Budapest Parliament Built For 1000 Year Anniversary
Every year thousands of kids go on field trips with their elementary school to see the Parliament building in Budapest. The 100-year-old building was built on the Danube River, as a mark of…
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How to make traditional French crepes
French crepes are identical to Hungarian Palacsinta! 1-cup flour, 2 well beaten eggs, a pinch of salt, a splash of vanilla, 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup soda water or water. Mix all ingredients until it runs smooth, and lighter than pancake mix Ladle batter into a hot oiled pan and evenly spread until it…
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What has changed since Budapest Hungary joined European Union?
Living in Budapest part time does not give me any credentials on the economy, the politics or anything of that sort. What I have noticed as someone that frequents Budapest since an early age is that since they became a part of the EU, money has been invested, making some noticeable changes. Top Changes #1…
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‘Piac’ The Great Market Hall
Yay, it’s market Day! Each morning we go out and buy our daily fresh foods, but usually we don’t make it as far as the Great Market Hall, with ABC, Tesco Express and Spar markets, all on our city block. On special days, where I might crave a fresh Langos, (fried bread) or…
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House Hunters International, What’s It Like To Film Reality TV?
Our family had a fabulous experience filming a TV show for HGTV! It started with a comment on our family adventure website ‘That’s Hamori’ from Leopard Films, and a producer named Kadijah. She happened across our journal, while searching for people moving to Europe and asked me if I had heard of House Hunters International….
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Our Home in Budapest
When we are not living here our apartment rents out. I love the old feel of this home, the high ceilings the low windows. One of my favourite things is to sit in the window sill as I drink a cup of coffee in the mornings. The sounds of the rushing daily life carries to…
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The House of Terror – Budapest Hungary
“The past must be acknowledged…” Attila Jóseph How difficult would it be to forgive heinous war crimes? How can you forgive your country for turning on its people out of the basic instinct to survive? How could those responsible live with themselves day after day? The Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1867-1918 brought stability…
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We we raising a generation of Narcissists or is this the new normal?
Nobody can be kinder than a Narcissist while you react to his life in his own terms. Elizabeth Bowen They look at themselves in the mirror, post endless selfies, feel a sense of self-importance yet they haven’t contributed or achieved anything in society yet. These are our teenagers! It is a technological phenomenon how we raise our…
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Sajtos Pogácsa, Hungarian Cheese Biscuits with Goulash Soup
With mom here, she shares a few secret family recipes with us. Julie from choir had a special experience tracing her roots back to Hungary. In honour of her adventure, mom and I show her a few of our favourite dishes. Today we make Goulash soup (which we have shared before ) but…
