Our big new tent

 
 
 
 

The Ökopark in Dunasziget

 
 
 
 

Canoe and tent inside

 
 
 
 

Vienna Highland Games, 2008

Couple of pictures from the Vienna Highland Games on July 12.

Statue Park no 1.

 
 
 
 

These were the photos missing from the first message I posted about the statues...

Statue Park No. 2.

 
 
 
 

Communist Statue Park

 
 
 
 

Last weekend when we went to Budapest, we went with Kimo's classmate and her partner to a museum fairly out of town. It is where a lot of familiar statues had been moved to after the changes. I remember walking by the Lenin statue and calling him "big uncle" when I was four. Or the waving figure of Ostapenko as you were leaving for the Balaton. Kimo also saw a lot of them, and now they are arranged nicely, preserved somewhat from decay, and you can almost hear the lively music that goes with the ideology. WE ARE STROOOONG.

The boys were always looking for shelter from the heat and sun, so you'll spot them sometimes underneath.

The boots belonged to a massive Stalin statue which had been pulled down in the 1956 revolution.

Gathering at the Station

 
 
 

All the parents were nervous, the camp leaders ready for five days spent with twelve wee-ones (six boys and six girls). I braided Bella's hair, so she wouldn't have to worry about NOT brushing it, and one of the requirements was NOT TO BRING SOAP since the only washing facility they had was in a creek. Of course we forgot to pack her towel as well, just to make sure she wouldn't be tempted to wash. She and all the kids had an excellent time, from night time walks in the forest to camp-fires, cooking their own food, doing the dishes, going shopping in the village and even offering their work services to people in return for food (perfectly safe in Hungary, not to worry). They had to rake the leaves, watch the chicks hatch on a farm, or mind a baby for a while etc.

Getting ready for Camp

 
 
 
 


One of the most exciting events of this summer in the Logan family in Sopron was that our nine-year-old went to a Regnum summer camp all by herself, first time away from home, camping in the forest, take your own stuff on your own back, sleeping bag and all...Phew, her backpack was heavy! Voila!