Arrival

Photo (above): Szentkirályi Alexandra

We’re in Hungary.

After a flood of information researching current entry requirements, it is a relief to have arrived at our destination.

A few highlights (both good and otherwise) from our travels included:

Needing arrive sooner than three hours before our flight to check in special luggage (a stroller). As a result, we had little time to rest prior to boarding.

The in-flight meal was not the usual fare. Some people must have known this and toted   lunch bags on our physically distanced flight. Then again, some people don't prefer     airline food.

We received a bag of mixed snacks instead (crackers, cream cheese, a soda, banana and   granola bar). We were also served a hot porridge with compote–and were a little peckish to say the least.

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport was better than we expected. Most people wore masks, but,  as the airport website suggested, more venues were open to travellers. Nearly business   as usual. We enjoyed whatever we could get our hands on to eat: an excellent tuna on      ciabatta melt, fresh OJ, an espresso and a cappuccino.

Smooth arrival in Budapest including transfer to our accommodation. A slight mix up     which meant two taxi rides and lugging a series of suitcases to the third floor of our  'new' accommodation.

In sum, we are resting and settling in. Jet lag seems a little harder this time around with temperatures near thirty degrees celsius plus humidity to boot.

But with travel and especially moves abroad comes change. Some realities are often different than expected. We are okay with the fact, and are celebrating the little successes every day.

Hoping wherever you are this summer you are enjoying yourself. After all that’s what summers are for! More news to come soon. Szia!

Salzburgi túrós szelet (Salzburg and cottage cheese slice) after dinner at A Capella Cukrászda.

There were thunder showers! Hungarian ethnographer Mr. Bálint Sándor (1904 – 1980) didn’t seem to mind us retreating from the rains and cosying up beside him…