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Along Budapest's number 2 tram route

Weather report

Well, it is not exactly a weather report, I am just spending a few moments this Sunday morning to think about those people, in some parts of Germany, Austria and Hungary, who are still feeling the effects of the enormous masses of water that passed though my part of the world earlier this week.

http://www.susie-mallett.org/2013/06/i-think-it-must-have-rained-on-st.html

In some areas the predicted highest water-level is still to come, one of these being Budapest.

While I was investigating on line what the water is up to in Budapest I discovered this video clip, showing the high water in the Danube, that is obviously taken from the number 2 tram that runs along the Pest bank of the river. 

The number 2 travels right past the house with the angel plaque on the wall where András Pető used to live, in Balassi Bálint utca.

http://www.xpatloop.com/news/73499

I wonder whether the water is lapping around the back of Parliament House by now and whether it is encroaching on AP’s old home, I do hope not.

http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2013/06/09/flood-watch-budapest/

Already the bill to restore the flood-damage in Germany alone is running into millions of Euros, let us hope that further along the Danube, and on the Elbe, that the flood-waters recede quickly, thereby lessening the amount of damage and upset for the people.

Those already clearing up are totally exhausted, many are without homes.

Notes

An earlier weather report from Conductor blog –

http://www.susie-mallett.org/2013/06/i-think-it-must-have-rained-on-st.html

Humour

Give me sunshine!

Britain and its talent!

I have just been talking to my sister who at the same time had one eye on the television and the finals of Britain’s Got Talent. She actually predicted that this act would win –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTSxDVEHRM

Apparently it did not, this young man came second on the screen but as far as I am concerned he is a winner. 

I will have to translate some of his jokes for my teenagers at work; they will just love it, especially Little Princess who has got such a huge sense of humour too.

I had tears in my eyes listening to Jack, yes, he is funny, but the tears where not only because I was laughing so much – although I did laugh out loud very times at his jokes, something that I do not do very often!

According to my sister, as she was watching TV with one eye, it was a Hungarian group called Attraction that won Britain’s got Talent! Sis told me that the Magyars did give a performance about England this week, something that Sis thought very considerate of them.

There is a nice picture at the top of the page with another of Britain’s very talented entertainers, having fun in Morecombe with my sister!