Barnabás Fehér was napping on his outdoor swing as we approached his home for our appointment to visit the synagogue. A cluster of fruit trees shaded him. Come late summer, these trees will produce a harvest from which he augments… Read More ›
Mad Hungary
The Characters of Mád, Hungary
Mád, Hungary is little more than a dab on the eastern Hungarian landscape – a tiny town among hundreds of time worn villages sprinkled across rural Hungary. We came to Mád to visit the beautiful and distinctive baroque synagogue. Little… Read More ›
Mad, Hungary: A Wine Tasting at Budahazy Pince
Several weeks ago, we ate the most perfect lunch in Mad, Hungary at the Budahazy Pince vineyard, feasting on perhaps a dozen varieties of greens organically grown in the back yard, picked fresh, and then drizzled with lemon, olive oil… Read More ›
A “tour free” return to the Tokaj wine region of Hungary
In the eastern most reaches of Hungary, between Slovakia, the Ukraine and Romania, sits the Tokaj wine region and the small village of the same name. The area is known for sweet, white wines. Mention Tokaj to a Hungarian and… Read More ›