The system has a flaw! The parking system is mapped out into sections. And strictly enforced. There are hotspots for tickets and the ticket centre knows exactly where they are located. Their employees circle these streets and most certainly will give you a lovely 6000 HUF ticket in a wee plastic bag pinned under your…
We planned to have our traditional beginning of spring party, which is really undercover for Alfonz’s birthday party. We invited a slew of people; new friends and family, we were going to set up the BBQ, lawn furniture, games and activities for the kids… We look forward to this party each year, which would be…
September UPDATE on the Hamori Family in Budapest So where to begin? School… I have never felt more excited to go to school before! So challenging, everyday different and new people to meet at every turn. I love a fresh start! Last night I had my first parent teacher interviews where I was the teacher! I entered…
I honestly didn’t have any idea what parkour was or why my 12 year old son decided to start jumping, climbing, dangling, vaulting, rolling, tumbling throughout the course of the day. He saw obstacles in everything, and wanted to maneuver his body over them, under them, down them, along them, up them and through them…
Folk music is the sum of all those melodies which were used in some kind of a human community over a smaller or larger area for a certain length of time, as spontaneous expressions of musical instinct. To put it simply, folk music is composed of melodies which were sung by many people and for…
The first day of school is finished for Daniel and Angelina, and I can honestly say I am very impressed. Here are my thoughts…. Last night before bed I was anxious. We had no idea what to expect from their new school and the rumours are that it is going to be strict. French private school…
The beautiful spring came: and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. Harriet Ann Jacobs Slowly the elephant of a house is getting done! At nearly 300 square meters, it sounded like a good idea at the time! But we have space for lots of visitors and it is…
What in the world were we thinking?! The car was packed and we were in front of the notary to sign the last papers and hand over the keys to the new owner, when all hell breaks loose in our new VW Sharan parked out front. We had two crying kids and a howling cat…
A vacation is what you take, when you can no longer take, what you’ve been taking. Earl Wilson It’s winter break! Two weeks in winter during the school year when the children go skiing. It is better known as ski break. Most families in France pack up their families to the Pyrenees or the Alps depending…
LivEnglish! Live with your English teacher! We are starting our business this summer and we are already booking homestay students from Hungary and France! The English learning holiday for teenagers is a brand new concept here in Hungary. Each Anglophone family takes 1-4 students into their English speaking home for 1-3 weeks, and they are immersed into their…