Budapest
We had a very interesting visit in Budapest. The classical architecture is amazing. I love seeing old buildings preserved for generations.We frequently made use of their transit system - a variety of buses, streetcars from the early 1900,s, a modern subway system that even goes under the Danube, and modern trams. Of course we also made liberal use of our feet. The view from Castle Hill over looking the Danube and Pest is grand and definitely worth the hike. It must be breathtaking in summer when trees are green.
On Sunday evening, Jeremy, Carol and I joined Jessa, a fellow CETP teacher, at the Hungarian State Opera House to enjoy Wagner,s Tannhauser. The Opera House is the most elegant building I have ever been in. We didn,t understand hardly a darn thing as it was sung in German with subtitles in Hungarian. Something about some guy who wanted his cake and eat it too. A couple of people died in the end but we,re not sure why. But the experience was special.
Yesterday we arrived in Heves, Jeremy,s home this year. He has a very nice little apartment and we are staying in a wonderful little apartment owned by the school. (only 2000 Forinths a night - ten dollars). The city has many trees and surpasses our expectations.
Tomorrow we go to Jeremy,s school and try to learn a little Hungarian. A rather hopeless quest, but it will be fun to spend time with his students.
Wine tasting in Eger tonight!
We hope Wally and Donna had a pleasant conclusion to their journey. We hope they survived the our ambitous agenda at the Olympics. Use the link to read of their experiences. Also enjoy Jeremy's comments at his link. (Hey, just found the apostrophe key on the hHungarian keyboard!)
Ciao
More later.
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