Kathleen Aspiranti 9/27/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/27/21

St Istvan and the Ferris Wheel

We finally rode the big Ferris Wheel and got to go inside the St. Istvan Cathedral

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/26/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/26/21

Vienna, Day 2

Our second day in Vienna took us to the Schonbrunn summer palace, the Belvedere, and the Natural History Museum

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/25/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/25/21

Vienna, Day 1

We took a weekend trip to Vienna to visit some of the biggest sites

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/20/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/20/21

Museums and the Opera

A few mother-daughter excursions with my mom. We visited the Museum of Fine Arts, the Erkel Theatre for an opera, and the Liszt Ferenc Museum.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/18/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/18/21

Buda Walk

We spent the whole day on the Buda side of the river visiting Castle Hill and Gellért Hill.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/17/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/17/21

Food Tour and City Park

A food tour with my mom tasting some traditional Hungarian food and a walk through the city park to an awesome playground

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/15/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/15/21

The First Week of Classes

My first week of classes at the ELTE Institute of Psychology is here! I am meeting my students, meeting my colleagues, and setting up what will hopefully be some long-lasting collaborations.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/15/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/15/21

János Hill and the Parliament

A trip on the chairlifts up János Hill to the tallest point in the Buda Hills and a walk around the Parliament area.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/14/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/14/21

Budapest’s Great Market

Our first trip to the Great Market, but certainly not the last!

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/13/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/13/21

River Cruise on the Danube

A birthday treat! Dinner cruise down the Danube River with my husband for a very rare three hours by ourselves.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/12/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/12/21

Bratislava

A trip to Bratislava on my birthday. It was a quick day trip, but we saw a lot!

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/11/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/11/21

Margaret Island

Some entertainment in front of Szent Istvan basilica on a Friday night and then a great Saturday on Margaret Island for a festival and some exploring.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/9/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/9/21

Fulbright trip to Szentendre and Visegrád

A trip with the other Fulbrighters to the small towns of Szentendre and Visegrad. JonPaul and the kids got to join and everyone had a wonderful time.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/8/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/8/21

Fulbright Bus Tour around Budapest

A bus tour with the Fulbright organization and a visit to some of the most iconic spots on the Buda side of the city.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/7/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/7/21

The Hungarian Fulbright Orientation

Four days of orientation through the Hungarian Fulbright Commission to learn about Hungarian history, politics, language, and culture. It was great to meet the other American Fulbrighters.

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/5/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/5/21

Our First Weekend in Budapest

Our first weekend here we went to the mall, a movie (in English!), an autumn festival, and even ate langos and chimney cake!

Kathleen Aspiranti 9/1/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 9/1/21

Nuremberg

The last day of our month-long travels took us to Nuremberg, where we walked all over the old town and then visited the Documentation Center.

Kathleen Aspiranti 8/31/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 8/31/21

Liechtenstein and Rothenburg

A long day of driving to visit Liechtenstein and Rothenburg ob der tauber before getting to our last stop in Nuremberg.

Kathleen Aspiranti 8/30/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 8/30/21

Garmish-Partenkirchen, Day 2

Visiting Neuschwanstein castle, Wieskirche church, and the Berchtesgaden salt mines

Kathleen Aspiranti 8/29/21 Kathleen Aspiranti 8/29/21

Garmish-Partenkirchen, Day 1

Traveling to Garmish-Partenkirchen to see the ski jump and walk around the town. No toboggan run for us because of the cold rain.