BEAUTIFUL HUNGARY!! On Saturday the 25th I got up early and went to the train station with a few people from my school. We were about a group of six, two students and four teachers and we traveled to the Bükk Hegység. This time we could actually see where we were and the weather was amazing! We hiked around in just sweatshirts and sun tanned. We hiked past one really old castle and we could barley tell that it was a castle cause it was so old that the earth grow over it!! Then on the next day I went on a trip with some of my friends. But ha ha not just any of my friends but about 40 friend of mine that are older than 60! I ended up going on this trip because when I was on one of
My other trips I met a few ladies who then invited me on this trip cause they enjoyed being with me. So when I got on the bus all of the old people said PALINKA! POGACSA! You know palinka is their famous alcohol drink and pogacsa is their famous pastry! It was really funny and we drank and ate and started our journey to Tokaj which is a big hill in the middle of flat Hungary! They grow really amazing wine here and it is said to be world famous. I tried two kinds, the sweet and the not sweet one but only the sweet one I liked. It was really fun and we spend the day trying wines and learning how the different people make their wines here. After all the traveling around I rested for two days and then on Wednesday the 29..... LEAP
DAY... I went back to Hajduszoboszlo and had the most amazing time ever. It was so great to be back with my first family and I really feel like they are my family :) We talked alot and laughed even more and packed for a big trip to Budapest! We made lots of snacks and of course POGACSAS!! Then the next day, on Thursday we got up early in the morning and Lajos and I drove to Budapest. Lajos works with the Tourist department of the town and we were on our way to Hungary's traveling convention. Here people for other countries and people from cities and villages in Hungary could come and present their country or town. Lots of travel agencies also were their presenting what
Kind of trips they offer. The towns showed what kinds of traditions they have their, they build structures that looked like the buildings in their town and some even had food to offer. I got to try fish sausage, a famous hungarian soup, lots of foods I do not know the name of, and my new favorite....... FAT!!! Ha ha yes I know it sounds very gross and weird but fat. So when I came to Hungary I though we I am going to go the whole year without eating this but six months after being here it did not sounds grows any more and I wanted to try it!! So there are many ways they prepare it and you can eat lots of different kinds. For example pig fat they prepare by frying it and then it is very crispy but what what I ate here was goose fat and it was fried but just until it was soft!! They also make something like a cream or a spread out of fat and we often eat this on bread!! I know I sound crazy but I AM FINALY HUNGARIAN!! :)
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