Dispatch from Budapest: Abbreviated First Impressions

I arrived in Budapest on Saturday at noon, some 11 hours earlier than my anticipated time of arrival thanks to some fast and greatly-appreciated footwork on the part of my parents, who were able to change my BA flight from 20.00 to 07.50. Kudos to them!

Tomorrow, details on my first 84 hours in the Pearl of the Danube and the Heart of Europe, including:

• general impression of the city;
  
• the Central European University Dormitories;
  
• the public transportation system;
• the University campus;
• academic plans;
  
• seeking and viewing flats;
• weather; and
  
• a gustatory diary.