Everything Is Booked!

Flights, hotels, tours, tickets, Eurail Passes...everything is booked! Passports are in hand! Whew!! I got my new Samsung NC10 notebook computer in the mail yesterday, and so far I 'm liking it. Almost a full keyboard, so very easy to type. Thanks for letting me know about this, Ivy! The only thing I have to figure out, now, is how to connect to wireless network! Since we don't have many internet cafes' in Franklinton...hard to "practice"? Matt tells me I can buy a router that will pick up my home connection as a wireless. Mechelle mentioned a card you can buy that enables wireless connection from "anywhere", but I'm wondering if this has something to do with a mobile phone? OK, I need help here. Ivy, Steve, Brenda, Sarah and #person (Mechelle, and yes she is a blonde :o) thanks for becoming followers on our blog. Maybe some of you can enlighten me. Sure hope so. Thought you might like to see the tours that we are taking, so I've added those. (You can "click" on the tours to enlarge them). We will probably take the Mt. Pilatus tour in Luzerne, also. We're waiting until we get there to see what the weather is like. May employ the services of a guide, in Budapest, that Steve has recommended. Still thinking on that one.

Received an email from my cousin, Erzsi, in Rabapatona, this week. They are planning lots for us to do. Of course, we will see everything in Rabapatona. They have a museum, and we will visit the church and the cemetary where my ancestors are buried. They have arranged for Wayne and I to meet with their mayor. It will be fun to see Wayne talking with him! I'll see if I can get video of that for ya'll! We will also be going to the Herend Porcelain factory (a real treat for me!), Pannonhalma and Lake Balaton (called the Hungarian Sea). One day I will meet my Kaloczi relatives. These are my grandfather's descendants. We will go to Gyor to meet with another relative who wants to meet us. On May 23rd, we have been invited to the confirmation ceremony for my 19 year old cousin and the dinner afterwards. On the 24th, my family will drive us to Sopron, and show us the sights there before taking us to our hotel. And I thought we would relax and "catch our breath" while in Rabapatona!! I think the Hungarian people are very hospitable, and we certainly are excited that my family will be taking their time to show us their village and country!