw airport storm trooper at Warsaw airport. WORST I didn't sleep AT ALL on the nine-hour flight. Despite having taken Dramamine (the original super drowsy kind) and a Unisom and drinking two fingers of whiskey and a beer. Do depressants eventually cancel each other out? Seems like it. WHAT DID I LEARN Warsaw airport has a smoking booth! For smoking! There is apparently always a line to get in. smoking booth at Warsaw airport NEW BUSINESS
I thought a cast mate was supposed to join me on the flight. But she didn't get on the plane. So I assumed she had a different itinerary. I guess I'll see when I get to Budapest. I'm on tour! Finally!!
after a year of planning and fundraising the cast of "How to explain the history of communism to mental patients" at Trap Door theater is across the pond. We will perform in Budapest in Hungary; Sibiu, Baia Mare, Brasov, and Costanza in Romania. After the tour is over I'm traveling to meet and visit with family in Lviv, Ukraine, and visiting an old friend in Frankfurt, Germany. I've been so busy after arriving that I haven't been able to sit down and post the first few days, but I have been logging my journey. So the first few days will come up at once. To log this trip, I'll be using a guided prompt to describe my day: 1. What was the best part of the day? 2. What was the worst part of the day? 3. What did I learn today? 4. Any new business? (Wild card category) Best, worst, what'd I learn, and anything else. Here goes!! |