DEBRECEN

We went with the Cromars to Debrecen to watch the world famous "Flower Parade."  It was a national holiday in Hungary and they do know how to celebrate.  

The challenge facing us was to find the motel.  It was evening and dark and our GPS took us down a dark street with trees on both sides and a fence.  We went up and back a couple of time and finally stopped to ask a young couple to help us, which they did.  We had to go through this gate in order to get to the grounds of the motel.  

The rooms were small, but neat and cozy.  Notice the TV in the corner.  I will add a couple or more pictures of the apartment and the outside.

We had to take a ticket going into the motel, and we had to give it back when we left in order to get out of the gate.  

This is the way the parade started.  This group of riders came by and stopped for about 15 minutes in front of us.  I kept thinking they were waiting for the rest of the parade to catch up.  Then came the first float.

The floats were all beautiful (as you will see), but the float also stopped in front of us and then we waited again for another 10 or 15 minutes for another group.  A group consisted of a float, maybe a group of dancer, or a band.  I will show the rest of the floats so you don't have to sit for two hours waiting for them.

All of these had to be decorated with flowers and plants they really were amazing.  We finally walked "upstream" of the parade so we could get the pictures without standing there forever.  The Hungarians are a very patient people.

It really was very pretty, but format wasn't what I would consider really user friendly.  They did have a  couple of grandstands where the parade moved more smoothly because they were the chosen ones.  

I wanted to show this because these people were all pedaling and the joint effort made the "vehicle" go.  It really was an interesting thing to see.

These are just some sights there in Debrecen.  It really had an interesting history.  It isn't too far from the Ukraine.  

This is Elder Abrok's mother and sister.  They invited us to come to their house for lunch.  They are amazing people.  Barbara, the daughter, is leaving for England in a few days to be a nanny.  They were both so gracious and the food was delicious.  

Just one more picture to make those of you who are "craftsmen" jealous.  Elder Abrok is a carpenter, like his father was. He left a great legacy.  Look at this shop and the tools. (drool, drool)

It is a privilege to be here, and we DO so much appreciate your support.  What a great place to be Hungary is.