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  • Summer in the City

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    Kids playing in the disappearing fountain on Liberty Square in Budapest Hungary

    For two weeks each August I curse the weather Gods, as Budapest wilts under summer’s oppressive heat.  I yearn for the frigid days of winter and swear I will never grouse during the inevitable deep freeze (a promise I will break around… Read More ›

  • Margit Sziget (Margaret Island), Budapest

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    The statue at the entrance of Margit Island

    Margit Sziget is the recreational hub of Budapest. Walking the island early one fall morning, I am joined by the whippet thin and most serious runners from the city. They jog the five kilometer rubberized track which rings the perimeter…. Read More ›

  • It’s time for a plan…

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    You can’t stop time – or even pause it.  The sand flows through the hourglass unconstrained, taunting.  As each grain falls, I hear a nearly imperceptible ping.  Reality is calling.  I need a plan – just one plan.  My problem… Read More ›

  • Ljubljana

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    The ride from Zagreb to Ljubljana was a vast improvement over the ride from Budapest to Zagreb – shorter (a bit over 2 hours), cooler and more scenic.  Before I thought to glance at my watch, we had arrived.  In both Zagreb… Read More ›

  • The Balaton

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    This week in my conversational English class, we talked about vacations.  One man shared that he went to “The Balaton”.  Balaton is a Hungarian lake, the largest in Central Europe.  It is lovely, wide enough that you can’t see across… Read More ›