This picture was taken in a villa in the Buda hills, built in the late XVIIIth century.
A grey horse.
The grey ox.
The grey calf.
These picture were taken at the Arbo Tanya organic farm, near Debrecen.
Vintage toys from the flea market “Ecseri”.
All Hungarian kids had one of these teddy bears.
Boys were crazy about this simple metal set.
Sellers always complain, there’s always room for some bargaining (often up to 50%) but it’s difficult to get something really nice for a good price.
This is one of the covered rows of 3.
This is a fake Sachertorte made by the value confectionery Rigó Jancsi in the XIIth district of Budapest. This Viennese specialty is made in most downtown Budapest Cafés too and although it’s mostly delicious, itseldom can be compared with the original.
This picture is symbolic. This Magnum bottle (1500 ml) is a cheap, but drinkable Hungarian red wine. The only problem is that Hungarians do not excel in producing value red wines and the recent volatility of Hungarian Forint makes imported wines just too expensive (not that Hungarians would prefer imported wines anyway). Conclusion: I’ll keep [...]
If you like wines, you might want to check out the Hungarian Wine Guide.
For tips how to eat well in Hungary, here’s a hint: Eat in Budapest
These are relatively recent purchases of sold-out limited edition Penguin Classics series. I think they’re wonderful objects.
