Living in a large and foreign city heightens my “aloneness”. I am surrounded by couples walking two by two, their heads tilted together as they talk and laugh in their own private world. I sit nearby unacknowledged, an observer but… Read More ›
Insiders Budapest
Information on Budapest based on our two years of living there.
Exploring Budapest: In the Steps of Raoul Wallenberg
Life has lapsed into a rhythm. Moving to a new country (and in our case two new countries) is unsettling, so I welcome a bit of balance. But balance morphing into complacency is a problem. I am trying to shake… Read More ›
Summer in the City
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
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 ›
The Balaton
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 ›
The World In Between 