Pedro's Pizza Palace Wind Up ......

Well, the restaurant is actually called Don Pedro's ..... decided to add a little Hungarian flair :) ......... A superb wind-up party ..... we totally rocked the place Friday night after our pizza and delicious homemade fruit pies courtesy of Aranka and Karolyi ........... missed the cheerful smiles of Nora, Eniko, Julia and Ilona who could not make it for various reasons ........ Kinga's husband, Csaba entertained us royally with his guitar and singing. We had no idea that this talent lurked in our evening classes!! .... Csaba sang both Hungarian and English folk and rock music ..... just such a cool cool night .... as we walked back to Hotel Fama, Rick, Milt and I discussed how we could not have planned a better end to our stay in Hodmezovarsarhely!! Great spontaneous fun ........ I sang my heart out ......... another surprise earlier in the evening was a parting gift of a beautiful book on Hungary from my group of intrepid learners ..... inside was a group-signed happy face card .... Aranka said I seem to smile all the time and she could not resist buying the card .... personally, I think it is a symbiotic thing, smiling! There was not a grump in my class, ( Ha! ... I kept them blissfully unaware of my grumpy side :) .......... laughter and smiles ruled most of our evenings together ...... ahh, such a blessing are happy people! Hungarians may be slow to warm up (like the Finns actually ..... we are afterall, historical tribesmen) but when they do, wow .... awesome ...... As a culture, as a people, their rivers run deep. I felt, if we could have had the benefit of just a few more words in each other's languages, we could easily have shifted into some stimulating philosophical discussions at the drop of a hat ..... it was just that kind of group. Csodalatos!!