Slovenia dreaming
Hotel Grad Otocec, a member of Relais & Chateaux
In a blissful dream, we drive over the border to an enchanted land where we stay at a smart hotel in a charming castle. The castle is on a small[…]
Tagged: Second World War
Australia stops boats but not criticism
Refugee policy isn’t fair dinkum in eyes of world
Hungary has been in international headlines for months over the government’s hardline policy on migrants, but is not alone in rejecting asylum seekers. On the opposite side of the globe[…]
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Welcome to Subotica but what became of Yugo-Nostalgia?
If you are an Art Nouveau partisan I highly recommend a visit to the town of Subotica, or Szabadka as it is known by Hungarians. This very deluxe town with[…]
Suspects caught by TEK not Islamic extremists
‘Constant race’ to foil terror plots
Suspects apprehended by counter-terrorism force TEK have no affiliation with Islamic extremist groups, Zsolt Molnár, head of parliament’s national security committee, has said. In November TEK said it apprehended six[…]
‘Cooler king’ driven to escape
Prisoner of war William Ash modestly denied that he was the model for Virgil Hilts, the airman played by Steve McQueen in the 1963 film “The Great Escape”. Ash said[…]
Czech heroes remembered for saving Jews
Thirteen Jews survived the Holocaust in Budapest after being hidden in a District VI basement for more than a year in 1944-45 by two employees of the Embassy of Czechoslovakia.[…]
From 7000 to 9 million in 65 years
Sixty-five years ago the new airport of the Hungarian capital began operation. The historic event occurred on May 7, 1950, when an Li-2 passenger aircraft flew to Ferihegy from nearby[…]
Success served up on ice
What an accomplishment
The Hungarian national ice hockey team has accomplished what only two other Hungarian teams have done over the past 75 years – to qualify for a top-flight international tournament. A[…]
Museum of Fine Arts goes out in style
Exhibition hall closed for renovation until 2018
If you’ve been puzzled by the unseemly green fencing sullying the sightlines surrounding Budapest’s palatial Museum of Fine Arts in Heroes’ Square, then you’ll be forgiven for wondering just what[…]
Violence makes for a powerful but hopeless message
A success at various film festivals around the world, János Szász’s Second World War- themed film “The Notebook (A Nagy Füzet)” was released in America recently. It is one of the most powerful films this year.
“The Notebook” brings up the discussion, what makes a person violent? Some may say an individual is born that way. It is part of their genes. They were born with[…]
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