Blog post instead of soccer and disc golf interwebs

Jill is rationing my internet usage so instead of keeping up to date with important matters on goal.com and dgcoursereview.com I am writing my first blog post.  I must admit that it is a little late...but this is the first time I've been able to get to the blog in something other than Hungarian or Turkish (something that foiled my prior attempts).  In this post I'll add some editorial to Jill's numerous previous entries.

Emily and plane melt downs

To be fair to little Emmabooboo she has been an absolute trooper given the 4 countries and 5 plane rides.  She has developed a pattern. A) scare the poop out of all the other passengers by freaking out as we board (tears and screaming will do that) B) settle down, C) sleep, D) wake, eat, smile and play, E) get compliments from the flight staff about how good she was.  Hopefully this keeps up for the remaining 2 flights.

I am become pack mule

Seriously!

Pannonhalma

The restaurant is as good as ever. We didn't get to eat outside this time due to the weather which is too bad as the views across the valley when it is sunny and warm outside are wonderful.  Fortunately (or unfortunately) we didn't get a repeat of Jeff's performance art piece "pea soup on white table cloth" primarily because Jeff wasn't there.  Next time Sill's!!!  Given our lack of time we were unable to tour the monastery and winery.  So I have 2 regrets: 1) I wasn't able to get pictures of the "graffiti" from the 1500s and 2) we weren't able to do the wine tasting.

If you get a chance to go to Hungary do yourself a favour and take a trip to Pannonhalma to take in the tour, wine tasting and restaurant.  They have great wines.

Budapest

There's lots to say about this city but this post is about Spiritus Disc Golf Course.  It was a bit of a hike from the Pest side to the Buda side to get to the course and then to actually find the course on the unmarked streets.  It was fun to play, great land with great potential for a good course and some really good holes playing up and down a fairly wooded hill.  Thankfully Emily's stroller is all terrain!  Although it was quite tiring pushing her around.  The course does need a bit of a redesign.  There are only 7 baskets and the designer tried to make 14 continuous holes.  The result is a lack of flow and some hikes between holes.  If it was two 7 holes loops it would probably work better.

Wet shave

In one word - awesomesauce!  I went for this on Mike's recommendation.  Thanks Mike!  

This was a great experience.  I must admit to being nervous at first.  The place was really just a hole in the wall and I think I interrupted the owner's smoke break (although my shave didn't seem to prevent him from continuing his talk with his buddies).

I was lathered up and my stubble (I hadn't shaved for 3 or 4 days) vigorously rubbed to soften it, followed by the straight razor shave.  But it didn't end there.  After the wet shave there was a dry shave with an electric razor.  The whole event culminated in the following massage: forehead, temples, scalp, neck and shoulders.  The massage part must have been 15 to 20 minutes.  I couldn't believe it when he told me 7 Lira.  I had to ask 3 times.  I would have given the guy 50 lira, best shave ever, so close, and I felt so good after.  If you find yourself in Turkey go get this done.