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• DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Synagogue by Night

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Hungary, night, Pecs,... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Climb

  Kicked, I tip over the lip, and plummet down a well. Falling, falling, screaming, and calling, toward the firelake of hell? Thrashing and lashing, I hit the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Andrássy Út in Black and White

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest Andrássy út is a major boulevard in the Pest side of Budapest. It’s perhaps most well-known as the Embassy Row o... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Skating St. Stephen’s Night and Day

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest. This is the same little kid’s rink in front of the Basilica in Budapest. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShar... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Love Locks

  

  Taken in December 2014 in Pécs. Love locks are padlocks that people hang in a public space as a sign of affection–often with a message written on them. Some... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Creepy Sweet Shop

  

  Taken in December 2014 in Vác This sweets bakery (cukrászda) was painted in a festive lime green, but with the stark shadows of a winter’s afternoon... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Budavári Palota Park

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest They’re building a new park area at the base of Buda Castle, in front of the Palace. It was open while we were in town... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Philosopher at the End of the Universe by Mark Rowlands

  

  The Philosopher at the End of the Universe: Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films by Mark Rowlands My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is one... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Városliget Bizarre Yogi Fountain

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in City Park (Városliget) in Budapest. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Szentendre Steeple

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre, Hungary Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Lion with Soldiers

  

  Taken in Vác in December of 2014 Vác was getting ready to install or remove a few statues and had them all grouped together in the town square. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vörösmarty Tér Light Spheres

  

  Taken on December 23, 2014 in Vörösmarty tér in Budapest These spheres of light, ostensibly designed to mimic glittery ornaments, were hung throughout the... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

  

  Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page There are a number of editions of this collection of poems, as Whitman apparently continued... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Shoe Memorial

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest. On the bank of the Danube, Pest-side just south of the Parliament building, there is an eery memorial consisting of an... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Old Lady Street Art

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related Tags: Art, graffiti, Hungary... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

  

  Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Neverwhere taps into a reader’s imagination and the fantasy that beyond closed doors and locked... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vāci Székesegyhāz

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Vāc The Vāc Cathedral (Vāci Székesegyhāz) is one of the most impressive structures in the small Danubian villag... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2015 Martial Arts Movies: Part I

  

  My third annual preview of martial arts movies will be presented in two installments. Many of the movies in the latter half of the year do not yet have release... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Budapest Eye by Night

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest The largest mobile ferris wheel is currently located in Erzsébet Tér (Elisabet Square) on Pest-side in Budapest, and is... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Whale Light on the Danube

  

  Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest This photo was taken from inside the Budapest Whale, which is sometimes called the CET Building. The Whale is a building... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 SOCIETY, TRAVEL