Hungary – Travel Log

I had a business trip to Hungary in February 2002.  During this trip, I had the opportunity to spend a Saturday driving around the countryside and seeing some of the sites.  I also drove to Vienna that same day (see separate posting for this adventure).  I also had an opportunity to see a Hungarian professional basketball game as well during this trip.

The first travel experience was actually the basketball game.  The home team was the Szombathely Falcos.  Szombathely is also the town I was visiting for work.  So, the arena was just down the street from the hotel.  I went to the game with a Hungarian co-working who was being a good host.  The arena was nice and mostly full for this game.

The game had a sense of more of a college basketball game played in the USA.  The stands were nearly full for this game.  There was a dedicated section for the most devoted and wild fans.  This is what was similar to a US college game with the student body section.  These fans in Hungary were every bit as rowdy and vocal.  They all wore the same shirts and had the favorite chants through the game.

I thoroughly enjoyed the game and the unique atmosphere of both the fans and the gameplay.  I have seen 100′s of games in  my life from high school, college, and professional ranks.  But, this game was unique for the reasons mentioned. 

 

 

The 2nd travel experience in Hungary was the car ride from the little town of Szombathely through the historical city of Sopron and then onto Vienna.  Driving across the countryside in such a unique place as Hungary is an excellent experience.  The driving is straight-forward and the roads are in excellent condition.  The attached clip is an attempt to show some of the Hungarian countryside and the little towns that I passed along the way.  I really didn’t know how to edit this clip…so I just lumped it together and just sped it up!!!  I like the effect of showing more footage in a short period of time.  Hopefully, some of the detail of the countryside and small towns along the way still show up in this clip.

 

 

Thanks for reading.

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