This year’s national winner, the Millet Cake with Kecskemét Apricot! In the 1950’s my Nagymama would pack up my mom and uncle dressed in their finest clothes to walk down the 12 flight of stairs. She would put mom in the giant pram, and her brother Petu would hold the handle and they would make their way down…
Have I loved you? Have I fed you? My love language has always been the same, since I was old enough to share my cookies on the playground; I have shown people through food, how much I love them. Here is my attempt at a ‘list’ entry. Blogging and lists come hand in hand, and…
Saint Stephen’s day Celebrations ran the weekend of Aug 20th through. Friday – Sunday we did not stop! Saint Stephen was the first Hungarian King, and he brought Christianity to Hungary where there were once pagans and nomads. He united the people through a common god, and brought order to the seven Hungarian tribes. Before…
Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Eastern/Central Europe at 592 km2. It is completely landlocked, fed by the Zala River and Sió River is the only outflow point. We stayed at Alfonz’s cousin’s lake house, in Alsóörs, a small town on the North Eastern side of the lake. We could see Lake Balaton from our window. It really feels…
Our day at the circus! The Grand City Circus is located in Budapest’s City Park at the end of Andrássy Avenue, and it’s entrance way is through Heroes’ Square a monument to the 12 Kings of Hungary. Beside this huge and beautiful statue display are the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Palace of…
The title of this post refers to a famous Hungarian Song about a man singing about the woman he loves, under the Margaret Bridge where he saw her lace slip for the first time, and later her lace underwear. Margaret Island is located in the Danube River,…
Coming up to departure, the morning of our trip, the house still had to be cleaned, mom’s car loaded, and perishable food sent over to the neighbors. It took a miracle to pull it off. But we got it done! Dad loaded his van with our luggage, and drove us after our short goodbyes with…
Our photo shoot with Sherrin turned out some nice shots of our family. Taken over at a park here in White Rock, BC. around 2:00 in the afternoon, under some beautiful old trees, we enjoyed an hour of play. The kids seem flawless, adorable little angels at every angel. Sherrin’s website and contact information…
Living your Best Life from Eva Hamori on Vimeo. Check out our video for the famous TV show. One of their lovely producers contacted us after seeing our website! The reason we purchased our home in Budapest in 2008, was our crazy obsession for this TV show. We often PVR House Hunters International, and bank…
Sunday the boys finished off at Burns Lake, 800 km away from where they started, in Kelowna, BC. Rain was light, they were completely geared up and the ride was great! They touched down in 100 mile house to say hi to my mom, brother G and his family. They were itching to keep on…