Today was another day of training in the classroom. We had a loooonnnngggg and difficult lesson in Hungarian. Difficult for me anyway. So many of the other teachers seemed to be breezing along. Arrrgggghhhh!!!! It is very interesting though, and I am looking forward to the point where it all starts clicking and I can comfortably use the language on my own. For now several of the teachers have been my life savers in answering my many questions.
Reagan was once again perfectly behaved. Class goes from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm, so it is a very long day. Of course we have breaks in there as well. We ate lunch at a Chinese buffet. It was hilarious trying to communicate with the lady in there. She spoke part Chinese, part Hungarian and part English. Reagan and I had lunch with several of the other teachers; Rob, Christie and Steve. Then we walked along the street and tried to read street signs. Steve and Christie both speak quite a bit of Hungarian, so they were able to help me understand some of the signs. Reagan likes practicing her few words on people, saying "excuse me" and "thank you" over and over again.
Christie brought her chihuahua to class today, so that kept Reagan interested. I think the whole class was getting pretty worn out by 5:00 though, so we were excused early to get on with our evening. Steve, Carla, Reagan and I all made plans to go back to Pest to sight see and get dinner. We took the tram into Pest and walked across the Danube to get down by the river cruises. We chose an hour long historical cruise of the Danube and bought our tickets. It was a bargain, really. Reagan was free, and my ticket was only 9 euros, which is about 13 American dollars. I was using euros because I had them left over from Amsterdam.
The cruise took us quite a way up the Danube with the captain narrating what sites we were viewing, then it turned around by this island and went back quite a way past our starting point, and then looped around again. We saw many churches, parliament, statues, historical sites, etc. Reagan and I took a million pictures, which I will add later when I can access my own computer.
The boat had a little bar on it, so I tried a Slovakian beer, Pilsner Urquell, which tasted kind of like Heineken, only skunkier. Not my kind of beer at all. Not that I am much of a beer drinker, but when in Hungary... drink Slovakian beer!!!!
When the cruise ended, Carla ventured back to the hostel, and Reagan and I went with Steve to find some dinner. We ended up at this fantastic little Italian place in a shopping district in Pest. Reagan ordered a pizza with bacon, onions, and capers on it. I ordered a salad and Steve had the goulash. The food was fantastic, and the lattes here are to die for.
Then we took a bus back to the hostel and called it a night. Four days down and totally loving it! Oh and by the way, we solved our broken shower problem by wrapping a sock around the hose. We are sleeping great too, aside from the drunk Hungarians who were singing "We will rock you" until 3 in the morning!
Hungarian vocab of the day... Nem beszelek magyarul. I do not speak Hungarian! Pronounced... nem be say leck mod yo rule.
Szerelem,
LL
Reagan was once again perfectly behaved. Class goes from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm, so it is a very long day. Of course we have breaks in there as well. We ate lunch at a Chinese buffet. It was hilarious trying to communicate with the lady in there. She spoke part Chinese, part Hungarian and part English. Reagan and I had lunch with several of the other teachers; Rob, Christie and Steve. Then we walked along the street and tried to read street signs. Steve and Christie both speak quite a bit of Hungarian, so they were able to help me understand some of the signs. Reagan likes practicing her few words on people, saying "excuse me" and "thank you" over and over again.
Christie brought her chihuahua to class today, so that kept Reagan interested. I think the whole class was getting pretty worn out by 5:00 though, so we were excused early to get on with our evening. Steve, Carla, Reagan and I all made plans to go back to Pest to sight see and get dinner. We took the tram into Pest and walked across the Danube to get down by the river cruises. We chose an hour long historical cruise of the Danube and bought our tickets. It was a bargain, really. Reagan was free, and my ticket was only 9 euros, which is about 13 American dollars. I was using euros because I had them left over from Amsterdam.
The cruise took us quite a way up the Danube with the captain narrating what sites we were viewing, then it turned around by this island and went back quite a way past our starting point, and then looped around again. We saw many churches, parliament, statues, historical sites, etc. Reagan and I took a million pictures, which I will add later when I can access my own computer.
The boat had a little bar on it, so I tried a Slovakian beer, Pilsner Urquell, which tasted kind of like Heineken, only skunkier. Not my kind of beer at all. Not that I am much of a beer drinker, but when in Hungary... drink Slovakian beer!!!!
When the cruise ended, Carla ventured back to the hostel, and Reagan and I went with Steve to find some dinner. We ended up at this fantastic little Italian place in a shopping district in Pest. Reagan ordered a pizza with bacon, onions, and capers on it. I ordered a salad and Steve had the goulash. The food was fantastic, and the lattes here are to die for.
Then we took a bus back to the hostel and called it a night. Four days down and totally loving it! Oh and by the way, we solved our broken shower problem by wrapping a sock around the hose. We are sleeping great too, aside from the drunk Hungarians who were singing "We will rock you" until 3 in the morning!
Hungarian vocab of the day... Nem beszelek magyarul. I do not speak Hungarian! Pronounced... nem be say leck mod yo rule.
Szerelem,
LL
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