spent last night and all of today in Budapest.. one of my favorite cites in Europe.. first time I was here in the late 70’s.. I remember (vaguely 🙂   getting woken up by a policeman with machine  gun for camping on a park bench on the Citadela.. It was a very different city then.. it’s still got remnants of that faded last century. but the city is really beautiful …elegant and so friendly..

 

 

 

 

arrived last night to find all the streets downtown blocked.. this morning woke to find police everywhere.. there was a meeting of 14 prime ministers.. including the PM of China, gathered here.. they were taking no risks..   the streets were so blocked that it took us 30 minutes to cross the street to catch a cab. 

 

 

Peter was my host.. 

 

 

and Elvira was my ‘handler ( ewhere ever I go in the world i have a wonderful communications person like elvira with me to say “what John REALLY Means is…. 🙂 

 

we hafd a crazy busy day.. first a meeting with the minister of transport.. then a meeting  with media.. then a presentation at a major trade show.. then a client meeting,.. then round table with professors and Budapest university.. then a talk for students. It was great being back at the university.. I was here n 2012 and 2013 .. this is the3 home of Gabor Denes.. the inventor of the laser.. in fact there are more Nobel prize winners per capita in Hungary than any other country !

 

I loved all of it.. 

 

 

the student talk was my favorite..  thye were a wonderful group !!!!

 

then a quick visit to the funky airport lounge. 

 

and now back in my hotel in Munich.. 

busy.. and fun.. 

very busy fdays ahead.. more from the future tomorrow.

nite all. nite sam

-me

 

Just got to Munich this morning.. now headed to Budapest. I️ love that city . Can’t find they need first visit in 1979 when I️ was chased from my camp site on the Citadela in Pestb by guys with machine guns

I’ve been there several times science but never as fun as with machine guns

Hope you get to visit this town

Nite all, nite Sam
-me

on a plane heading to Munich…after 2 weeks in the US . Always feels funny when im away from the office that lo g.

 

i had a really peaful and reflective time off this past week. Both max and gabe were around for the entire week which was really great.  The Sam days were bith sad and fun which is as good a combination as i can ask for. Thanksgiving is never my favorite holiday..but we had lots.of friends and love around us..

i even caught up on sleep over the break.. I had almost forgot how it feels to be well rested and to be able to,run every day

now heading back to a,very busy week.. lots ti do..looking forward to most of it !

more from thr road tomorrow 

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

Nice slow day.. ended up at deborah’s with a bunch of friends and family making sushi ..

We decided  to come dressed as samarai.. r at least as samarai in their bathrobes. 

 

we made a ton of sushi … way to much to eat.. but ew ate it all anyway !

=

 

we alled played Dixit.. … then I fell asleep on the floor.. just like old times

 

now itime to fall aasleep again

 

nite all. nite sam

-me