Aside from a few million Hungarians and three Harvard professors, almost nobody speaks and reads Hungarian. So English has become the lingua franca that helps the rest of us get around and understand what’s going on. Eva and I, and daughter Suzi, spent eight days in February wandering the fabulous streets of Budapest, cameras (at least iPhones) in hand. Suzi has the keenest eye for capturing the unexpected, including signs and stuff in English, so I want this post to feature only her photographs. Let’s see what caught her attention.
Hot body, cold beer.
Different is beautiful. Sputnik? Haven’t the Russians left town?
Love thy neighbors.
Real girls are real pearls.
Life is too short for a shit bike.
Time cover mural – Hungarian uprising against communism, 1956
Leave it to America to deface anything.
A nice bit of barber creativity
Hair-Nett. Now that’s a good one.
Ka-Pow!
Maybe mr. Goodbar eats here.
Beef Club – The place for carnivores.
Haven for the gluten free crowd.
Can a gluten free bakery really make a go of it? In Budapest, no less?
Just say no to almost everything – except paleo!
Let’s get down to some real food!
If you are throwing an event, they’ve got the stuff.
Maybe all you want for your party is a load of Zing Burgers.
How about a do it yourself kitchen.
Do they serve mEAT?
Yum. Liver, tripe and pig knuckles.
Fine wines – good liver chasers.
If your iPhone is on the fritz, these guys can help you.
If you need to go upstairs use the escalator way upstairs. Huh?
The people who live in Budapest have been through a lot over the years.
Is it time for a beer?
Maybe a Shakesbeer.
How about something a wee heavy?
To chase the evening hungries away, here’s the place.
For the super hungry, here’s a place where you can literally eat your plate. Really. No waste here.
The place for the best coffee. They say so; they must know.
Now for some hot wine – that’s a new one.
Cake is always a good idea.
Time now to wrap up the afternoon and this blog post. Better latte than never.
That was good fun. Thanks. Did we ever find out what paleo was? Love the latte one. So glad you were off on another adventure together.
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Thanks Diane for your comment. Paleo is the diet supposedly eaten by pre-agriculture people. Mostly meat, low carbohydrates.
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Hi to the trio of you………………..entertaining pics and loved the captions…. Thought you recently got home….what’s happening???, gone again to fast?……….Dolores
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Oh, we are home for a while but Suzi lives overseas, presently in Ukraine for the winter.
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Love the photos! Suzi has such an eye for interesting details. Hungarian is a unique language whose roots are not like anything we’re used to; the alphabet even looks different. So I was glad to hear that they communicate in English. Looks as if Budapest has as many beer joints as Portland, which I visited recently. I’ll bet that hot wine was just the thing in February; mulled wine tastes so much better when it’s cold. With your recent fanciful tale about the Marlboro Man in mind, I wondered if YOU could have been the American who stenciled it on a Budapest sidewalk. How about it; did’ja?? If I were going to leave a graffiti, think I would do the mark of Zorro–only three lines, so one could make a fast getaway. Plus I think I’m allowed, since there is a Z in my name.
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Fun! I vote for: Life is too short to ride a shit bike. And (as a card-carrying queen of the sweet tooth & member of the literati): Donut Library! Where do I get a library card?
Looking forward to meeting you, Suzi, you with the quirky eye and quirky parents.
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Thanks, Janet. Maybe we will meet in August. I head back to SR for a few weeks for a quick visit. If you saunter with my folks, we will definitely be meeting on Saturdays!
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People Used To Live Here — this one has me laughing every time I see the hoo. For anyone who has traveled in Western Europe (and parts of Central and Eastern as well), you will be well-aware of the signage on certain homes and buildings, often depicting people’s names (famous or not) who used to live there. This one? Just a generic sign, but something creative and fun nonetheless.
Thanks for posting these, pops. It certainly is fun to always keep an eye out for the unconventional.
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