I held out as long as I could.
But by the end of my first week of teaching, I succumbed to the germs that accompany working with 26 preschoolers. Saturday was a haze of orange juice and Netflix, but I followed the call of Budapest on Sunday and found the best medicine for my woes: hot chocolate.
You can spend endless nights exploring the quirky ruin pubs Budapest is famous for, but afternoons should be dedicated to ruin cafes. And Rengeteg should be number one on your list.
I had planned to spend my afternoon there working on my lesson planning, but from the moment I stepped down into this embrace of oddities, I couldn’t bear to take out my laptop. Everything about Rengeteg demands your full attention…from the pre-loved stuffed animals to the blues music floating the the background to the nostalgic games on each table just begging to be played with.
And of course, the hot chocolate. And not just any hot chocolate…a cul full of dark chocolate swirled with cinnamon and garnished with plum and whipped cream. At least, that’s the option I settled on for this occasion. There’s over 300 ways to mix and match your drink, so I’ll have a lot more experimenting to do.
Maybe I should get sick more often!
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