There're plenty of rich colors in Zara Home autumn collection. Even though I'm very b&w person who thinks grey is a warm color, I think these autumn hues look and feel so cosy.Zara Homen kokoelmassa on paljon upeita syksyisiä värejä. Vaikka itse olenkin hyvin musta-valkoinen tyyppi, jonka…

The temperature during the days arises well above 20C degrees - yesterday it was almost 30C.The mornings & nights are already pretty cool. Here're some pics I took early this morning on the streets of Budapest.Tässä muutama kuva aamuisesta Budapestista. Päivät ovat vielä todella lämpimiä,…

It was again the time of the year in 6. district in Budapest when you can empty your closets straight to the streets and recycle all old stuff. It always surprises me how much stuff people are collecting and keeping at their homes. Every year the piles are enormous. This clean-up is called…

Part of the Andrássy út was closed yesterday. Obviously something was going to happened there. Loads of chairs and a stage was built in the front of the Opera House.Not sure if it was rehearsal or just for fun for the passers-by. Very entertaining anyway!Seems like everything is ready for the…

 That Bernard Maupin cafe on Andrássy út looks so nice! Oh, it's just a film setting!  Budapest is a popular and great venue for film makers due to its colorful and varied architecture plus the qualified and competitively priced staff. In manx cases Budapest plaza a role (like Buenos Aires,…

There are several Vapianos in Budapest - at least one in the city center, one in Westend shopping mall and one in Mom Park shopping mall. The concept is based on self-service - you get a credit card type of card, go to the food stalls, choose what you want to eat and drink and show your card. The…

If you've been to Budapest this summer you must have seen these bright green bikes everywhere around the city, perhaps not in use but in the bicycle pits. I was so happy when I first saw that one of the pits is just next to my home, but not so happy as I haven't been able to rent any bike. You…

The huge office  block on Margit körút on Buda side in Budapest is almost totally demolished. In the place of this former Economy Ministry a park will be created. This building was even uglier than  Kallion virastotalo in Helsinki... Before I heard that there will be a new park I was sure they…

On my morning run to Margit Island I noticed this new store on Pozsonyi Street. Later popped in and checked what they had. Spices, herbs, beans, rice, gluten free ingredients, healthy snacks... simply pure & good!They have started the shop with no fancy decoration etc and step by step when the…

 Kodály Körönd in Budapest in 1903. Same square on Andrássy út in July 2014.One of the four buildings at Kodaly Körönd was on fire on Tuesday July 15. The fire fighting was going on still on Wednesday. The icons building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. Only the lower level…