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Budapest, City of Grit

There’s often a comparison made between Budapest and Vienna, a grudging admission amongst Hungarians that despite the architectural similarity,

amrit chima Mar 19, 2012

Architecture

Széchenyi Fürdő It was cold outside in Budapest on the day I visited Széchenyi Bath (or fürdő in Hungarian), a

amrit chima Feb 2, 2012

Arts & Culture

Santa always came to my house when I was young. My mother—an ex nun from Oregon who strayed far

amrit chima Dec 19, 2011

Arts & Culture

The Rubik’s Cube, the iconic brainteaser introduced to the world in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, originated in Hungary. So

amrit chima Nov 15, 2011

Budapest

Tasting wines at the Budavári Borfesztivál (wine festival) in Budai Vár (the castle on the Buda side of Budapest) In

amrit chima Oct 11, 2011

Budapest

I used to pretend that I knew a little about wines. At a restaurant, when a server brought me a

amrit chima Sep 9, 2011

Arts & Culture

Csárdás, a Hungarian Folk Dance. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons Zoli has the broad biceps of a wrestler, the burly

amrit chima Aug 4, 2011

Architecture

Art-Nouveau-style frosted glass windows inside Mai Manó Ház, a center for Hungarian photography Sauntering lazily through Budapest’s city center

amrit chima Jul 1, 2011

Architecture

Andrássy Út 60. In 1944, this Neo-Renaissance corner address along one of Budapest’s main thoroughfares became the headquarters of

amrit chima Jun 21, 2011