Went and visited another synagogue today. This one was sooooo different from the old one in Krakow. Newer, shinier, bigger, etc. The community is and was much larger so some of that makes sense. 

Also went on a walking tour of some communist sights and places in Pest. It was good, and the guide explained a lot of the monuments I’ve been seeing. For example, the Ronald Reagan statue is there bc several reasons: Hungarians are practical and were trying to improve relations with the US, Reagan apologized for not supporting Hungary in their attempt at freedom from the Soviets in 1956, and Reagan was instrumental in encouraging a peaceful dissolution of the USSR. So that’s interesting.

That’s about it for my activity. Of course I had several walks and bought a ticket for some cultural stuff tomorrow. Hungarian folk dancing to be specific.

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