A NIGHT IN SOPRON CENTRUM

CHRISTMAS EVE  2012

On Christmas Eve the rumor has it that the grandparents take the grandchildren down to the central market while the parent put up and decorate the Christmas tree.  So my favorite companion and went down to see what was going on.

It was an amazing evening.  There was a heavy fog and it set such a wonderful atmosphere.  We actually saw very few people there, but following are some things that impressed me.  (You can see the mysterious phantom on the right side of the picture).. But she is very cute.

I will NEVER get tired of these statues on the buildings.  I LOVE them.

I love the OLD DOOR WAYS and the intricate moldings.  

These pictures show the fog.  What a wonderful setting for an evening walking around.  Don't you think this would be a wonderful setting for a thriller movie?

Again see the mysterious beauty.  You can see the lights on the building in the background.  This building had an advent calendar on it for each of the days.

These are the little building on the square where they sold things during the month of December.  They had programs every Friday and Saturday night. We went one night and there was a huge crowd.

I LOVE the cobblestone walkways.  I would love to have my driveway done in this, except I WOULD NOT like to shoved the snow off it.  You will notice most of the streets have this in this part of town.

It was such a peaceful atmosphere maybe like the night of the first Christmas.

This is a small park by some Roman ruins. 

One of the beautiful parts is that there we so few people around.  It was like we had the entire town to ourselves. 

We are now on the road that goes around the Centrum (Old part of town) of Sopron.   At no extra cost we are going to offer you a visual acuity test.  Can you see the man in the picture?  If you look carefully you can see him in front of us about 60 yards.  Notice the street light and the decorations.

This is a wall from the Roman ruins.  We have had this picture blogged before, but never in such a romantic atmosphere.  

Enjoy one more picture of the street. Notice the light in the middle.  I thought for weeks they were giraffes, but they are OBVIOUSLY  stars.  Some of us are just a little slower than others.

This is a Best Western Motel which owns the branch house we meet in.  I love it here so much.  It has been an amazing Christmas experience, not that we wouldn't want to be with the family.  Shauna and I tied 21 quilts and bound them and then delivered them to each of the members in our branch, both active and inactive.  It was an amazing experience.  Just one example:  we called an elderly sister and asked if we could visit her.  Many times we have called and she has turned us down.  We have visited her a couple of times, but most if the times she didn't want us.  So we invited the missionaries to go with us and we took her a quilt.  She was so appreciative of it.  Several times she repeated, "Nagyon csodalotos" (very wonderful.)  She said she had felt better after our visit, and she is going to have the missionaries come on Sunday nights for dinner.

Our hearts are full of love towards God and all men.  We love you all.