Category Archives: hungary
The beginning of the end
I wouldn’t exactly describe August as having been fun. Considering the amount of entertainment that was laid on, I suppose I ought to be more cheerful about the whole thing, when in fact I spent most of it just wanting … Continue reading
The Lonely Umbrella Stand Guide to Tokaj
I sat next to the Tisza River in Tokaj on a sunny morning with cotton wool streaks of clouds and huge storks in the sky. Tokaj is tiny, and for some reason far busier on a Sunday morning than a … Continue reading
Passport Control
Yesterday we went across the river to Buda and watched the england argentina match in a tent. The atmosphere was fantastic! Hundreds of hungarians, beered up, george crosses painted on their faces, chanting ingerlund, ingerlund, and another pack of them … Continue reading
Wine Tasting at the Hungarian House of Wine
Our intrepid first expedition to the HHOW on Varhegy was considered a success by all concerned. The Belgian Colleague had just lost his Hungarian customer, and Ken and I were completely stressed out by the house-moving experience and the fact … Continue reading
Hoity-Toity
On asking if we had a style guide to assist in my copy-editing task at work, I was informed that the main rule was American English… because we don’t want our [American] readers to think we’re all hoity-toity Europeans… We … Continue reading