Hungary is a country in Central Europe[2] that covers an area of 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west.[12] With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. Wikipedia.
It was interesting to hear from our guide that the Hungarians were descendants of tribes from Mongolia and Siberia, hence, they were originally Asians.
Yesterday, the Viking Lif pulled in Kalocsa, Hungary which was once the seat of the archbishop and is more than a thousand years old. This quaint town surrounded by 8,000 acres of farmland growing fiery red peppers (paprika), is brimming with traditional Hungarian culture and steeped in the piquant flavors of paprika, the “red gold” that has been giving local goulash its distinctive taste for centuries.
Our tour started after lunch and it was a gloomy day. By the time we reached our destination it was raining and very cold! At least snow was just a thing of the past now.
After we listened to a short but beautiful organ concert we continued on to the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center. We were entertained with the Hungarian cowboys’ horsemanship!
The place has a huge barn filled with horses and other animals that I’ve never seen before like a very big boar with furry hair; a goat with extra-long horns and cattle with equally long horns.
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