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Portugal

I took Rhonda with me on this trip. Just so she could lie on the beach. Before we left I bought a gps and we tried it out on this trip. Unbelievable, I recommend them, highly. We flew into Lisbon and drove about 80 miles northwest to Monte Real, the gps got us there with ease. The weather could have been a little warmer, but at least it was clear. We had Friday off and drove down to Lisbon and spent the night.

While we were in Lisbon we went to the aquarium, it was the largest one in Europe. Really cool. Sharks, rays, tunas, baracudas, everything. We had a really good time and Rhonda had a great week relaxing on the beach.

Hungary

Well, I'm finally catching up. Bear with me while I travel back in time a few weeks. .... ... .... ... .... Okay, I had a great trip to Kecskemet, about an hour from Budapest. Firstly, we did visit Budapest, it was nice, but Kecsemet was superb! It's one of the few places I'd really like to go back to for a vacation. Very clean and modernised (I'm learning UK spelling in school, more on that later). The food was fantastic, I tried to make some Hungarian bean soup when I got home but didn't have Hungarian paprika, so it came out a little bitter. Got some Hungarian paprika online and made another batch and oh yeah, it was really good! Of course, not as good as I had in Hungary, but I'll work on it!

I thought this was an interesting building because a lot of what I saw was pretty and new. This was pretty and "old" style. Most of the Soviet-era infrastructure has been replaced with more modern western style buildings, etc. You wouldn't know, everything looks like it's always been there. Everyone's really friendly, great service, good beer, pretty women. I'd actually like to take Rhonda there for a long weekend. By the way, if you get a chance, order some Hungarian paprika online and give it a try. It's really got a lot of flavour (again with the UK spelling, I know), the hot is pretty hot but give it a try. The sweet has a nice flavour too.

Greece

This is a shot from the beach of the town we stayed in. What town, you ask. OK, here's the address of the hotel. Arkoudi Loutra, Kyllinis, Ilia 270 50 Greece M-kay? Perhaps you understand it better than I, it's all Greek to me. (Yuk-yuk.) Anyway, the water was still cold but I did burn my head on the first day at work. Lots of sun, a bit of cool wind, Greek salad and beer every day. Not exactly a vacation, but then I was there to work. The area was just preparing for the tourist season so they weren't in full swing. As for the sights, I was really too busy to go sightseeing. Olympus was about an hour and a half away, and we flew in/out of Athens, but I'm pretty sure I'll be going back again in the next year or two. I'd been in Denmark the week before and was in Greece for two weeks, so I was feeling a little "traveled out". Now I have a little better idea of what I want to do and see next time I go there.