Back from the old country

Hungary was a real hoot. Goulash, beer, wine, and palasintas to my hearts content. The dreher bak was a dark beer delight beyond my greatest expectations. The language barrier was almost non-exsistant and the people were friendly and helpful almost without exception. Our hosts in Budapest at the Bellevue B&B were Judit and Lajos Szuhay. These are truly amazing people. Besides providing a great accomadation, a more than substantial continental breakfast, and tips, maps, and directions to guide us around Budapest, they also helped us secure rooms in two other towns we visited in Hungary. Without making this sound like an informertial, this is the place to go see history, eat, drink, and generally be merry.

We found the little town in the south of Hungary where the grandparents were supposed to have come from, but after trying to find church records or gravestones we really did'nt have any luck. We will have to write a letter to the county seat and they may be able to find records. The people we stayed with in this area were equally as fantastic in trying to help us in our adventure. Allthough they did'nt speak hardly a word of English, we managed to communicate through the use of language dictionaries. The experience was again wonderful. Before returning to Budapest for the last three days we stopped in Heviz which is home to the largest geo thermal lake in Europe. The waters of the lake are loaded with minerals of a theraputic nature and lure people from all over to bathe away their troubles. Many of them happen to come from the neighboring countries of Austria and GERMANY. Now if I had wanted to see Germans I would have gone to GERMANY. Not that I have anything against GERMANS, it's just that generally speaking they seem to think they hang just a rung or two above on the ladder of life. Anyway getting back on track, we had a great trip and met many wonderful people. Even the little lady is talking about returning, and you know what she says, goes.