This pretty much sums up our week: 111 degree temperatures! Fortunately this is a record high in Budapest, so we're not expecting to have this hot of weather often.
According to the weather forecast the end of this incredible heat wave is near. This past week we've reached 100 degrees and more every day. At night Glenn and I have been sleeping out on our balcony since it's too hot in our room!
We've had a great week with Jonathan and Kari here. Tomorrow my sister arrives with her family and we'll get to spend a few days with them before they head to Amsterdam.
Riding the tramway into town. From our house to go into downtown we take a bus, then a tram, and possibly another bus depending on the destination.
Inside the Grand Market Hall (Nagy Vásárcsarnok), the largest in Budapest. Hungary is known for its paprika, brandy (pálinka), goose-liver (libamáj) and a wide variety of sausages and salamis seasoned with paprika (Gyulai, Csabai sausage, Szeged and Pick Salami).
The best place in town for buying Hungarian souvenirs
Stopping for lunch at the Grand Market Hall. You eat standing up around tall tables.
Looks good, doesn't it? We had sausage and sauerkraut, kielbasa with steamed potatoes, and another kielbasa in a paprika and tomato sauce.
One of the food shops on the main level of the Market
The famous Hungarian paprika
Picking up some fruits and veggies
We were invited to a cookout with our friends, the Aderholts.
Our friends and Cile's walking partner, Mark and Kristy Aderholt
Kari picking plums. These are actually in the Aderholts' yard, but there are fruit trees all along the streets in our neighborhood, so you can walk and snack at the same time!
Glenn playing with kids
Hungarian subtitles on the movie 'Premonition'...in an air-conditioned theater!
Working on my Hungarian with Agnes, our teacher
The entrance to the Gellert Hotel and Baths, where Kari and I went with Agnes earlier this week.
One of the seven pools
The interior of the Gellert
Jonathan eating fruit and Kari writing articles on the computer. We saw a lot of this!
Sharing a watermelon on one of the hot days
The Chain Bridge in town
A traditional Hungarian recipe for Cherry Soup. Kari posted it on her recipe site.
Eating dinner with a Hungarian family from our church
Talking with Chris and Kate on Skype. We miss you!
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