My First Journey My First Journey AbroadAbroad

bby Katarina Vicentijevicy Katarina Vicentijevic

HungaryHungary

From 5th to 11th of June I went to Hungary From 5th to 11th of June I went to Hungary with my teacherwith my teacher Mira and three other friends: Mira and three other friends: Nevena, Stefan and DaniloNevena, Stefan and Danilo. .

HungaryHungary

HungaryHungary

During the trip we saw During the trip we saw Gyor, Balaton LakeGyor, Balaton Lake,, Budapest and many Budapest and many churches. We also had a churches. We also had a chance to meet our chance to meet our

friends friends from Bulgaria, from the from Bulgaria, from the capital Sofia. capital Sofia.

BoriBori

We were accommodated at We were accommodated at Gyor, Gyor, with families. The with families. The hosts were children whose teacher Tunde was hosts were children whose teacher Tunde was organizer of the whole project. My host was organizer of the whole project. My host was Bori.Bori. She She is 15 years old. We had a great time together. is 15 years old. We had a great time together. In this In this picture, she is the girl on the left in the front row. picture, she is the girl on the left in the front row. I I had great luck to be with my friend had great luck to be with my friend Nevena Nevena in the in the same house.same house.

GyorGyorIn In Gyor Gyor I could see manyI could see manyhistorical monuments. I historical monuments. I was surprised to see how was surprised to see how big their City Hall is. I big their City Hall is. I could also see many could also see many

storks storks which were standing in which were standing in their nests on light posts. their nests on light posts.

PannonhalmaPannonhalma

PannonhalmaPannonhalmaOn the second day we saw the monastery On the second day we saw the monastery at at Pannonhalma. Pannonhalma. There we saw a film There we saw a film about the life in monastery and boarding-about the life in monastery and boarding-school, which is part of the monastery. In school, which is part of the monastery. In the centthe centre re of the monastery there was a of the monastery there was a huge hexagonal library with 450huge hexagonal library with 450,,000 000 books. During the Second World War books. During the Second World War there were many refugees there because there were many refugees there because it was protecit was protectedted by the Red Cross. by the Red Cross.

PannonhalmaPannonhalma

Balaton LakeBalaton Lake

Balaton LakeBalaton LakeI liked the trip to I liked the trip to BalatonBalaton Lake. Lake. It was really cosy there because It was really cosy there because the day was pretty hot. There the day was pretty hot. There were many ships there and were many ships there and tourists who came to see “the tourists who came to see “the sea of Hungary”. We also saw a sea of Hungary”. We also saw a beautiful white swan there. We beautiful white swan there. We took took plenty ofplenty of photographas and photographas and

I I especially like the one in front of especially like the one in front of

the the statues of King Stephen and statues of King Stephen and

Queen Queen Gisella in which Nevena held her Gisella in which Nevena held her hands as if she was praying. hands as if she was praying.

Hungarian ParliamentHungarian Parliament

Hungarian ParliamentHungarian ParliamentWe had the honour of seeing We had the honour of seeing the interior of the famous the interior of the famous building of Hungarian building of Hungarian parliament. There we heard parliament. There we heard many interesting details about many interesting details about the building. For example, thethe building. For example, the match-stick model of the match-stick model of the parliament was so big that the parliament was so big that the architects had to knock down architects had to knock down part of the house so that they part of the house so that they could bring the model out.could bring the model out.

National CrownNational CrownWe could also see the We could also see the crown which had been crown which had been taken by Hitler’s army in taken by Hitler’s army in the Second World War the Second World War

and and was was it was only in 1978 it was only in 1978

thatthatit was finally it was finally returned by returned by the American the American

governmentgovernment..

Gyor Swimming PoolGyor Swimming Pool

On the last day we On the last day we went to Gyor went to Gyor swimming-pool swimming-pool with our hosts and with our hosts and their teacher their teacher Tunde. We had a Tunde. We had a nice time together. nice time together.

FriendsFriends• When I now think about everything, it was When I now think about everything, it was

wonderful. This was my first trip abroad wonderful. This was my first trip abroad and it was really special. I think that my and it was really special. I think that my friends had a great time, too.friends had a great time, too.