Day 44: Step back in time, and have fun! – Szentendre, Hungary

(Him: Charlie)

“Two Thumps Up!” – JL

“One of the best ones we have seen so far!” – CC

Just when I started to feel numb about old buildings, castles and churches, serendipity came to my rescue! It was supposed to be a trip to another “pretty” town, but a museum in Szentendre saved our day – hence the remarks above.

This is the Szabadteri Neprajzi Muzeum, the largest and best open air village museum in Hungary. Showcasing villages from Hungary’s five distinct regions, the museum takes visitors back in time to experience the rural life. Each village has complete settings with real-life size dwelling houses, barns, churches, workshops, etc.

For us, experiencing the rustic life in a very basic form is intriguing. I am particularly impressed with the interesting tools people used in the past – water mills, wind mills, and even tread mills. These ingenuities have long been relics in this electric and carbon fuel era.

And as if the museum itself was not entertaining enough, how about hands-on soap making, home-made honey tasting, sheep herding, and learning some folk dancing?

All in all, Jo and I had a blast at the museum. What a surprise! Highly recommended!

(who can guess these are fire fighting engines!)