Wednesday, October 28
Today we are again docked away from any town. The only thing on the dock is a souvenier shop, which did a brisk business first thing after arrival. Kalocsa, the nearby town, is the paparika capitol of the world, so paparika cooking kits were "hot" items.
After breakfast, we boarded our coaches for the drive to the Hungarian Puzsta, a horse ranch near Kalocsa. We were served wine or apple joice and the local delicacy of bread with lard spread and a sprinkling of paprika. Yum! This was a just a bit much for many of our adventurous eaters.
The horse riders entertained us with their trained horses and skillful use of whips. There were also different types of buggies and one rider who drove 8 horses while he stood on the last two. Then we all boarded buggies which took us out to the pasture where the horses and cattle were grazing and they served us peach brandy.
At noon, we returned to our ship for a Hungarian pork Goulash (different than the usual beef goulash) lunch and to continue up the river to Budapest. GHOULash --the Halloween treat?
Tonight was the farewell Captain's dinner, complete with the required Baked Alaska parade.
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