To sightsee more Eastern Europe, I got on the train for Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Eastern European countries were under Communism before, so the atmosphere of cities looked strictly organized and systematic and the economy was not that good, but people looked very liberal now. In Budapest, as I quickly grew tired in the blazing sunshine, I went around in beach sandals after I taped my shoes on a string to my backpack. When stopping by a grocery store, I found out that somebody stole my shoes by cutting the strings attached to my bag. At the same time, I sympathized with the guy and felt sorry for myself, not aware of my shoes being stolen while wandering around the streets. From theat day, I had to get around in beach sandals till the end of my trip.