Hungarians longing for the first Olympic win did not have to wait long to jump for joy: in the individual sabre event fencer Áron Szilágyi quickly delivered what is hoped to be the first of many gold medals, but there is no joy without alloy, it seems. As the nation’s flag was hoisted, organisers played… Continue »

Tucked away in the Buda hills, a short journey from Széll Kálmán tér (square), is Kalandpálya (Challengeland) Csillebérc Adventure Park.  Children and adults can have fun testing their strength, skill and stamina as they climb and swing on rope courses between the trees. The popular park in District XII opened in 2006. Anyone is allowed… Continue »

As The Budapest Times packs its suitcases for the summer holidays, this column couldn’t resist treating itself to a quick peek at the waterside fun already enjoyed by many in the shape of beaches, sun and fried fish. Beaches are not the prime subject here, and sun shines indiscriminately over Hungary, whether for the city-bound… Continue »

I was raised in the North American glossy Age of the Supermarket. It was during this age people developed the first of many fears of things we never feared before. For instance, if a food item was not boxed, bagged, canned, scrubbed clean, frozen or vacuum packed, we believed it was probably unsafe. Meat’s origins… Continue »