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Traditional Hungarian Recipes from Cooking Class!
... Mix the lemon zest, sugar, raisin and vanilla in the rice.
Spread the this gravy on a wide tray and cool. When it is lukewarm, pour back in a big bowl
because we have to still add the egg yolks and egg white’s foam.
Beat the egg yolks with the butter and slowly fold in the rice.
Beat the egg whites to a stiff foam then fold this too in the gravy/dough and trough a sieve
add the flour too.
Brush the baking tray by butter and scatter ...
Last but not Least!
... people's faith underground. Since the fall of the USSR, people are taking a renewed interest in church and are pouring money into restoring all buildings of faith: synagogues and churches.
The hardest part for James was the basement where they actually restored some prison cells and showed the torture devices. It was really creepy down there and we looked quickly but kept moving. Because this house is set on a very urban street, you can imagine how it felt to be ...
Spa Day
We got to spend another day in Budapest and I'm so glad we did!!
After breakfast, we left with the group to head to the Szechenyi Spa. Before we got there, we stopped and talked about the Millennium Monument which has statues of the seven leaders of the tribes that founded Hungary in the 9th century as well as statues of a few other major Hungarian leaders. Our next stop was the Szechenyi Bath and Spa which was ...
Never left Hungry in Hungary
... by the word FREE preceding it, but we ended up giving a tip since tips are the only way the company makes a living (budding philanthropists, I know). As the tour came to a close, both Bridget and I rubbed the balls of a Horse Statue for good luck (I kid you not, it is a city tradition that if you are unlucky in love and single, rubbing these round spheres below the belly of a stallion will make your future that much brighter…lets just say they were spotless and ...
What a pesht
... that since we had enough time, we could take a peek inside the Four Seasons hotel. It's a little bit weird to be in Europe and see chain hotels almost exclusively. This particular Four Seasons is in what used to be called the Gresham Palace. And my word, what a hotel. The lobby itself is just beautiful. Finally we were taken to the ship, where our bags were waiting for us in our state room, and dinner was just two hours away.
One more day in ...