Emma and Virág

Hungarian exchange with Italian guests

Emma Betti and Fejes Virág

MONDAY:

Monday was our first day and we had lot of programs. In the morning we showed presentations to the Italians about the school and our town, Eger. After that we had a Kahoot test. We took a school tour and introduced every part of our institution for example the library, the school canteen, the gym and the dormitory. We had lunch together at the school. In the afternoon we went to Tarnaszentmiklós and visited the Juhász brothers who are World Champions in carriage driving. They showed us the stables and the horses. After that we took a little trip and we could try their sport. They were really helpful and for us it was an amazing experience. In the evening we ate at a restaurant called Il Padrino. The Italians tried Hungarian pizza and pálinka. They said both was really good.

TUESDAY:

The next day we had a trip to Budapest by train. We visited Heroes' Square walked to the Castle of Vajdahunyad. We walked to the Parlament along Andrássy Avenue. Our guests bought souvenirs on the way. We had lunch near the Parlament and after we had a guided tour inside of the building. It was really breathtaking for all of the students. We went to the train station by underground and headed back home. My parents picked us up at the station of Eger and we went to the Stühmer confectionery. Emma bought some szaloncukor and traditional chocolate to take home and we bought some cakes as well. At home we were talking with my parents about Italian and Hungarian things. It was a really long and memorable day.

WEDNESDAY:

We arrived at school at 9 a.m. and started cooking Gulyás in the school kitchen. The students from Spain who stayed here for one month helped us with our task. We were having the best time and the soup turned out really tasty. It was our lunch that day and we were really happy about it. After, we went to the sport center in the Archbishop Garden and watched a handball match where Gábor Barta’s son was participating. When we finished with the match we went to the Thermal Bath of Eger. We had a really good time there in the afternoon. At night we went for dinner to the Macok Bistró with Rebeka’s family and with Emma. They tried Hungarian dishes in a modern way. For dressert they had Túrógombóc and Rákóczi túrós. They said everything was delicious and we talked and laughed a lot. We were happy to spend quality time with good people at a good place.

THURSDAY:

On this day we visited a class of Ms Éva Bocsi. It was a typewriting class and the Italians were really interested in the lesson because they does not have anything like this in their school. When we finished we went on a sightseeing tour in Eger guided by Mr. Norbert Schmidt. 

We visited the city hall, Dobó Square, the Bazilika, the Minaret and we were walking on the Széchenyi Street. We took some photos for a competition too. After that in our freetime we went to the Agria Mall and bought chimney cake. The Italians liked it very much. At night we went to the Valley of the Beautiful Woman and we tasted some vine, After we went to the city center and we were walked around. We really enjoyed that night.