Hungarian Culture and Budapest

Hungary is a very historically rich country. On the trip, I saw a weird mesh of many different cultures, which, bunched together in collective, made up Hungarian culture. In Holloko, we saw traditional folkwear and housing, tasted oven-baked garlic (?) flatbread, and experienced a pretty flavorful and dynamic way of life. Juxtapose that against the Soviet architecture and remainders of the Cold War, all simplistic, boxy and cold, it's more than eerie.  

Then there's what I thought to be most inspiring of the mesh, the Austrian tinctures. In Budapest, a city totally rejuvenated during the Hapsburg's reign, Baroque architecture extended for miles. Everywhere you were, you saw a historically rich, captivating, and awe-inspiring building. I asked Andras how much rent typically went for in Budapest, and as I should have expected: "it depends." But, after narrowing my question down, I found out you could get a flat for roughly 100,000 - 200,000 forint/month in most neighborhoods. That's around $600- 1100! Andras, whose family owns a flat in the city, didn't seem too amazed at the fact, because really, with beautiful buildings everywhere (beautiful buildings defining the city you live in), it was the donné.