VISITORS FROM VIENNA

Elder and Sister Parker just completed their mission in Vienna Austria, part of the Alpine German Mission.  They had wanted to visit Budapest Hungary before they went home, so they contacted us and we made arrangements to show them around.  Elder and Sister Parker are from our stake back home.  Elder Parker and Elder Peterson served together in a YSA bishopric many years ago.  It was so much fun to renew acquaintances once again and to show them the beauties of Budapest.

View from the top of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest

Elder and Sister Parker, and Sister Peterson on the dome balcony of St. Stephen's Basilica.

"The Studel House", famous strudel where you can even watch it being made, and even the presentation was unique.

Elder and Sister Parker with Elder and Sister Peterson at  'The Strudel House'

A quick pizza lunch with the Parkers before catching their train ride back to Austria.

It was a short but fun visit.  They arrived on a Saturday evening after a long train ride from Prague.  The following day they attended church in the Buda Ward here while we traveled to Erd to attend our meetings.  We got together at our place for dinner later.  It was a raining day but we still ventured off the show them the nighttime view from Castle Hill.  We were a little disappointed because parliament was not lit up. Later we realized it was because the country was mourning for the Paris bombing victims. Monday we spent the day sightseeing, putting in almost nine miles of walking.  It was fun to treat them to the sights and tastes of this beautiful city.
Tuesday morning we took them to see the "Hospital in the Rock", knowing that it would be of special interest to them because Elder Parker is a retired OB-GYN.  They enjoyed that unique experience and then off we went to the train station to help them on their way back to Vienna.  The following day they will be flying home from Vienna to Utah to their family after 18 months of service.