We must keep in mind that our visit was during Communism and everything was owned by the State.
So a lot of things are no longer valid...
On Thursday, October 25 of 1984, we got up early at 6:00 for having breakfast and then departure by bus at 7:00 for a visit to the research center in Kecskemét, Hungary.
Next we went to Hajos, where we hd lunch at the State Estate.
Complete with good music and wine!
We even purchased a bottle of wine... a Tokaj.
We saw huge agricultural areas; everything was State owned.
Next we went to the substrate preparation place for Pleurotus, in Borota.
Then we visited a private Pleurotus grower in Kunfehértó.
We even went to the State Forestry in Kiskunhalas, to look at sawn off poplar trunks. These were being spawned with Pleurotus to digest them within 5 years. They also yielded some fresh Pleurotus.
In KISKUNHALAS, at the State Forestry Company we had dinner with music and dance and lots of brandy, wine and champagne tasting!
In my diary I wrote: 'We even could handle it!'
Well, we dumped most of it in the decanter, at the table...
Pieter's successor at the Dutch Practical Training College, did NOT dump his glass' contents in the decanter...
A fun evening.
KISKUNHALAS ÁLLAMI GAZDASÁG
STATE FARM OF KISKUNHALAS
WINE LIST
Barack Pálinka or Apricot Pálinka (brandy) is a national drink.
Earlier, in Hajos, the Congress participants could select their photos, taken during different events.
Here Pieter is dealing with that and it probably was the photo taken during the lectures.
That's me on the right, sitting next to Frank Gabell, Pieter's Campbell Soup colleague and the one with his glass to his lips is the other colleague, Lung-Chi Wu.
Around 20:30 we departed for Budapest where we arrived singing... around 23:30.
Yes, in the bus I've been singing together with two Hungarian colleagues/friends; Júlia Györfi and Katalin Stubnya.
Our song was: KALINKA and without dancing... Haha!
Enjoy it from my Pinterest: Kalinka
and to see the authentic Russian dance to it, click here: Kalinka
My Dad sang in a small choir as a Don Kozach for a while... I had to sew his Astrakan hat, his red satin blouse and the cummerbund to it.
Both, Pieter and I LOVE Hungarian and Slavic music, including Russian!
Bit by bit you figure out who we are....
~~☼~~
Thanks for your visit and comment!
Thanks for your visit and comment!
Related link:
Communist Hungary with Husband Pieter Part III - Szentendre | previous post by me
My 1st Trip to Communist Hungary with Husband Pieter Part II - Budapest | previous post by me
Driving to Communist Hungary with Husband Pieter Part I - Mayerling | previous post by me
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteherzlichen Dank für deinen schönen Post.
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteJa danke sehr und wir beide lieben Ungarn so sehr!
Liebe und sonnige Grüße zurück.
Mariette
Hello Mariette, These photos remind me so much of the many computer conferences and symposia that I attended. Some things are universal. However, real life in Hungary and real life for most of the systems analysts had very little resemblance to the abundance provided at the conferences!
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteYou are so very right about the two worlds of a conference and the real life situations.
The Hungarian conference was for sure not high tech yet but people were hungry for access from outside and it got exchanged and shared.
By the way, we enjoyed delicious goulash soup in the capital of where part of your family derived from! We were thinking of you...
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi again, I should have added that the conference atmosphere was not simply an excess of good times. The relaxed and special get-togethers brought the participants together, and fostered a lot of friendliness, learning and exchange of ideas. --Jim
ReplyDeleteDearest Jim,
DeleteYes, we got that and it was obvious that the conference itself had little to offer outside the scientific gain.
But they did make up for that by organizing excellent get-togethers where all kind of nationalities blended so well.
Hugs,
Mariette
I have enjoyed your look back at all of your travels...to such interesting places.
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteYes, it is quite a leap back into history of a completely different era.
But we all ought to learn from history and avoid going into that direction again.
To both of us it has been an eye opener for making us always very appreciative for what freedom and 'wealth' we in the West have!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi Mariette! You both have been in really interesting places.
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteWe sure have been to very interesting places of a country that linguistically is related to your region from the 9th century, when nomads split off to Finland, Estonia and Hungary...
Hugs,
Mariette
Sounds like you had a fun time. I hope the gentleman who did not dump his drink in the decanter didn’t have a bad hangover :-)
ReplyDeleteDearest Tamago,
DeleteYes we had a wonderful time together!
Haha, I've no idea how his 'head' felt the next day... but he sure was mature enough for dealing with the cause and consequences of his own handlings.
Hugs,
Mariette
ciao Mariette, un abbraccio grande Lory
ReplyDeleteCara Lory,
DeleteGrazie cara amica e andiamo a Italia al Junio 12...
Un abbraccio,
Mariette
Greetings! I enjoy experiencing these trips back in time ... and the unique insight into your lives!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Helen
Dearest Helen,
DeleteThank you sweet friend and yes, it certainly is lifting a tip of the veil into our lives...
Hugs,
Mariette
Fascinating times. So much history and many memories from your travels. Great pictures to accompany your walk down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteDearest Tammy,
DeleteThis is one of our fondest walks down memory lane and a historical one in many ways!
Hugs,
Mariette
This is awesome! Do you know Mariette which amaze me most? you keep everything in your collection. You didn't throw them away after the work finished. Now we can read and know about your vast experience. just love it. XOXO
ReplyDeleteDearest Krishna,
DeleteThank you for your kind words and no, throwing anything away that did touch my heart in a big way, would be awful.
Never knew that one day, into my 10th year of blogging, I would be sharing those historical experiences with others.
Thanks for reading.
Hugs,
Mariette
Wat knap!!. Heb vol verbazing ook weer deze Hongarije post gelezen.Ik reageer niet overal op, want het meeste lees ik om m'n I-pad, en daar heb ik een ander account op, en dat 'reageert' wat moeilijker... Hoe gedetailleerd je alles nog weet!! Speciaal hoor. Lees wel dat je dagboeken bijhoudt , dat doe ik ook altijd als we op reis gaan, maar weet niet of ik het qua 'werk' gedaan zou hebben. Speciaal dat jij dat communisme nog zo 'gezien' hebt in je 'jonge jaren' Ik hou ook erg van de Balkan muziek..
ReplyDeleteBeste Marian,
DeleteDank je wel en het is niet erg als je niet altijd reageert. Jij bent ook wel niet zó'n bezige bij - iemand waar ik alle bewondering voor heb! En het mooie is, je bent zoals je schrijft en zoals je foto's al járen lang lieten zien. Er is veel 'fake' op Internet maar jij bent zo'n pure parel!
Ja, van die tijd hebben we nog dagboeken, uitgebreid ook en zodoende kun je het samen met de foto's etc. weer makkelijk voor de geest halen. Van andere jaren is minder opgetekend, gebrek aan echt dagboek en gemis van brieven die ik altijd aan mijn Ouders schreef met uitvoerig rapport van week tot week.
Sinds 2004 houden we geen dagboek meer bij...
Ja, het communisme heeft diepe indruk op ons beiden gemaakt en we kunnen ons inleven, ook dankzij de vriendschappen uit die landen.
Slavische muziek en Balkan muziek is ook onze favoriet.
Liefs,
Mariette
Auf dem oberen Bild ähnelst Du Deiner Mutter sehr, liebe Mariette.
ReplyDeleteSchöne Erinnerungen an spannende Zeiten.
Alles Liebe auch hier
Sara
Liebe Sara,
DeleteDanke und andere sehen so eine Ähnlichkeit immer viel besser!
Ja, es sind sehr schöne Erinnerungen an spannende Zeiten die hoffentlich nie wiederholt werden, auf der ganzen Welt.
Liebe Grüße,
Mariette