Opusztaszer

 We spent a day at Opusztaszer National Historical Heritage Park. It displayed life in Hungary during the 19th century. We went to a horse show where I became part of the program. After a fantastic display of archery the performers got some of their audience to join the program.

 

 I had no idea what the Hungarian man was telling me to do, but I figured he wanted me to get on the back of the horse, so being the horse lover I am, I gladly got on.

I got to play an ancient tug-of-war horse game with another audience member on the far left. I don't think she was very comfortable on horses, because I won both matches of the tug-of-war and then got to go galloping around the arena. This was the highlight of my day.

 Trevor in a Hungarian warrior tent.

 Sword sculpture

 Csete-Yurts

 Trevor holding a rifle from a World War I soldier.

 

 

Some of the horse game

Szeged Hungary

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Our first night in Szeged Tom and Andrea took us out to one of their favorite local restaurants for authentic Hungarian Cuisine. Trevor and I in front of the Szeged Water Tower just outside the restaurant.

Tom and Andrea took us on a walking tour all over the city of Szeged, where they are currently serving. We walked around for about five hours looking at architecture and trying new foods.

There is natural spring water coming up in the middle of the city of Szeged. People fill up water jugs and containers to take the "medicinal" water home. Trevor took a drink, but I couldn't stomach it being pregnant. It smelled kind of stinky.

 In front of the Szeged Opera house.

 Ancient Roman ruins outside a museum in Szeged

 Trevor had his Rocky shirt on so he ran up the stairs to this museum and jumped up and down at the top (how American)

 A famous Catholic church downtown Szeged, by the local University.

 The same church different angle

 Hero's tunnel, the paintings on the ceiling represent all the Battles fought by Hungarians.

 The next day we drove out to a deserted part of Hungary where the three countries Serbia, Romania and Hungary meet. It is not a patrolled area, so we got out and crossed a few lines so we could say we went to all three countries. This is a picture of a deserted watch tower Trevor climbed with his parents on the Serbia part of the land. If you look carefully you can see Trevor and Andrea at the bottom.

 Andrea is holding a picture of "flat Jackie" for a second grade project our niece is doing.