While we were in the campsite cooking/common room, two Hungarian couples came in together for a snack. One of the men was working on a toaster right next to me. He had it plugged in (220 Volts in Europe) and was probing it with a screwdriver. Suddenly there was a bright blue flash and a loud pop and then the lights and power were off. He got up and tried to turn the power back on. I got up and unplugged his toaster. We tried to find the electrical panel for the affected outlets (and the overhead lights), but couldn't. Since the cooktops were still working, we were going to just forget about it. Then I noticed that the refrigerator/freezer was plugged into the affected outlets. We thought the Hungarians were going to split because they were asking us not to tell on them. Fortunately, they went and found the camp maintenance man, who came and reset the breaker. Then the Hungarian folks came back and thanked us for helping them. They were a funny and friendly lot.
Pictured (l-r): Jules, Susanne, Jutta, JeremyIn the late afternoon, Jeremy and I went to Köö, an Internet Café, had coffee, chatted, and surfed. Afterward, we went to meet Jules for dinner. My foot started hurting during the walk to Stephansplatz, where we were meeting. Jules was with Jutta and Susanne , two lovely young ladies that J&J met the night before. The ladies had already eaten, so they had drinks while we ate. (I had Champignosschnitzel mit reis. Very tasty!)
Finally back to camp for the night. There was an amazing moon wrapped in clouds when we got there. I tried to get a good picture of it, but I'm not sure I succeeded. I think Jeremy did, so I'll try to get one from him.
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