Pacifism 101
There is a citadel atop Gellert Hill in Budapest called aptly – if unimaginatively – enough, The Citadel. It’s a squat, unlovely building, hunkered upon the highest point along the […]
Category Archives: Budapest
Word a Week Challenge: ‘Garden’ – The Need for Green
I pined, I yearned, I whined. A small garden plot, that’s all I wanted. Not much to ask, just a sunny spot, maybe 3×5 meters. I ached, chafed, coveted, craved. […]
Dog Shit on the Danube: A Poopy Plea to the Citizens of Budapest – and the World
Twenty-three piles of dog shit. Twenty-three separate, individual piles of poo, in various states of rain-softened slurry, in a one-and-a-half block section of one Budapest street (Wesselenyi utca). A 190-meter […]
The Hungarian Natural History Museum
Was pretty lame when we first visited it. The museum had moved into its current location, the repurposed and renovated Ludovika Military Academy, in 1996, and it seemed ill-at-ease in […]
Tihany, Hungary: Lake Balaton’s Most Alluring Village
If you’re staying in Hungary long enough to venture outside of Budapest, Lake Balaton may well be your next stop. You should be aware that Balaton is a schizophrenic body […]
Buda Castle, Where the Bull’s Blood Flows
The Buda Castle Wine Festival is right around the corner, this year taking place September 12th – 16th, so it’s time to start making your plans. Pair the words “Hungary” […]
A Day at Kerepesi Cemetery
A couple of weeks ago we ran an article about taking kids to cemeteries. Well, my mother is here visiting from the US, and we spent the day at Kerepesi […]
A Day with the Dead: Taking your Kids to the Cemetery
Cemeteries are great places to hang out. And, I would argue, great places to take kids. I’ll spare you the jokes about people dying to get in, or being able […]
The ‘Gellert Mix’: A Tasty Blend of Bureaucracy, Mediocrity, and Incompetence
The Skinny: The Gellert Baths are lovely, and definitely worth a visit with kids, but not particularly user-friendly. Skip the ‘Mix’ – eat before you come or grab something at […]
Budapest’s Top 5 Parks for Kids
While if you’re on holiday with your family you’re certainly going to be spending a lot of time on the more major sites, parks are great places to get in […]
