Vampires in Budapest???

My first apartment in Budapest a couple years ago had an old world feel....dark and cold with a sweeping staircase that spiraled up into darkness which led to my little apartment..Below is an account of that first time I stayed in Budapest
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VAMPIRES IN BUDAPEST???

It had been ten years since I was last in Europe.  I had hoped the dark memories of my times there were behind me now...of when I was chased in Germany and only my athleticism which allowed me to jump a high fence saved me.

In Budapest, I rented an apartment through a government agency...I asked for sthg very quiet.  When I arrived, I was struck by the appearance of an old world building with a sweeping staircase... and yes, it was definitely quiet as everyone was so elusive.  Once I was startled to catch the eye of an old lady peeking out through her door....she looked slightly scared...which made me wonder why??  Next to me, in a dark corner was a door with bars and three locks and inside that was another door with more locks....did they know sthg I did not.

The dark streets which led to my apartment were sometimes frightening.  Often coming home, I would have to fumble around to find the hallway light...so I could unlock my door.  Sometimes the light would not work, even after tapping it three times in a panic. Trying to find my door in the blackness while feeling the walls with my hands as a guide felt like being in a thriller movie....then I had to find the right key for the right lock.  Later, I kept matches which helped a little, but that  was just as scary as I was afraid of what I might also see.

Every night around midnight, I would hear the turning of the keys on the barred door next to me and the echos of  footsteps sent spooky chills up my spine.  I would wake up before the break of day to the sound of the returning footsteps and the clicking of all the locks.  I began to imagine that maybe I was living next to a phantom/vampire???

I decided that the night before I was to return home that I would get up the nerve to try to catch a glimpse of my fantasy phantom/vampire to prove to myself that a normal person lived next to me.  So while lying in bed, when I heard the door being unlocked at the usual time, I took a deep breath on my way to my door. When I heard the echo of the footsteps starting on the stairway, I quietly opened my door, like the little old lady downstairs had done. As I peeked down the stairway, I almost fainted when I saw what looked like a black cape swish around the staircase.  Jumped back into my flat and locked all my locks in one breath!.