I slipped out after lunch, to get ahead of the rain expected later in the afternoon, although I will say I'm surprised that it isn't snow in the forecast, since the air temperature is in the 30's/low 40's. Isn't it supposed to snow when the temp is in the 30's? (What do I know.)
My apartment is on Main Street, but on the residential side; the other half is a pedestrian mall. So I took a left leaving the complex I live, heading for that car-free zone. Kaposvár is hilly and there is a slight incline down to this end of the mall, not much of an incline, but when I reach it, I'm looking over the heads of the walkers coming toward me. I can see down to the city center square and the lovely Christmas tree being erected, in anticipation of the market opening on the 29th of November. There are a lot of people out & about. I quickly notice that most are teenagers, no doubt leaving school for the day. But it tickles me no end, when I see the number of locals who love their town and enjoy walking around; there are quite a few groups stopped to visit amongst themselves.
The town Christmas tree is fabulous. Regrettably, I neglected to take a photo (I'll do that tomorrow, it's too late tonight). At the moment, the tree is surrounded by scaffolding, with civil workers scrambling to put up all of the holiday decorations. There are wooden huts being assembled by another group of city employees, which will be rented out to local merchants, to sell their holiday crafts. And mulled wine, draft beer & Palinka, the traditional liquour of Hungary. [I don't remember ever seeing any locals selling coffee drinks, just hot, mulled wine. Hard liquor may not be allowed, but I need to look into that. It might be a fun way to spend a few weeks of the winter doldrums by manning a booth selling Irish coffee, me speaking Hungarian with an Irish brogue(!). Who wants to join me, aye?]
Alexandra works part-time at a coffee shop off of the main square. Cameron & I had breakfast there yesterday, Sunday, but unfortunately, Alex could not join us; she is not feeling well, suffering from a sore throat. (She has decided against working full-time, so she can concentrate on her studies to become a personal trainer. Knowing how smart and determined she is, she'll be a wonderful fitness coach. Just you wait & see!) Cameron was in town for the weekend, but had to leave for Graz by 3 in the afternoon, as Austria was going into lockdown at 9pm Sunday night and Cam was worried about being detained if he arrived late. Fortunately, he reported, this morning, that the drive was speedy and uneventful. I had thought to join him, but we weren't sure the authorities would allow an American entry, what with the new restrictions in place for the next month, in an effort to curtail the Covid surge overwhelming Austria.
That's all I've got. More later.
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