Sopron, Hungary

On Monday Sarah and I decided to go to a cute little town called Sopron. We took the train there after school and met up with another missionary, Harriet, who is teaching at the Lutheran school there. She picked us up at the train station and brought us to her flat at the school. While there, Sarah ran into some students that she knew from previous trips to Hungary with Concordia University during which the American students put on "English Camp" for the Hungarian students. The girls we ran into, Ildy and Kinga, were so excited to see Sarah. They took us for a tour around Sopron and we saw the Goat Church. Apparently the story is that a goat was digging in the dirt and uncovered a buried box of gold. So the people took the gold and built a church in that very spot and named it after the goat. There is even a picture of a goat on the church. We also saw a really pretty column symbolizing the holy trinity. There was a priest on the column who was holding a cross and making a really funny looking face that looked exactly like the modeling face that Ben Stiller makes in Zoolander. I hope that doesn't offend anyone. check out my pictures if you don't believe me. We also saw the huge "key to the city" and if you put your fingers in the three holes on the key it is supposed to bring good luck. As we walked around the city and wandered past some shops I ducked into one to look at the scarves. Both the Hungarian girls were wearing scarves around their necks and it's seriously all the rage in Europe right now. And since I always dress according to the trends (not!) I had to have one. :-) I bought a really cute black and white one from a really nice lady who had been to Minnesota! She went to the Mall of America and everything! It was so cool. We stopped to have a Soproni, the locally brewed beer, and had some great conversation with Kinga and Ildy. They are super sweet girls and their English was amazing! They even taught Sarah and I some more Hungarian words and phrases. We really enjoyed our time in Sopron with Harriet, Kinga, and Ildy.