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Feasts and Fables's avatar

Excellent storytelling ... brilliantly brought to life, though I am averting my gaze!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you. For the compliment and for not peeking. It was not a pretty picture, believe me.

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Where to heck did this come from? I Loved the picture with "I wish".

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Every word is true. I think Hungary is the most challenging place I ever traveled. The language was 100% indecipherable for me. Makes it scarier.

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James Ron's avatar

👀! You are a brave, Sharron. Love your humor.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Not very brave. A lacy-pants wimp, if you must know. I just couldn't escape. Now it is funny to retell. I wasn't laughing at the time.

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Jim Cummings's avatar

"I might just come back tomorrow. Yeah...not really." That pretty much sums it up.

Great job of conveying the cringe factor here, Sharron. Different cultures, different customs I guess.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Well, it wasn't what I expected, but it didn't kill me. I left Hungary as a stronger more confident person.

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Kate Henry's avatar

Um... no.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

No, me neither.

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palmisanocj@yahoo.com's avatar

That would be a resounding "um, no" from me as well. Delightful, Sharron!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I admit I have got myself into a few predicaments on the road. That was probably the most embarrassing.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

LOL, and ouchie! Such a great story!

Mum told me about a trip to Turkey in which she and some of her friends submitted to a Turkish bath. I gather it was way more *robust* a process than any of them had envisaged... and she told me she arrived home 'pounds lighter, from all those decades of dirt they seemed to have been so keen to scrape off'! 😆

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

ha ha ha ha! No doubt they removed a few layer of skin as well. I can relate!

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Justin Deming's avatar

I felt highly uncomfortable for you from start to finish! You are braver than most of us! Your storytelling here is stellar, and the description of the scene really...burned it into my mind. 😄

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

With a little distance and time, it is now funny, but it was not funny at the time. Thanks for reading my tale, Justin.

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Loel barr's avatar

One of my greatest regrets is that in my twenties , during a 2-week stay in Istanbul, I was too shy to enjoy the pleasures of a real, ornate and lovely, Turkish spa.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

The hotel in Budapest was advertised as grand, ornate and lovely and really missed the mark. The brochure was beautiful, the entire site was a bit seedy. Turn of the last century opulence gone slightly off. An adventure all the same! I hope you still have time to go to Turkey., Loel

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Yael Gelardin's avatar

I have never been at this part of the world. Seems interesting, but definitely not for me. Zorka would break me in a minute!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yeah, she was tough. I don't recommend the treatment.

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

All that…and 𝙣𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙙?? “Yeah…not really” to put it lightly! Lol Sharron, you have had some amazing adventures, but this one takes the cake!! I am in awe. 😳

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Ah, well. You win some and you lose some. We need ALL of it to truly appreciate the good, right? A similar message to your beautiful "Winter Sun" at the Gopher Farm this morning. https://sharonhudson.substack.com/p/winter-sun?

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thank you for sharing my post, Sharron!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

👍🏻🩷

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Da dvarch!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

ha ha ha! If you say so!

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