March 15 Holiday

Today is an important holiday in Hungary that commemorates the revolution that began on this date in 1848. Earlier this week school children prepared for the holiday by singing the National Song that was written by one of the leaders of the revolution and talking about the history of this date. Many of them made flags and decorations and then went with their teachers and classmates to decorate memorials around the city.

We celebrated the day by visiting some of these monuments and then we stopped at a cukraszda for coffee and Coke.

Yes, restaurants often serve Coke in glass bottles. Without ice, of course.