the Hungarian
countryside
about an hour north of Budapest, near the Slovakian
border, where the kids'
dad Marcel has a summer house
entrance to
Marcel's house
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Tim, Liese, the
kids' stepmother
Inge and their father Marcel
charming square in
Debrecen
in eastern Hungary, near the Romanian border
the yellow building
is the
church and everybody climbed to the top
Marcel and his kids
get ready
to check out the famous
therapeutic
mineral
waters of one of Hungary's many spas.
"taking the waters"
along
with LOTS of old people, says Tim...
Marcel and Tim in
the garden
the friendly
next-door neighbors,
"Polibaci" and Mrs. Polibaci
when I asked the
kids what
they liked most about Hungary they both said "the people!"
they were very
friendly and
unlike western Europeans, do not hate Americans (yet)
gathered under the
grapes
the table at
Polibaci's...that's
his homemade wine they're drinking
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Liese pets the
bunny...almost
all the Hungarians they met
in the countryside
kept chickens
and rabbits for food.
Hungarian trains,
covered
in graffiti
Tim and Liese at a
small train
station
kids said they
stood out in
their American clothing...
Liese's pre-ripped
jeans were
a particular source of amusement...
Liese watches the
countryside
go by and Tim snoozes on the train to Budapest
sightseeing in the
capital
with the other tourists...
Liese holds up a
column in
Budapest, that's the Danube in the background
view of the Danube
winding
through Budapest
the Danube
separates Buda
and Pest...that's the Hungarian Parliament on the far bank
church in Budapest
Liese by a landmark
in Budapest
Marcel's Beemer,
which the
kids got to drive
Kids in a
restaurant in a
small town
Liese enjoys a beer
in the
local pub...the man at the left is a
very smart member
of the Hungarian
parliament and friend of Marcel's.
He was giving Liese a lesson in Hungarian history.
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grapes Polibaci
will make
into Hungarian wine...
girls at
sunset...till next
time!
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