Wandering the Streets of Gyor

Now that we have spent some time recovering from our very long air travel, we are exploring the area.  Classic Baroque style buildings.  Kave (coffee) is sold in small cups -expresso- not the large American style. A Bakery on every block -fresh Bread & fresh pastries - not as sugary as american.  Drinks come without ice, water is ordered as soda water w/lemon (carbonated).  People shop the grocery daily not weekly or monthly. Grocery carts are very small and you bag your own.  There are no Mini Vans only small cars and mopeds in the city that go fast.  Streets are narrow and parking is on the sidewalk next to the buildings.

Lots of different languages can be heard around the city, Hungarian, German, Slovakian primarily but no English.  Very few signs include English, most signs, store front advertisements and Billboards are in Hungarian.  The hardest thing to figure out is the $$ money, 225 Forints = 1 US dollar.  A cup of coffee can range from 150-225 HUF, 1320 HUF for a McChicken Meal ($6) vs Hungarian lunch 850 HUF ($3.70).

 Museum in Town Square

 consonants a plenty in hungarian language

Ryan is amazed at the Benedictine Church Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Benedictine Church Saint Ignatius of Loyola

 View out of the window of our flat

It is like staying in downtown New Orleans with it's old world feel.  Most people walk, bike or take trains to get around and back/forth to work.  That's it for now.  Back to exploring.