Pictures and Stories

Here are a few pictures from Budapest of the family and me drinking hot wine in the pouring snow. We were cold, but it was beautiful!

There are two gates in Pecs where couples put a lock, often with some sort of engraving professing their love. One gate was filled years ago, so they added the second. Some of the couples that have come as part of the mission teams to visit my parents have even put their own locks on the gate. Mary and I did not put a lock on the gate together, but we still took a picture!

This morning when Mary and I finally got up (mom had to wake us up at 10:45), mom and dad told us they had made us reservations at what we call "The Champagne Restaurant." It's actual name is Pezsgohaz. This is a nice restaurant in Pecs where they make their own champagne and wine. Two years ago the four of us spent new years here, and there are quite a few stories from that night! The best is when the conga line started, and they pulled my dad and I up to dance around the restaurant! Needless to say, today's lunch was far more relaxed!

Mary and I enjoyed our taste of champagne at the restaurant:

Tonight we had a great opportunity to go eat at the homes of one of my parents' former Gypsy students. Dori and her mother had all four of us over for a traditional Hungarian meal that was delicious! Dori is a post-graduate student at a high school in Northfield, MA. She is extremely bright and gifted, and her extra year of high school in the states will enable her to succeed in any American university. We are excited to see where she will end up next!

Here is Dori and me serving ourselves some Goulash:

Dori's mother is an amazingly strong woman that we were all so honored to eat with. Although there was a language barrier, we had a great time together with Dori as our translator.