Today was a traveling day. We woke up at 10 this morning in Budapest and brunched with the Jordans before heading to catch our train. Our breakfast was AMAZING! Hats off to Allie, who made a smoked gouda, spinach, and bacon quiche (drool and swoon). We caught the the 13:05 (1:05- I have to give my husband the opportunity to WHOOP!) train to Keszthely (pronounced "kes-thay").
It was an interesting journey, since at first, we were not sure we were on the right train. In trying to figure out if we were, I asked a gentleman if he spoke English; he said, "actually, I am English." Ben told me I should have said, "yes, but do you SPEAK English?" He was kind enough to inform us that we were indeed on train 8 and apparently headed the right direction.
We got on and found a comfy place to sit, surprised at the nice accommodations on the train. We discovered when the ticket taker came around that they were so nice because we were in the first class cabin, not the 2nd class one we our tickets said we should have been in. Oh well! It was nice while it lasted!
We made our way to the correct cabin and proceeded to watch the scenery roll by. There were field of wildflowers- yellows, blues, purples, reds, whiles, magentas, pinks. Every color imaginable. It was breathtaking! We enjoyed seeing all the different towns. At once point, we saw a man clearing a lawn with a weed-whacker. Then we noticed a little boy in identical garb with a kid-sized weed-whacker helping out. It was precious. Especially when we waved and his face lit up with a huge grin as he waved back.
We finally found the right stop and Doug Meyerdirk was there to pick us up and bring us back to the dorm where we would be staying and helping set up for the English camp. We had just enough time for a catnap before dinner. After that we made a run to Tesco (think Wal-Mart) with Doug & Patti (his wife) and their two daughters. We got some breakfast food, snacks, towels (didn't think about needing them), and bug repellant. Apparently, Keszthely is the mosquito capital of the world- really, I've never seen them this bad and I lived in South Louisiana!
After getting back, we unloaded our purchases and used the evening to rearrange our room into a more homey set-up. I'll take pictures tomorrow and we'll give you a tour.
No pictures. Didn't take any today (I know: "who are you and what have you done with Megan?"). Wasn't much to shoot. Just kind of enjoyed the day!
Tonight, it's off to bed! Sleep tight. Don't let the mosquitos bite ;)
-Naylors Out
Drool and swoon is right! Great blog guys, enjoy Keszthely!
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