Written by Emma Baker
When my mother visited Budapest, without any idea what to expect, she resorted to Lewis Caroll for a suitable analogy, "I feel like Alice, and I’ve fallen through the rabbit hole.’ The next evening we went to a Ligeti concert in the Palace of the Arts. The bandana coiffed bassoonist stood up at the end of the first piece. I heard Tojás-something. I turned in confusion to my Hungarian friend who explained, ‘That's all said the egg. A quote from Alice in Wonderland.” Budapest often seems like a sort of wonderland where the riddles and eccentricities of Lewis Carroll would not be out of place. I’ve listed below ten things that make Budapest fantastic and fantastical.
Written by Lien Hoang
After having been away from the Cafebabel world for a while, I’m obviously spoilt for choice with things to tell you about life in this fair city. I’ve decided, though, to keep it recent. In the wake of a new prime minister, a non-political bike protest, unusually high spring temperatures and a national obsession with the Hungarian word for hedgehog spreading like wild-fire, I turned the ripe old age of 26. I was 24 when I arrived here at the start of the month-long stay I had planned, and this month I celebrated my coming of age in true eclectic Budapestian style. There’s not room to share it all with you here; but for now, here’s a particular highlight.
After my distinctly shakey start, there was a steady courtship between myself and the city. This moved quickly, and I would honestly say that I fell in love with Budapest on my first Friday here. After chatting with new friends – from many countries, including Hungary – on my new balcony (which I’m sure wasn’t built to hold so many), we headed out into the night. We walked along the Danube, taking in the illuminated parliament building, the many bridges, and the warm, buzzing air. I felt alive, and I knew that the city was playing a big part in this.
I came to Hungary in 2007, to train to teach English as a foreign language at 
After having seen Michael Moore’s film SICKO I began to wonder: are we really living in that healthcare heaven the author/director introduced? Midst the turmoil and uproar on introducing Hungarian healthcare reforms I think it is worth to stop to think about the issue at hand.
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