Zwack Pálinka Distillery and Museum

Inside Kecskemét's Town Hall

Although we've been living in Kecskemét for nearly three years, Jon and I had never actually been inside the town hall. It's a big lovely building in the city center with bells that play songs every hour. Today, we finally took a peak inside the town hall to see the room where we'll be getting married this summer.

March 15th in Kecskemét

March 15th is an important national holiday in Hungary commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Every year the city of Kecskemét selects a different school to perform in front of town hall for the whole city. This year it was Mátyás Király Elementary, the school where Jon and I teach.

town hall


6th and 7th grade students from Mátyás Király Elementary

The second part of the ceremony is the presentation of wreaths to the statue of Lajos Kossuth, an important leader during the revolution.

statue of Lajos Kossuth


"Hussars" standing at attention during the presentation of wreaths