Andrea Karpati asked us to spend the day with her in Pecs (rhymes with fetch.) It is a smaller city, maybe 100,000 or so and is home to two universities. It is about 240 km from Budapest. We met her at the train station on the Buda side and had a nice drive thru the country, me behind the wheel and Andrea translating the GPS instructions. Pecs (rhymes with fetch) is also the home of the Zsolnay Pottery Co. They are a world famous maker of architectural pottery that is so prevalent throughout Europe, especially Budapest. You may remember from a previous post where I found a cache of Zsolnay pottery pieces hidden in the attic of the Museum of Applied Arts building, it turned out they were extra pieces left over from the construction of the building in the 1890's. I think some award is coming my way for discovering these rare and valuable pieces. Anyway. We toured the museum, looked around the town, found a synagogue with a clock, checked out the roasted chestnut vendors and generally had a relaxing and peaceful day. Pecs (rhymes with fetch) was very quiet, it was cool and cloudy and a Saturday, we basically had the run of the town. Andrea took the opportunity to visit the daughter of an old friend for lunch and Lisa and I ate lunch on our own and watched the townsfolk.
Enjoy these pictures of Pecs (rhymes with fetch.)
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