Blogs from Murska Sobota, Prekmurje, Slovenia, Europe

Mitja & Judit's wedding went beautifully. It really was quite a oppertunity to be part of. We started around noon with lunch followed by wedding pictures and a goodbye to parents & family time. At 3:00pm we were able to go to the state wedding. At 4:00pm started the church wedding, followed by reception and more food, games, food, dancing, food. The food was amazing!! meatball souop, fried chicken, fried turkey, roastbeef, potatoes, grilled chicken, hotdogs, salads, french fries, ice cream, deserts, 3 chocolate fountains with fruit and cookies. They brought out the wedding cakes around 11pm and some more food after that :)we didn't go hungry. Now we are in Budapest and will be sightseeing and shopping for 2 days before flying home on Wed. Morning.... read more

My next destination was another couchsurfer in another tiny village, Hodos, Slovenia. Their names are Ivo and Megy. I had emailed Ivo and asked for their address and he told me ‘7’. I figured there was a bit of a language gap and he didn’t understand my request. So I emailed him again and he assured me that his address was 7, Hodos. He was right! The town was so small that they didn’t use street numbers. They just gave each address in the village it’s own number. I think the biggest address I saw in my three days there was 64. Ivo and Megy were originally from the city. They each had been divorced and met each other online. They fell in love and moved to Hodos. Again I was blown away by the generosity ... read more