The Opening Feast

Because of the incredible preparation of our tour hosts, Shane and Mika Lawrence, we all gathered at the fabulous Val Varju Pest Restaurant to kick off our winter trip to Europe. Glenda and I started with a delicious bowl of Hungarian Goulash. Had the meal ended there, we would have been completely satisfied, but she added a dish of salmon over sweet potatoes and Swiss chard. I had chicken breast with Hungarian cheese and ham baked in a bread bowl. We finished with the restaurant‘s prize-winning salted peanuts and black currant jam cake. The conversation sparkled as we got to know new friends in our travel group. What an excellent way to end a day that matches every fantasy one could have about traveling in Eastern Europe!Read more