Dali likes pizza - crazy little pub

I was thinking for a long time if to write about this place or not. It is certainly not touristy, and not even really know by locals. It is a very small pub with the weirdest things accumulated inside. You would sure miss it, walk by, or even once inside you would consider it a trashy pub without style. However, upstairs there is the reincarnation of Dali's "Persistence of Time" painting, with pizzas. Please notify me, if you have ever seen such a thing in a small trashy bar, without any noticeable contemporary artistic mission!

City of Eger - drink wine and wonder on torturing

Last Sunday I was with my family in the city of Eger, in the North-East of Hungary, about a 2 hours' ride from Budapest. Every Hungarian has been on one of the school trips, and then later during university to get a little wasted from the many wines in the Szépasszonyvölgye ("the valley of the beautiful woman" - the name might want to indicate that every woman turns into a beauty after 2 litres of wine :))

Apart from tasting good wines, you can count all the kinds of churches, visit the medieval fortress, meet some medieval fighters and learn in details about the torturing methods of all times in the torture museum!

23 October - Revolution against the Soviets

Today, 23rd October, if you open google in Hungary, you will see this:
Wanna know why?

 On 23rd October 1956 a huge mass of people gathered for a protest started against communism. Someone cut out the Soviet version of Hungary's arms from the middle of the flag and these flags soon became main symbols  for the fight for freedom.

Szatyor Bar - Plastic Bag Bar reopens after 100 years in Buda

Szatyor means plastic bag in Hungarian. Szatyor means now also the end of the ruin bar thirst on the Buda side.


 The bar got its name from our famous writer Karinthy Frigyes. When he first entered the underground floor of the Hadik Café, and saw the mat overlay on the walls, he exclaimed: "My dears, this is nothing but a Szatyor (plastic bag)!
Karinthy's works have been also translated to more foreign languages, one of his  famous ironic books about school life can be read here . For those with hard nerves, I can recommend Journey Round my Skull where he writes about his brain tumor operation experience.

Memento Park - walking among Communist statues and symbols

The Memento Statue Park cannot be really considered a hidden sight, as all the guide books mention it. However, I have encountered many travellers clueless as to whether it is worth paying it a visit finding their location. I used to live close to the Memento Park, so I chatted with these folks on the long bus ride and we shared thoughts about whether communist statues are interesting to look at or not.

Triptrotters are here! - meet locals in Budapest

If you thought couchsurfing and hospitality club has given the answer to intercultural travelling, you were wrong! Triptrotters are already here in Budapest, find yours and start enjoying staying here in our wonderful city even more!

Shoes on the Danube bank - Holocaust memorial

Have you ever come across some bronze shoes scattered along the riverside in Budapest? If yes, a smile might have crossed your face since they look adorable...but if you start wondering what they could stand for?, who do they remember? -  some shivers will go down your spine. They remind us of tragic times of Hungarian history.