Flood news and other stuff

[wiseheart]

The dams have broken on several places again. More people lost their homes. I feel almost guilty for sitting here in safety, planning my holidays. The Danube is more than a metre higher than usually, all quays are under water now and closed for traffic. It's just a week ago that Mum and I were on a sightseeing cruise with one of the school classes... things can change really fast. They say the peek of the flood will reach Budapest somewhen in the middle of the next week.

Speaking of holidays; Mum and I were to the Great Market Hall of Budapest, to buy a few souvenirs for our trip to Romania. She wants to bring little prezzies for her old schoolmates; they're having a school reunion. the_wild_iris, if you indeed manage to come over in the summer, I'll just have to take you there. I think you'll enjoy it greatly. Granted, there's a lot of kitch, like at all tourist joints, but also a great many of beautiful, beautiful things, like wood-carvings, embroidery, china and all other stuff, very specifically Hungarian.

Also, I might be able to meet lissas_elves in Vienna, in early August. Mum didn't need much persuasion to make a three-day-trip or so, assuming she'll be strong and healthy enough for it. Until then, we'll have had time to recover from our actual holidays in Switzerland (8 days by bus!), and perhaps she can meet her old buddies in Vienna, while Lissa and I hang out.

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[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Hopefully Hungary will be spared the troubles of Slovakia. And what a nice idea that your mother will see her old schoolmates again! I wish both of you a great trip!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. This is their 59th anniversary, and she said. ""ell, who knows if I'd live to see the 60th, so let's go." *g* That's Mum for you.

She spoke from one of her old classmates yesterday evening - ain't phone a great thing? - with whom we're gonna stay, and we'll buy the train tickets tomorrow. She's very excited about it.