Thursday, March 25, 2010
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
OH, THE JOY OF IT ALL!!!!
IT took years, in fact a decade and a half, but courtesy of Debreceni VSC Peter and Frances are getting ready to enjoy some Champions' League football matches - without having to travel more than 10 minutes on the Budapest metro.
Yes, folks. The big time is coming to us - Liverpool, Lyon and Fiorentina. All it took was three hours of queuing with other footy fans a week ago.
Its round ball heaven for footy tragics like the Scotts.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
BUDAFOK WINE FESTIVAL
ITS grape harvest time in Central Europe, time to taste the new wine, the sweet muscatel, which is exactly what we did at the Budafok Wine Festival on the southern edge of Budapest last Saturday. But, even better than the wine was the rich, smoky taste of the calf roasted on a spit.
TALL TALE AND TRUE
LIKE they always say, opposites attract each other. Here's living proof of it - Fran, in the middle, with our two new Serbian basketball players, Danijela Utvic (left 197cm) and Jelena Budimir (193cm).We wish both Dani and Jeca a very successful season in 2009/10.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
FOLLOWERS AND FRIENDS
WE would be happy to have a "followers" gadget present in our family blog. However, as in almost every family, we also have someone in ours who walks the "dark side", my brother Steven Scott in Australia, who insists on trying to pollute the contents.
In the absence of effective treatment for whatever he suffers from, the gadget has been removed from the blog. Any untoward, foul, or otherwise offensive comments are removed from the blog, anyway. Those which are within the boundaries of civilized and sane behavior - which means everyone else - are welcome.
P.S. As for any "Anonymous" comments arriving on our doorstep, attesting to my brother's allegedly impeccable reputation - if identified by name and address, I will be pleased to provide copies of Steven's rants aimed at my family. If not identified, don't bother. Save yourself the time, "Anonymous", just tell Steven how great he is. Won't take you long to find him, will it? Keep annoying us and the rants may start appearing in the blog. I have stacks of them on file, going back to 2005. Have a nice day :)
In the absence of effective treatment for whatever he suffers from, the gadget has been removed from the blog. Any untoward, foul, or otherwise offensive comments are removed from the blog, anyway. Those which are within the boundaries of civilized and sane behavior - which means everyone else - are welcome.
P.S. As for any "Anonymous" comments arriving on our doorstep, attesting to my brother's allegedly impeccable reputation - if identified by name and address, I will be pleased to provide copies of Steven's rants aimed at my family. If not identified, don't bother. Save yourself the time, "Anonymous", just tell Steven how great he is. Won't take you long to find him, will it? Keep annoying us and the rants may start appearing in the blog. I have stacks of them on file, going back to 2005. Have a nice day :)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
AAAAAARGH! PIRANHAS IN THE BLUE DANUBE!!!!
GUESS what was found happily swimming around in the Danube a few days ago? A bloody piranha, that's what. Complete with mean look and a sharp set of teeth - all the better to nibble you with.
After a few days in captivity it passed away to the great river in the sky, or wherever. In the meantime, the sensible part of the populace is wondering who is the idiot, who got sick of his exotic "pet" and decided, instead of turning it into fish fingers, the best idea would be to dump it into Europe's largest river?
Saturday, May 23, 2009
SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF
HEAVEN knows, there is plenty that could be better in this small country, my our new/old home, Hungary.
Therefore, it is all the more important to speak up when there is something good to say.
Last year this nation of just ten million people, published no less than 15,255 new titles. A total of 44 and a half million books were purchased by the citizenry during the same 12 months, which is an average of around 4.5 books per citizen, including new born babies and toddlers.
It is notable, that almost 13 percent of sales were made up of children's books. Once we ponder that figure, we get to understand the voracious appetite for reading among Magyars. Its a pastime, a passion from the cradle to the grave - the inroads made by television and other medias nothwithstanding.
A record any country, any nation would be proud of.
Therefore, it is all the more important to speak up when there is something good to say.
Last year this nation of just ten million people, published no less than 15,255 new titles. A total of 44 and a half million books were purchased by the citizenry during the same 12 months, which is an average of around 4.5 books per citizen, including new born babies and toddlers.
It is notable, that almost 13 percent of sales were made up of children's books. Once we ponder that figure, we get to understand the voracious appetite for reading among Magyars. Its a pastime, a passion from the cradle to the grave - the inroads made by television and other medias nothwithstanding.
A record any country, any nation would be proud of.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
NOW, A RECOMMENDATION YOU IGNORE AT YOUR OWN PERIL!!!
FOR those of us, those of YOU, who appreciate cinema as more than just a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours in the dark, one of the absolute very best of recent times is now running in Budapest.
Rush to see it, when it appears in your neck of the woods. The film is I've Loved You For So Long, or in its original French version, Il y a longtemps que je t'aime.
Kristin Scott-Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein are quite simply superb, as is everyone else in a film of drama, emotion, sibling love and the portrayal of the resilience of human beings in the face of immense challenges. A stunning film.
IF THERE IS ONLY ONE MOVIE YOU SEE THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS ONE! And, if the cinemas in your area won't put it on the program, get the DVD from Amazon.co.uk.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAGGIE AND DEN!
BIRTHDAYS galore are on the agenda. It was Den's turn in late April, Fran's happens later this month and mine rounds it all off just over a week before THE wedding in early June.
In the meantime, Maggie and Den were in springtime Budapest just a day before her 25th on May 4.
Had a great Korean meal at Mennyei Ízek (Heavenly Flavors) in Old Buda on Friday, then it was time for a lovely, marzipany cake on Sunday, before the kids and Fran set off for the Czech Republic.
Fran has now returned after a week's stay, having managed to find a train that actually came through - all the way from Hamburg - on the day of a major train strike!
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