Weekend from Gyor to Kimle

Saturday 9/15
Carmen had an opportunity to play Futbal (Soccer) with a youth league nearby.  A former Hungarian UNI exchange student coaches the group and invited Carmen to participate 2x/week.  She met some new friends and had a great time.

Preparing Buffet 

Ryan spent 2 days on a Bike tour with some of the college students from the University of West Hungary.  One of our colleagues, Miklos, organized the program and included his 17 year old son, Marco.  The tour group also included 4 Portuguese girls & 2 Korean girls who all arrived last week to have a semester aboard  in Hungary.  Additional students from Hungary rounded the group to about 19 people.  The exchange students, Marco, Miklos, and some of the Hungarian students spoke English.  Each day the group rode about 20km (12 mi) and had an open fire cookout to end the night.  Kevin, Carmen & myself took the train from Gyor to Kimle to meet up with the group on day 2.  We had a great Hungarian Stew w/ Rice & Langos (fry bread).  Then we took the train back to Gyor.

Hungarian Wine to share

Hungarian Stew

Sunday:  9/16
Anna Ihasz came to pick us up and take us out to their home (Ference & Anna are our host family) in rural Gyor.  We had a wonderful Traditional Hungarian Brunch with Chicken Soup, Cabbage Salad, Pork Stew w/ rice, boiled potatoes, Stuffed Chicken breast, and an apple strata.  After brunch we took a long walk around the village and enjoyed some great views of the village from an overlook hill. Then we took the Busz back to Gyor.

Sunday late afternoon Kevin & I walked around the Sorkopot (beer) festival and took in some sights and sounds.  We also were able to enter the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary and the Carmelite Church.  The pictures do not do the church justice.  The golden statues, wood carvings as well as the painted ceilings were incredibly ornate.

 

Cathedral of the Virgin Mary 

Carmelite Church

Well tomorrow is another day.
Czia (pronounced C 'ya - hello/goodbye)
Karyn