May 1 is a holiday throughout Europe, a "Labor Day" of sorts, when people gather with family, travel to the countryside, and go to festivals. That is what we did. We spent most of the day with Balázs and Dori Kovacs, Dori's boyfriend Zoli, and his parents in Komárom. After dropping Zoli off at his parents in Komárom , we went on to Győr, another town on the Danube northwest of Budapest. Here we are on a street in the old town part of Győr.
This is the Győr City Hall.
The back side of the city hall.
A canola field outside of Komárom. We are standing in this field!
Walking along the Rába River in Győr.
This is part of the city square in Komárno, the twin city of Komárom, just over the bridge in Slovakia.
This is inside the bastion outside of Komárom. The building dates back to the 1850's and was used as a defense along the Danube. During WWII the Germans used the fort as a temporary holding place for Jews and Gypsies on their way to Nazi camps. From 1945-1990, the Soviets used the fortress for ammunition storage. Now it houses a small museum, and the grounds are used for festivals. So we came to see a belly dancing show (sorry, no pictures!), sampled some palinkas, and ate lepény. We also enjoyed walking around the grounds.
This is outside the bastion, at the point where we walked in.
Here is the stand selling lepény. This is a flatbread, cooked on a wood stove. Add cheese (melted), sour cream, onion, bacon, ham, and pickles. This is a recipe from Transylvania (Hungarian Romania).
We had originally planned to go back home on the train that night, but when we heard there was a tűzijáték show, we expressed a desire to see it. Zoli's mom made some connections for us, and we had a wonderful room in the local motel.
This antique motorcycle caught our attention in Győr.
This is the Győr City Hall.
The back side of the city hall.
A canola field outside of Komárom. We are standing in this field!
Walking along the Rába River in Győr.
This is part of the city square in Komárno, the twin city of Komárom, just over the bridge in Slovakia.
This is inside the bastion outside of Komárom. The building dates back to the 1850's and was used as a defense along the Danube. During WWII the Germans used the fort as a temporary holding place for Jews and Gypsies on their way to Nazi camps. From 1945-1990, the Soviets used the fortress for ammunition storage. Now it houses a small museum, and the grounds are used for festivals. So we came to see a belly dancing show (sorry, no pictures!), sampled some palinkas, and ate lepény. We also enjoyed walking around the grounds.
This is outside the bastion, at the point where we walked in.
Here is the stand selling lepény. This is a flatbread, cooked on a wood stove. Add cheese (melted), sour cream, onion, bacon, ham, and pickles. This is a recipe from Transylvania (Hungarian Romania).
We had originally planned to go back home on the train that night, but when we heard there was a tűzijáték show, we expressed a desire to see it. Zoli's mom made some connections for us, and we had a wonderful room in the local motel.
This antique motorcycle caught our attention in Győr.
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fascinating history!
beautiful little cities.
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