Happy Holidays

Before Christmas

Nothing can be more inspirable to get out of the bed in the mornings during Advent Season than an Advent Calendar. Nothing can make Christmas preparations, Christmas Eve and the following days cosier and more intimate than an infectious chicken-pox. :)

During Christmas

Nothing can be unbearable at Christmas than not to meet the beloved ones. As my sister is going to give life to her second child appr. in 2 weeks from now, we did not want to take risk to infect either Emile or the smallest issue. The potential Xmas company was wider than I thought initially:

-those who had had chicken-pox ever,

-those who suffered from chicken-pox at that time as well,

-those who wanted to have chicken-pox and come through this once-in-a-lifetime illness and

-those who did not care about it.

After Christmas

Nothing can be more relaxed than skating and enjoying fresh chilly air and sliding from 2012 into 2013. I tried the newly reconstructed skating-rink of the city park of the capital. The skating area was expanded to 12,000 square metres. This artifical ice is the largest and one of the oldest ice rinks in Europe (opened in 1870). The fantastic surround in the heart of the historical Budapest recalled my old memories and the good feeling of the whole (located between the Heroes' Square and the Vajdahunyad Castle). Then we tried the local ice rink with Dominik and I think I will persuade his father to teach him how to skate well because he is good at skating. 
And nothing can make me swerve to stay committed to my habit that the first day of the New Year is spent outdoor with walking to let fresh air into my brain to have a clear conception of some things.

Long Weekend #5 and #6

Four consecutive days twice (due to national holidays and workday removals). I think it is a bit miserable thing to wait the free days in order to put the things in order phisically around you. So, I did not let my legs swing. I worked hard at home because I want to spend the whole December only with cooking and baking, relaxing, mingling with the Xmas crowd without being frustrated because of anything. The question is that will I achieve my goal? I surely do my best and the timing seems good till now.

Some outdoor program made more colourful these long weekends like candles in the cemetries and visiting a gorgeous plant reservation enjoying the unusual warm and shiny weather.

The autumn holiday for Dominik was spent mainly with grandma and Emil. They love each other and can’t believe that soon there will be three little boys in our family thanks to my sister and her husband!

September, October Topic: Water and Curves

Water. All of us have to realize the importance of water and many of us have to increase the water intake. Drinking water is not just a trend, it is essetial and plays a vital role in nearly every bodily function. Water is the substance of life. Life can not exist without water. We must constantly be adding fresh water to our body in order to keep it properly hydrated.

Curves is that kind of sport that I have been doing (almost) daily for three months. This is a 30-minute circuit workout created specifically for women and exercises every major muscle group (two muscles at a time). The Curves circuit is made up of different resistance machines and recovery boards between each of them. You have to spend exactly 30 seconds on each machine and on each recovery board and repeat the circuit for three times. The most important thing is to have the suitable heart rate all the time that fits your age.  Recovery boards maintains the heart rate by walking, running or jogging in place (depending on your fitness level). 

Don't let the summer go!

Every single warm, sunny day is a present here in Hungary at this time of the year. We enjoy and make the best use of our time spent outdoor.

About Türkiye

We were in this country at first when Dominik was at the age of 1. Now, at the age of 5, it was a completely different experience, of course. Upholding my opinion, the best choice is to time a vacation like this by the beginning of September. Depending on the amount that is intended to allocate for the holiday and comparing the possibilities between the high season and late season, I can say that in September you can either enjoy the same board for far less money or you can live like a king for the same amount of money. We could not complain neither about the weather (44°C) nor about the water (32°C). The sea was continuously wavy, providing constant entertainment for the kids. There were several pools around the hotel but I never dip into chlorinated water if I have the salty sea. The accomodation was a good choice, too. We had for everything that we desired. The only problem was that the time passed so fast. As for Turkey, they are surprisingly developed. In spite of the heat, there is no dryness but luxuriant vegetation because of the plenty of water station. The fields are supplied with drain-pipes and the humidity is also high. Turkey is the 6th in agricultural production on a world scale. Because of the favourable conditions and natural resources the grounds yield well, the fruits are ripening nicely, eg. banana grows ripe twice, strawberry three times a year… 

June, July, August Topic: SUMMER!

Although, the first nuts and fallen leaves were discovered under foot, the morning and evenings became chilly, the sun goes much lower; the summer is staying henceforward! And what's more, it is just begin for me & my son. It was promised to fly and visit the sea this year as well. And... promise is a promise! The Mediterranean one again but this time from the Turkish side. And I insist on joining my mother. I want her to fly because she never has done this before and I want her to experience a 4*+ accomodation with all inclusive boarding and also want her to have nothing to do for a whole week.

Upon arrival from the foreign vacation, a season closing camping will waiting for us in Szigetköz. But this time, we have managed to rope in the cousins as well. We will be 16 of us there and surely will have lot of fun together. 

As for the summer till now, we have spent a couple of days at the North shore of Lake Balaton including the visit of the famous Veszprém Zoo, some days in Füzesgyarmat at my cousin's place, some days with canoing in Kisbodak, spent some time at the best pleasure-grounds in the capital like The Amusement Park of Budapest, The Circus; there was a joint family Aqua Theme Park in Győr and carried on the testing procedure of different plages, of course...