sunny and warm in Budapest

I'm back on a 2 week "tour of duty" (TDY) in Budapest. It is so nice here right now.

I had an interesting patient who was a rower on the Hungarian olympic team in the 1940's. He shared with me some of his stories and how they got silver in the nationals but lost to the German's because of a leg cramp to one of his fellow rowers. So he decided not to come back to Hungary for fear that the Hungarians would be outraged that they lost to the Germans. He spent a great part of his life in Australia and became an architect. He and his wife returned to Hungary after his retirement. He got bored and took a job with our Embassy.

I just got back from my lunch break and I feel like I'm coming out of hibernation. There are lots of Hungarians out and the restaurants and cafes are alive and full of people. I can't wait for Dina and the kids to come join me.