Hungary Man. Spring Break in Budapest with the return in British Airways First Class
Mar 23, 2014, 12:38 pm
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I do like my whiskey neat but my whisky with ice!
Mar 23, 2014, 12:45 pm
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Gotta say I prefer my scotch on the rocks as well. If there's no ice, then I'll use a splash of cold water (or if it's my first time tasting a scotch, as I feel it doesn't alter the drink as much). Like CMK10 I've been told that it helps the flavor bloom from just about every scotch drinker I know, but I'm willing to accept that it might be BS.
Also, yes, we Americans love ice.
Also, yes, we Americans love ice.
Mar 23, 2014, 1:31 pm
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Wow ! What a TR ! Thoroughly impressed with the efforts spent, the writing and the photos are just top notch.
Really amazed you can finish the TR right after the trip. Inspire me to not procrastinate on writing TRs anymore !
Really amazed you can finish the TR right after the trip. Inspire me to not procrastinate on writing TRs anymore !
Mar 23, 2014, 1:44 pm
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Gotta say I prefer my scotch on the rocks as well. If there's no ice, then I'll use a splash of cold water (or if it's my first time tasting a scotch, as I feel it doesn't alter the drink as much). Like CMK10 I've been told that it helps the flavor bloom from just about every scotch drinker I know, but I'm willing to accept that it might be BS.
Also, yes, we Americans love ice.
Also, yes, we Americans love ice.
Mar 25, 2014, 11:12 am
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Bravo! Echo all the praise for an enjoyable light hearted trip report.
Budapest is a very under rated city full of surprises.
My favorite explanation of Budapest was from the 20 something guide for a walking tour I took (He was 'used' as a small infant to smuggle in goods by his parents during the border crossing when the country was still under communist rule)
One of the tourists asked him why people in Budapest drink so much?
"Because we are always depressed."
Why is that?
"Because we are ALWAYS on the wrong side of history."
Budapest is a very under rated city full of surprises.
My favorite explanation of Budapest was from the 20 something guide for a walking tour I took (He was 'used' as a small infant to smuggle in goods by his parents during the border crossing when the country was still under communist rule)
One of the tourists asked him why people in Budapest drink so much?
"Because we are always depressed."
Why is that?
"Because we are ALWAYS on the wrong side of history."
Mar 25, 2014, 11:20 am
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Thanks for the latest round of compliments, nice to see my report wasn't done yet!
Now THAT is a great quip I'll be sharing, thanks for passing it on.
Now THAT is a great quip I'll be sharing, thanks for passing it on.
Mar 25, 2014, 4:15 pm
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Mar 25, 2014, 5:15 pm
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Oh no doubt. Hell, the Russians were there from 1944 to 1990. Then before that you had the Austrians and the Turks and seemingly everyone else.