Day 226: The Trifecta!

So, it has been a while yet again. Life has been very busy for the Schutz’s... February has been a month of travelling. We made it to three different countries in three weeks.

We started the month off with a wonderful trip to Opatia, Croatia. It is on the Adriatic coast and I highly recommend it. The Croatian coast will be a place I will return to... and often I hope.

The following weekend it was off to Rome, Italy... which was... well... really expensive. Too expensive actually. Don’t get me wrong, I was breath taking to see the Coliseum, Vatican, Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain... but Rome is just expensive. Listen... I love bourbon... and someday I might treat myself to a glass of Johnny Walker Blue Label... just to enjoy it once and say that I have had it.

I have been to Rome.

Now, I would definitely go back to Italy... it is such a beautiful country and there is so much to see... I just don’t think I’ll be dying to go back to Rome just for the Gelato.

Anyway, we finished up our trifecta of travel with a very special trip to Budapest where we met up with our good friends Kirby and Heather Winters, and their son KJ. And there is one thing I will say about Budapest... the food is amazing... we were in Budapest for less than 24 hours and every meal was one of the best I have ever had... except for the breakfast at the hotel. We had turkey, duck, fuagra, and wild boar! It was amazing... and my meals were cheaper than a taxi cab ride in Rome (big plus... yes, I am bitter).

If you are a foodie... believe it or not... go to Budapest! You will not regret it.
After our amazing meals we all (Kirby, Heather, and KJ included) ventured back to Belgrade for a few days of wining and dining... It is nice to actually show people that we are not messing around when we say that Serbian cuisine consists of meat, stuffed with cheese and wrapped with bacon.

It was a great trip... and it was really nice to see old friends... it is hard to believe that it has already, almost, eight months since we left Georgia... it is even harder to believe, now that I have done the math, that we have been in Belgrade for over three months (going on four). Time sure does fly when walk to work in the snow. Seriously... the snow just melted yesterday... it was on the ground for about two months. But beautiful.

Anyhow, we are back in Belgrade... and the Winters’ hadn’t even been gone for a week when we received the next reservation for a room at the Casa de la Schutz... Serena’s best friend from Peace Corp, Erin, will be joining us for a little over a week at the end of the month. We visited with Erin last year, when we were in Geneva... so it should be fun... and there is some talk about hitting Romania. Which is another interesting prospect... I hope the food is good!