Hungary for a new adventure – Flavors of Budapest – goulash and strudel

“Good morning,” said our local guide Barbara when she met us in the lobby to lead our tour of Budapest. And for me, my difficulty in compiling this tale of my travels reaches it zenith. As I noted in a …

Hungary for a new adventure – Flavors of Budapest – Finding Ruin Bar Shawarma

Walking along Wesselényi Street, thinking we were still headed toward the restaurant, we passed a series of markers honoring famous Jewish Hungarians including such familiar names as József Pulitzer and Erik Weisz who may be better known to you by …

Hungary for a new adventure – Flavors of Budapest – Seeking Ruin Bar Shawarma

If this were a normal recounting, I’d be writing about my time in Budapest in rather rapturous detail because the city in the summer is a visitor’s dream. But, if you were with me at the beginning of this tale, …