All the participants of the last Erasmus + mobility want to say thanks to have had the
opportunity to live a great experience. For seven days we have shared our lives with people
from five European countries and it has given us a new and better idea about how different
and similar people are in many ways. We have practiced and improved the English language
exchanging the Hungarian culture and traditions. And everybody has learnt a lot about the
historical capital, Budapest.
Both sides the hilly Buda and the plain Pest offer and impressive view that is more than
beautiful. They are plenty of Hungarian history that our students learnt developing some
treasure hunts. We visited the Castle district, strolled around the gothic Mathias Church,
whose spire stretches up into the sky, and the neo-romantic Fisherman’s Bastion. We visited
the grave of Güll Baba, walked along Margarete Island, and around the Ciudadella at night. The
Opera House, the Synagogue and the Great Hall market were also well seen from inside and
outside. We sailed along the Danube with the company of a gentle guide. The basilica
dedicated to King Saint Stephen who founded the Hungarian state was really wonderful. And
at least we could enter into the splendidly decorated Parliament and learn why the Hungarian
Jewish Shoes lay there. There were many tasks related to come to know the University
guidance and study the most interesting bridges over the Danube.
The banks of the river are alive day and night. It is the city of the coffee houses. So we loved to
spend time in there as some popular poets and writers did in the past. Actually, the teachers
had some meetings there to talk and rest with our colleagues after sight-seeing. But we also
spent our lunch time with our students tasting and enjoying the Goulash and other traditional
dishes in a lively city that leads the currently gastronomy in Europe.
In this animated and vital city, our students used the public transport and they saw its beauty
metro lines. Daily they crossed the capital many times and now they are able to manage the
complex web of metro, tram, trolley bus, and bus line. They used from the oldest (the 1 st
underground line on continental Europe) to the most modern and fastest ones.
Following the way of the bus number 22 we enjoyed the outskirts of Budapest. They are plenty
of woods and natural parks of pine trees and some middle ages ruins. After some bus stops we
arrived in a rural area. It was Budakeszi. We got off at Sándor József Gimnázim because it was
the high school where the teachers organized and hosted the event. Everybody participated
and developed some work about the project, visited the school and celebrated the farewell
party.
Our students have memorable experiences about the week as the one in Aquaworld. They are
absolutely happy. They shared with the other students a piece of their lives. For this reason it
is not possible to finish this report without mentioning that we want to recognize the efforts
that the coordinator did to organize the activities, tasks, celebrations to make this event the
most unforgettable experience possible.
IGEN, IGEN, KÖSZONÖM
