Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I know where the flowers is!

Oh! Flowers are everywhere (well, except for our yard) and it is so beautiful that it's hard to remember the cold, dreary winter.

Tuesday was a holiday so Glenn and I went to a nearby village called Szentendre with our co-workers, Mary and Alvin, for the day. It was definitely set up for tourists with it's gift shops, cafe's on the streets, ice cream stands and such.


Standing on the side of the Danube River in Szentendre


Strolling down the quaint cobblestone streets


Hungary is known for it's paprika!

We enjoyed the day but didn't buy anything except lunch and an ice cream cone. The weather was perfect and the tourists were abundant but pleasant.

Sidewalk artists-pictures made with yarn!

The holiday was actually Tuesday, but most Hungarians work the Saturday before the holiday in order to take Monday off too, giving them Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off. The French call this "faire le pont" (make the bridge). On Monday, the day before we went to Szentendre, Glenn and I worked a little around the house and in the yard.

When Kari and Jonathan were here a couple of weeks ago, Jonathan planted about 200 bulbs for us in several areas of our yard. The flowers are just beginning to sprout, and each day brings a new one! We also bought some flowering plants at the local nursery and Glenn planted them today. Our landlord spread grass seed for us a week or two ago and it is starting to come up too so our yard is beginning to look like a yard.

This morning (Sunday) on our way to our church we saw a bunch of trailers parked in the middle of a square one block from our church. We mistakenly assumed they belonged to gypsies which are found all over Europe, but on closer inspection we found out that the trailers and buses are part of a filming crews' lodging, dressing rooms and dining halls! We didn't see any famous actors or actresses; only a couple of men dressed up like Hungarians.

Watch for a #1 Hungarian movie at a theatre near you!

Glenn and I were walking in our neighborhood and found this beautiful rose bush that was about 10 feet tall. One day our yard will have roses like this! Of course, it will probably take 8-10 years to get this huge!

Later this week, we came across another huge rose bush down the other end of our street! Aren't they gorgeous?

Well, I better close here. Our boss/supervisor and his wife have just arrived from Prague (Czech Republic) and will spend a few days with us. Glenn and I are glad to have this time with them to get to know them better and to learn more about our job! Have a great week!