Yesterday evening, just as the sun dipped below the Buda hills, a group gathered in the park below our apartment. A cluster of candles flickered at the base of a statue surrounded by diffuse pinpricks of light as people continued… Read More ›
Life in Hungary
Canned Freedom
The communists deployed a variety of mechanisms to ensure no one strayed. Barb wire, bunkers and armed guards lined the borders creating a physical manifestation of the “Iron Curtain”. However, they didn’t rely on physical barriers alone. They also leveraged… Read More ›
An Army without Guns…
Last month, the Danube surged over its banks as record-breaking floods hit Central Europe. The city of Budapest escaped fairly unscathed. The surrounding small villages were less fortunate. A friend of mine mentioned he would be off work – he wasn’t… Read More ›
A Most Ironic Weekend
Last weekend my Saturday and Sunday were juxtaposed on either side of one of the most contentious debates in modern Europe: what to do about the “Roma problem”. Saturday morning I met a new friend for coffee. It turns out… Read More ›
The World In Between 