There’s something about a million tourists hearing the same tour that’s kind of off-putting. Look, I know that when I visit a new (to me) city, I’m seeing the same thing as everyone else. I’d like to think, though, that I’m experiencing it for myself. A recording...
Vajdahunyad Castle is somewhat confusing, but it never occurred to me to question it. Considering Budapest has been ruled over the years by the Celts, Romans, the Magyar tribe, the Mongols, Austrians, the Turks, Germans, and the Soviet Union–and each entity has left a mark in the...
Just before Mr. Pretty and I left for Budapest, the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning. Visitors should avoid the Hungarian Parliament building on October 23. There would be marches, they said. Rallies against the government. Potentially violent protests to commemorate the...