Tag: Hungary Trip
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Breakfast
Eva has a friend with goats who makes goat cheese. She made all of these different varieties of cheeses. They were so good, but there were so many we couldn’t try them all in one day.
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Katimama’s Party
Katimama threw a party in our honor. Hungarian homes are usually fully fenced in with private landscaped front yard and backyard all within the fenced area. This is the front yard of their house. I got a tour of the house which is all on one floor. The homes generally have tile floors, small kitchens,…
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Flammekueche
Let’s talk a little bit about this overlooked area of German food culture. We ate it twice, bit you only get one photo because I’m way better at eating the food than I am at taking photos I of it. It’s basically their own version of a thin crust pizza. It’s generally with white sauce…
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Nyíregyháza Zoo
Nyíregyháza has the most beautiful zoo in Europe. I haven’t seen any others so it certainly is the most beautiful I have seen. There were a lot of big cats at this zoo. I didn’t get photos of all if then, but it was more than I have ever seen at a zoo. A pair…
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Arrival in Nyíregyháza
We arrived at Jázmin’s home where we first had to meet Lujza, who only barked at us for a couple minutes. And we got to meet Katimama and Imipapa. Imipapa immediately tried to get us to drink palinka. He was so kind and happy. Katimama made is a huge pot of stuffed cabbage (töltött káposzta).…
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Budapest
We drove to Budapest and spent the day exploring the old part of the city. Eva dropped us off and we started off the day on top of an open air bus. Budapest has fabulous old buildings and a few newer ones. It was so hot, I thought I was going to melt when the…
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Evening in Tihany
We spent the afternoon walking around the little town of Tihany. We had to hike up the hill and it was pretty hot out, but the view of the lake from the top was worth the effort. There is a beautiful church. We were able to go inside but not take photos. They were having…
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All tuckered out
We pack so much in to each day every time we get on a train or in a car we fall asleep. Greta took this photo of the 3 of us napping on our way to Balaton. She said it was a revenge photo because we took a similar photo of the 3 of them…
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Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Hungary and where all the locals go in the summer. We visited Festetics Palace built in 1745. It is one of the 3 largest country homes in Hungary. The grounds were beautiful with old trees and fountains. The library was beautiful, two levels of books stacked double deep.…
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Bratislava, Slovakia
One afternoon in Bratislava is all we could fit in, but it was great. Strolling down tree lined pedestrian streets. Playful statues peaking out here and there. Fountains is public squares. And we tried as much tradition food as possible. Very goat cheese focused society, my people. Wine is cheaper than water I think. They…
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