Hungary Day 1

Well today was interesting to say the least. I got into Budapest yesterday and was able to shower eat dinner and go to sleep for 12 hours. The next thing I know I get a phone call from one of the other ringers asking if we were up. Um, I was now. We missed our 7:30am wake up call because it got cancelled without us knowing. So I hurried in packing and ran out the door to the bus. My roommate and I didn't get into trouble because it wasn't our fault but I really wished I could have had some time to get ready instead of rushing. We took a tour of Buda and Pest...same place but Buda is the hilly side and Pest is the flat side. When I have pictures up later it will explain itself. We saw the palace and tons of old buildings from WWII and older. We did some shopping and ate a really tasty sandwich. Then we were off to the church to set up and play. To make the day more interesting out bus driver took us to the wrong church...so we had to walk a ways with our bell stuff. Then we had to carry our very heavy bell equipment up narrow stairs. It was nice and easy after that. We had a welcoming Hungarian desert and tea before the concert. Oh, it was so good. Then we played our pieces. It was well received and many cried. Everyone was eager to learn how to play when we gave them the chance. After that we came back to the hotel and had another tasty dinner and are all resting and preparing for bed as it is 11pm here and 2pm back home. I think that is all I have for today. Tomorrow and Friday are home stays in Gyor. Then we are off  to another city. I will keep you posted when I can. Oh one last thing I LOVE IT HERE! I want to live here. At first it reminded me of WI, so green and a bit chilly...but so beautiful!