Györ
When Hungary was announced as the location for the 2019 AYA Europe Convention, it sounded exciting, fascinating and very distant. The thought of flying our own planes into a country which, not so long ago was under the clutches of a communist regime, seemed too good to be true. Our gallant hosts and organisers were to be Jack Maher and his lovely Hungarian-born wife Aniko.
Although living in the USA since the age of twelve, Aniko had retained the valuable language skills which were going to be vital for an event in a country with a tongue so alien to most Europeans.
Jack and Aniko decided that the 2019 event would be four days long rather than the usual three days. This enabled a more relaxed programme of events, with plenty of time to take a break, explore the town of Györ or just have a nap! Györ was a place unknown and unheard of to most delgates but, once there, we all realised what a treasure it really is.
With two rivers which join on the centre of the town, beautiful pedestrianised streets, lovely buildings and attractive restaurants galore it had loads to offer.
Some of our great pictures
