Cile's last fountain drink!
Our flight left Atlanta on January 17th at 4:30 pm. We had shipped two crates with our household belongings back in early October, so we packed our clothes, some favorite food items (we forgot the peanut butter!), office supplies (our printer!), DVD's and CD's, toiletries and some miscellaneous "stuff" into our 7 suitcases and 2 carry-on bags along with our 2 computers, Glenn's strumstick and my purse!
Every bag made it!
As we got on the plane in Atlanta, we found that the family in the seats directly behind us were a family I knew at North Cobb Christian School! Small world! They are going to be living in Europe for the next four months! What an experience for Clare and Phillip.
Angela and James Thompkins with Clare and Phillip
We arrived in Frankfurt, Germany an hour early, and left an hour late due to high winds. They should have delayed us even longer (!) because the winds were so strong as we were taking off that the plane was tossed to and fro (side to side, up and down). As I was praying, I realized God had called me to Budapest and therefore my days were not over yet so I was able to relax and enjoy the "ride". I was, however, very glad to get high above the winds where it was very smooth flying the rest of the way!
Six hour lay-over in Frankfurt. Look at the names of the places we could visit!
It's not the Atlanta airport, but it was pretty big and very modern.
We left Atlanta at 4:30 pm on Wednesday and arrived in Budapest on Thursday at 2:00 pm (Georgia time: 8:00 am) with only a couple of hours of sleep! We were met by Alvin and Mary Doyle, who run the Eden House (guesthouse for Southern Baptist missionaries in Central and Eastern Europe). They took us to see our house, the post office, the CEE offices, and other places of interest such as the Campona Mall!
Campona Mall: every bit as nice as Town Centre Mall!
I was amazed at how much the mall here looks like the mall there, except for the fact that I can't understand a word that I read!!! There are even little kiosk's in the middle of the mall selling things! They even have a food court!
Subway, McDonald's, Burger King and Pizza Hut are in Budapest!
Central Market Hall
On Saturday, we were on our own as the Doyle's went to Vienna (as in Austria) for the day to visit some friends. We decided to venture out and learn our way around town on the bus and tram system. I have to admit, we were taught by our daughter, Kari, in France how to read the transportation maps and that gave us quite the edge in finding our way around! We wanted to go to the Central Market Hall which is this huge three-story building that has one floor of souvenirs for tourists, one floor of fresh fruits, vegetables and meat, and one floor of foods and spices from around the world. After about 45 minutes, we found it! Unfortunately, it closed 2 minutes before we got there!!!
Vaci Street
So... instead we walked down Vaci Street which is known as the Tourist Trap. It is a pedestrian- only street where almost every store sells touristy-type things such as Hungarian tablecloths (no, I didn't get one. Glenn was with me!), pottery, postcards, souvenir silver spoons, scarves (beautiful!) and gloves, and so on. The weather was kind of dreary, but we were so glad to finally be here that the weather did NOT dampen our spirits!
Glenn doles out tram and bus tickets.
On Sunday (tomorrow) we will go with the Doyles to the Hungarian church that they attend. We won't understand a word said, but it will be good to see other believers worshipping! We will probably come home then and listen to Johnny Hunt of First Baptist Woodstock on the internet!
On another note, we've been updating our blog for the past couple of months about once a week. While we are new here and everything is fresh, interesting and fun, and we have more time on our hands because we haven't yet begun language study (!), we will probably update our blog every couple of days so you can experience Budapest along with us!
God is truly good! We thank Him for using us and pray that we will be worthy of the call He has placed on us. We ask you to pray for us Ephesians 6:19: that whenever we open our mouths that words would be given to us, that we may fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel for which we are ambassadors...
Our mailing address is:
Glenn and Cile BORDERS
Komaromi ut 84./B
1222 Budapest
HUNGARY
We'll let you know when we get our phone number, but encourage all that want to call us to download Skype off the internet for free so that you can call us for free! Go to skype.com and follow the directions for downloading. All you'll need to purchase is a headset or microphone that plugs into your computer (about $15 at Wal-mart).
OH! One more thing! God is sooooooo good! FOUNTAIN DRINKS have arrived in Budapest!!! I haven't had one yet, but I will soon!
4 comments:
I am excited for you! It's sort of like being 2 or 3 again (except that you don't have Mom and Dad around to keep you safe.. but, you do have the Father). Learning a new language, customs, geography; and we wonder why kids go through the terrible twos and threes! Whenever you get discouraged and feel like the learning curve is too steep, listen for the Lord, whispering "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
I'll be checking for updates and showing Adam pictures of his beloved "Mr. and Mrs. Borders". And we'll be praying.....
Love in Him,
Pam and Adam
So glad to see you made it! Budapest looks like a beautiful city. What does it feel like to arrive in a new faraway city and know it will be your home for many years?? We will keep you in our prayers!
We are SO coming to visit!!! Fountain drinks, Burger King, a mall...I'm there!
Thanks for updating. It makes me so happy to see what you guys are experiencing and where your new home will be.
Tip du jour: Try Arabic stores for spices, and even things like peanut butter and pancake syrup. They usually have an 'imports' section with the most random US goodies. And prices are often cheaper than Carrfeour/Tesco.
I love you!!
- K
I think you should've gone to "Hof-Plauen." Just to say you did. :)
That mall looks amazing!! I'm excited to hear all about your adventures!
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