Hungarian Shenanigans

Well, we are in Hungary, and it was really, really hot and now it isn't.  Kind of like Michigan.  It's raining today, but is supposed to clear up later.  Pecs is a really nice small town, 160,000 people, which is much smaller than Paris, but way larger than Albion.  People spend a lot of time walking in the pedestrian areas downtown. There are fountains and water features for children to play in at the main square and in a few other places.  Pecs is over 1,000 years old and there is a water feature to commemorate that.  There is also a lot of Turkish architecture, which makes us think of Emily in Istanbul.  I will try to take some photos to post - there are a lot of ruins that make Pecs a UNESCO world heritage site.

There are gelato stands about every 100 feet or so and lots of restaurants, mainly Italian.  There are Hungarian dishes available at every one as well.  Last night I ordered the 4 cheese pasta and a house mixed salad.  I'm not sure which 4 cheeses were in the pasta, but I am positive none of them were cheddar.  Smoky Gouda was in there, and proabaly Gruere - it was pretty salty.  The salad was not the typical iceberg, tomato, cucumber salad, but sauerkraut, pickles and beets.  Ummmmm - so Dave ate that.  Dave is enjoying the food, I am pretty reserved about it all.  Dinner here is similar to Paris - an all-night affair that takes 1 hour if you are in a hurry and up to 3 or 4 if you are not.  We have not really become accustomed to all this starting at 8 or 9 at night.  We tend to eat at 6:00 anyway, as it is less crowded and we are not interested in 5 course meals every night.

Breakfast is a buffet at the hotel - very nicely done with eggs, pastries, meats and cheeses, cereals, and juices.  The egg yolks here are dark orange - I'm not sure why.  Maybe a different variety of chicken?

Like I said, today it's raining and Sunday, so most shops are not open, but some museums are.  Not really sure what I am going to do this afternoon, but I am meeting Dave for lunch at a nice cafe we found that had delicious coffees and a covered porch to sit at.