Stories about Hungary from August, 2006
Hungary: Bridge-Naming Vote
Henrik of Hungarian Accent writes about Stephen Colbert and the bridge-naming affair – and summarizes what Hungarian bloggers think about it.
Hungary: Budapest Problems
Vandorlo of Central Budapest Blog writes about what Budapesters find annoying about their city – and introduces a relevant Hungarian word that describes one of the problems.
Hungary: Storm in Budapest 2
Searching for Utopia writes this: “We still had no clue of how serious it was until he turned the TV on. It said that more than a million people were gathering around the parliament and they all ran for their lives. Trees fell, cars were damaged, several ships crashed, three...
Hungary: Storm in Budapest 1
Central Budapest Blog writes this about the storm that hit Budapest Sunday: “This morning people are picking through the detritus and working out what it all means. On the National Holiday right at the appointed hour for the firework display as everyone (1-1.5 million) was gathered along the Danube the...
Hungary: The Storm
Paul of Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar has barely escaped from the storm that killed three people and injured over 100 in Budapest.
Hungary, Poland: Crime Roundup
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about the deportation of ex-con Gabor Magosztovics (aka Joe Dinardo, aka Ironman “during his heavyweight boxing career”) from Canada to Hungary. The beatroot writes about Scottish teenagers being punished for attacks on Polish immigrants with a trip to Poland. Our Man in Gdansk...
Slovakia: Tensions Over Anti-Hungarian Video
Lemuel of Deleted by Tomorrow writes about a recent Slovak-Hungarian conflict, in which all sides seem to act irrationally.
Hungary: 1956 Anniversary Controversy
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about controversy surrounding the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising.
Hungary: Naming a Bridge
Pestiside.hu writes about bridge-naming efforts in the Hungarian capital.
Slovakia: Xenophobic Government Member
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar learns that some of Slovakia's “new government's members are maybe even worse than” he believed them to be.