The World In Between

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• An urban living room: Szent Istvan Park – Budapest, Hungary

  By Julie Callahan on June 20, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  An Italian friend once told me, “the piazza is my living room!” I envied him. My living room languished in the dark recesses of my house; formal and unused – a world disconnected from daily life. His living room reeked… Read More ›

• Living as a Local in Budapest, Hungary

  By Julie Callahan on June 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  In the castle district, the “var”, beer festivals pop up intermittently throughout the summer in the palace courtyard. Pay an entry fee, make a deposit on a castle themed beer mug, and taste from a selection of over priced beers…. Read More ›

• Kapitulska Ulica: Bratislava’s history as told by its oldest street

  By Julie Callahan on June 12, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  The communists were terrible landlords. In a relatively brief 40 years, they turned Kapitulska Ulica, “Church Street”, from a coronation pathway for the kings and queens of the Kingdom of Hungary into a ramshackle mess of crumbling buildings and cockeyed… Read More ›

• Drag Racing in the Streets of Budapest

  By Julie Callahan on June 9, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  A staccato of racing engines and squealing tires disrupted our Saturday morning. After an hour, I realized the regular and repetitive noise wasn’t spawned from some random event – a few young guys fooling around and peeling out at a… Read More ›

• My Budapest Coffeehouse Obsession

  By Julie Callahan on June 7, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Friday was a holiday, at least for me. June 6th is my service anniversary date with my employer. I declared this a work free day a few years ago. Perhaps this one is a bit more special, given it is… Read More ›

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