Category: Travelogue

I went bar-hopping a few nights ago for the first time in I don’t know how long.  Met up with some fellow solo-traveling friends at the original (or so th...

Thursday was the biggest holiday in Hungary – St. Stephen’s Day (Szent Istvan, in Hungarian).  St. Stephen’s Day is a big celebration of St. Stephen, the patron...

Good news:  The oppressive heat that has gripped Budapest for the last 2 weeks has finally given way! Bad news:  The oppressive heat that has gripped Budapest f...

I’m convinced that not only was Budapest built to be beautiful, it was constructed so that one might enjoy its beauty from every possible angle. On Wednes...

I finally managed to start language classes this week!  They’re private lessons, not group lessons, like I’d prefer, but hey – I’m in Hu...

It turns out Budapest has a HOPPIN’ swing dance scene.  I went to an outdoor dance event they had tonight, and I knew it was on the Buda side close to the...

I arrived late last night in Budapest, the land of my ancestors.  Well, the land of some of my ancestors, anyway.  To my knowledge, the family of my paternal gr...