William Penn Life, 1987 (22. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-01-01 / 1. szám
Hungary January 1987, William Penn Life, Page 3 nium Monument. The tour continues to Geliert Hall and Castle Hill in Buda, including the Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastion. Lunch at the Hotel Hungária. Afternoon is free to visit shops and sidewalk cafes. Evening Danube cruise with dinner and folklore program. Price of Tour I........$133.00 (Single supplement, $33.00) TOUR II Transdanubia (5 days) ■ June 27 — After breakfast, 8:30 a.m. departure from Budapest to Gyor through Pannonhalma. Visit the Abbey of Pannonhalma. Lunch in Gyor followed by a visit to the Castle of Fertőd en route to Sopron. Dinner and wine tasting at the Hotel Sopron Restaurant. Sleeping accomodations at the same hotel. ■ June 28 — After breakfast, sightseeing tour of the city of Sopron. Lunch in Sopron. Afternoon departure to Szombathely. En route visit the city of Kőszeg and its main points of interest. Dinner at the Hotel Claudius. ■ June 29 — After breakfast, a tour of the city of Szombathely followed by a visit to the Nadasdy Castle in Sárvár. Lunch in Sarvar. Afternoon departure for Balatonfured via Sumeg-Badacsony. Dinner and accomodations at the Hotel Marina or the Hotel Annabella. ■June 30 — Following breakfast, a sightseeing tour of Balatonfured and Tihany. Lunch at the hotel. Free afternoon for shopping or swimming. At 7 p.m. enjoy the festivities of a traditional peasant wedding at the Nemesvamos Csarda. Accomodations and breakfast at the Hotel Marina or the Hotel Annabella. ■ July 1 — Departure for Saripuszta after breakfast. Enjoy a variety of shows and activities such as a horse show, driving of wild herds and carriage rides. Lunch in Szekesfehervar at the Hotel Velence. Return to Budapest after lunch. Accomodations at the Hotel Hungária. Evening is free. Price of Tour II .... $205.00 (Single supplement, $49.00) TOUR III Two Days in Budapest ■ July 1 — After arrival from Transdanubia tour, your tour guide will help you check into the Hotel Hungária. Evening is free. ■ July 2 — American breakfast at the hotel. Rest of the day is free to stroll on the beautiful boulevards and streets of Budapest. Be From Page 1 sure to visit some of the charming sidewalk cafes and inviting little pastry shops offering the greatest selection of irresistible delicasies. Price of Tour III........$69.00 (Single supplement, $25.00) TOUR IV Northern Hungary (5 days) ■ July 3 — Following breakfast, departure for Hortobágy. Lunch at the Csarda of Hortobágy. Afternoon visit to the Shepperd’s Museum followed by a horse show on the puszta. View a horse breeding farm and carriage rides. Dinner and accomodations at the Hotel Aranybika. ■ July 4 — After breakfast, sightseeing tour of the city of Debrecen. Lunch at the Kis-Hortobagy Csarda of Balmazuj varos. After lunch tour the city of Miskolc and then on to Tapolca, Lillafüred, Diósgyőr and through Bükk on to Eger. Dinner and accomodations at the Hotel Uj Eger (two nights). ■ July 5 — After breakfast, tour Aggtelek. Visit the beautiful caves at Csepko. After lunch return to Eger and enjoy a traditional peasant wedding at Mikofalva. ■ July 6 — After breakfast departure for Salgótarján via Egerbakta-Sirok-Matraballa. Visit the blown-glassware factory in Salgótarján. Lunch at Hotel Karancs. Afternoon return to Budapest via Hatvan. Farewell dinner at the Hotel Hungária. ■ July 7 — Luggage ready, time to say fond farewells and transfer to airport after breakfast. Though you must leave, you will take with you treasured memories. Price of Tour IV.... $239.00 (Single supplement, $45.00) Additional details The total price for all four tours is $635.00. Roundtrip air fare from New York is $749.00. Air fare from Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh is $799.00 Participants may extend there stay in Budapest at no additional cost on the air fare. However, such an extension must be requested before tickets are issued. Accomodations are based on two persons sharing a twinbedded room with private bath. A limited number of single rooms are available at the supplemental cost. The tour price does not include expenses of passports and visas, laundry, wines, liquors, mineral waters, after-luncheon and afterdinner tea or coffee or food not on the menus of the included meals. For more information on our tour of Hungary, fill out the coupon below and mail it to: William Penn Association Hungary Tour ’87 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 If you would like more details on the tour, you can call us at (412) 231-2979. We will send you the complete tour brochure as soon as possible. William Penn Association Hungary Tour ’87 Please send me a brochure on your exciting tour of Hungary as soon as possible. Name:____________________________________________ Street: ___________________________________________ City:___________________State:_____Zifx____________ Phone: (_____)____________________________________ William Penn Member? Yes:______No;________________ Send to: William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 Attention: Managing Editor World War II changed plans of 1939 tour group Members of the 1939 Hungary Tour group of the Verhovay. The outbreak of World War II delayed the group’s departure from Europe by nearly eight weeks. By Alexander J. Goydan Branch 226 The year was 1939. They say it was the best of times and the worst of times, but it was true. We were just coming out of the Depression, a time when most of us had very little money and no employment. This was the year the Verhovay was sponsoring the second membership trip to Hungary with 25 winners to be awarded the roundtrip by boat. The youth of all the branches were involved, and it was the beginning of the generation of the leadership that still remains as the nucleus at the helm of the William Penn today. July 13, 1939, we boarded the MS Pilsudski from New York. Nine days later we arrived at the seaport town of Gydnia, Poland. The military was everywhere. We travelled by train across Poland, finally arriving at the border town of Voloc, and then Munkács, Csap, Miskolcs and Budapest. At Voloc we were greeted by a delegation welcoming us to Hungary. In Budapest our tours eminated from the Metropole Hotel, which at the time was first class. From July 23 to Aug. 3 we toured all of Hungary and enjoyed seeing for the first time all the famous historical and cultural villages and cities that our parents talked about and remembered so well when they emigrated to America, the dream of all Hungarians. After the tour was over a group of us were on our way to the University of Debrecen. Since the war was escallating in Europe, and since students were from all European countries, the embassies were ordering their citizens back to their countries. On Aug. 19 we were back in Budapest awaiting orders for our return to America. In the meantime, everyone returned to their relatives in the villages leaving their addresses with the American embassy for further orders. Fay Fisher Andor, our man in Hungary and a contributor to Verhovay Lapja, kept us in touch during those anxious days of waiting. From the late days of August the tension of the war was very visible — cities and smaller villages were crowded with troops, people and everyone in a hurry. Mobilization was everywhere. On Sept. 23 we finally received word that the MS Satumia would be our ship to take us home. The problem was that the Pilsudski was a Polish liner which after our arrival had been comandeered by the Nazis as a troop ship. The Pulsudski was later sunk, forcing Despite the waiting and the war, there were many happy memories taken home after the tour. This welcoming reception at Voloc was one of them. us to find other means of getting home. The Italian steamship lines were reluctant to honor roundtrip tickets from Poland. American dollars had to be provided to buy our passage home. We arrived in Triests, Italy from Budapest on Sept. 25. From Genoa we sailed the Mediterranean Sea via Gilbraltar. The rock was in sight when we were signalled to stop by a British warship. All eyes were on the boarding party as they searched for someone or something. Finally, two hours later we were on our way to the open sea. A U.S. escort vessel followed us out of Lisbon for a safe distance. America was at work and we did feel more at ease. On Oct. 10 we arrived in New York. We were all on deck as well watched the Statue of Liberty come into view. We were all grateful to see the outstretched arm of Lady Liberty. We had a feeling of security that only comes with freedom. We knew how we felt, but the feeling or our parents and grandparents who came here to establish roots must have been greater than we will ever know.
