Papa, Hungary

Papa is pronounced like Tap-a with a "P".  This will be my area.  The office specialists drove me to my new apartment. The country side looks just like driving thru Texas or Utah.   A few houses and a few commercial buildings.  It is a beautiful spring day, not the cold snow I was expecting.  (Szep ido van ma - accent marks are missing.)  Look the Fosythia is out in bloom.  

This is a picture of a stork's nest.  Yes it is on top of the electrical pole.  Too bad I didn't see the Stork.    This was on the side of the road on the way to Papa.  Be sure to notice the church.  Hungary is full of churchs.  I will be showing you plenty of them.  

May I introduce my new companion Scherrer, Bertha Nover (again accents missing.)   She is from Sacramento, California.  She has a son and daughter and step son.  She has 3 grandchildren living in California and Colorado.  Her favorite calling is the mission she is currently serving.  She likes to cook which is a perfect match for us because as you know, I don't.  We have worked out the logistics:  she cooks, I do the dishes.  This picture was taken in front of the Papa Branch.  Rae Elder and Anderson Elder are standing next to us.  They are the only Elders in the Papa Branch.  

Architecture is just like the pictures in the travel magazines.  This house is in our neighborhood.  I think it is my favorite house.  The tree is in blossom.  Maybe its a cherry tree.  

This is a typical street.  People have a gate with the front door on the side of the house.  You must go through the gate before you can knock on the door.  Most people lock their gate.  Well I guess you could say Hungary is a "gated community".  

This is the way you might chit chat with a cute girl.  It beats going to the front door where the dad may answer the door.

Sometimes you get a glimps on the other side of the gate.  The yards are beautiful like this one.

This is a view from our kitchen window in our apartment.  Sorry, I wasn't able to take out the screen to make the picture a little clearer.  Our neighbors across the street.  The house is in the front then the other buildings are attached to the house in the back.  The yards are narrow and long. 

This couple live in our apartments building.  They take their motorcycle out each afternoon.  They spoke no English but consented to let me take their picture in front of our apartment building.  There is a new rule in Hungary and that is that you are not allowed to take someone's picture without their permission.  I'm not sure how that will be enforced.  

I got to Papa on Thursday and Friday we had a District meeting.  Then off we went to have a little pizza.