Budapest, Coffee, and Wine

I had my first real European adventure this last weekend. Around the end of December I decided it was time to start touring the European countries around me- I really didn't have a preference as to where I was going to go, I just had to be able to afford it. Fast forward two weeks- Budapest, Hungary. Absolutely beautiful city. There's an energy to it that I really like and I have a feeling that it has something to do with the many coffee shops everywhere. You see, the coffee culture hasn't hit Denmark yet. I'll give them 10 years. 


Honestly- I love being in Denmark but I don't quite understand how a coffee addict like myself ended up in a country with no Starbucks. The only Starbucks that exists in my area is in the Copenhagen airport.  How much do you want to bet that I had a ''real'' coffee before my flight? 


If you ever have a chance to see Budapest, I'd definitely recommend it. Here's a couple pics of me in Budapest that my photographer friend took. 

To get back home I had to take almost every form of transportation available besides a boat. 3 metro trains, 2 buses, one plane, and 2 trains. Sunday was a long day. :D


My home state is Washington and I just want to give a shout out to our wine there. Apparently it MUST be good because they served it at Obama's big State dinner where none other then Jackie Chan attended! And of course, the Chinese President Hu Jintao... And from the Washington Examiner:

"Obama repeatedly stressed that he is seeking "a level playing field" for U.S. companies doing business with China. The White House has been pressuring China on economic issues that include monetary policy and trade imbalance."

That's all very well to want a level playing field but in my opinion, when you owe someone a large sum of money you pretty much lose your chance at a level playing field. Just saying. It is a nice picture to dream about. However, I don't think the Chinese politicians like Americans too much. I seem to recall Sha Zukang saying just that at one point. I think he had too much to drink before he said that though- but I can't quite remember. 


But all of that really won't matter by December 2012 seeing as we will all be dead.. Or at least George Lucas thinks we'll be dead. At least we have until 2012- Dr. Kermit Gosnell made it so quite a few wouldn't ever even have the chance of dying on 2012.  From philidelphia.cbslocal.com we have:

“I am aware that abortion is a hot-button topic,” said District Attorney Seth Williams. “But as district attorney, my job is to carry out the law. A doctor who knowingly and systematically mistreats female patients, to the point that one of them dies in his so-called care, commits murder under the law. A doctor who cuts into the necks severing the spinal cords of living, breathing babies, who would survive with proper medical attention, is committing murder under the law.”

I really don't care what your opinion on abortion is... the whole thing is really awful and I hope he gets the full extent of whatever they can give him when it comes to the law. 

Step Away from the Grapes!

Ya wanna live longer - start drinking. A recent study shows that those who are heavy drinkers have a lower mortality rate than those not participating in the alcohol show. I personally think baboons feel the same way and it's totally catching on with their species.

Leave kittens in the dumpster and you will hear it on the news. Poor kitty kitty's... but really, isn't there something more newsworthy out there to report on? Shock over aborted babies is so yesterday. Let's just say, the most you will hear in the news about abortions will be something about a woman's right over her body.

It appears that somewhere along the lines of history we switched places with the animals. I thought we were supposed to be evolving!! Isn't that going backwards instead of forwards? Awe and reverence to animals is not uncommon in some cultures and it should not surprise us to see car seats for dogs and diamond collars for cats. Those following Hinduism figured that out a long while ago. Perhaps we're just behind and are finally catching up, figuring things out- slowly. 

Back to the Baboons in South Africa. At one point someone came up with a novel idea- let's not kill the monkeys, they're too cute!! And laws were made, and so on and so forth. Today, people are experiencing the fruits of that decision. The cuties are now roaming the streets drunk after raiding South African Vineyards. Awww, that's so adorable! And it get's better. They're also invading houses, killing chickens and dogs, ruining people's gardens, and just making a mess of things. Now, it sounds like there's a baseball rule applied. Annoy me once, annoy me twice, annoy me three times, and that suckah is out. Yay. 

And that's Emily reporting to you live from Sk- Washington