Those leaves just looked exactly like foot steps!Siis noista lehdistä tuli heti mieleen jalanjäljet hiekassa!

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,…

There're five novels in this Budapest Noir series by Vilmos Kondor and this is the second one.An interesting detective storie located in the late 1930's Budapest. The life was pretty wild back then - including drugs, gambling and murders... The title is translated into "Sins of Budapest" in…

A week ago the weekend in Budapest was rather busy as there were Chocolate Festival up on the Castle Hill, Meat & Game festival at Vajdahunyadi Castle and National Gallop at Hősök tér. It was probably also the last warm summer days for this year...Viikko sitten Budapestissa oli jos jonkinlaista…

In the September issue of "Lakáskultúra", Hungarian interior magazine there's an article of Ari's mansion. Ari is a Finnish man living and renovating the castle during summer seasons, otherwise living in Budapest. He collects and sells antiques.If you like to see more pics of this wonderful…

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,…

I've been spritzing this in every room!The White Company's White Geranium Room spray is a summer scent with serene floral notes. White Geranium combines the relaxing herb notes of soothing lavender and tranquil eucalyptus with warmth of aromatic geranium and the pretty mix of soft rose and thyme. So…

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…