Here's the story I promised, from my contributions to the Budapest Times, March, 2005. I had wanted to find out the current situation before posting, but the Romano Dromo story has spurred me on. Even without the update, it gives you a good idea of how complicated things can get in Hungary. Worth noting, when... Continue Reading →
‘Oops’ Serves Table Dancing (You Can Take Your Mother To)
Previously Published in the Budapest Times (October 2004) by Alison Boston Oops is an 'at your table, in your face' Hungarian-English cabaret. Complete with drag queens and dancers, actors and singers - it offers an evening of frivolous, fluffy entertainment that I suspect is greatly enhanced by the free cocktail one receives upon arrival. In... Continue Reading →
Budapest Autumn Festival: A Musical Journey
This piece ran in the Budapest Times in October 2004. Images via Zemanta. Budapest (Őszi) Autumn Festival A Musical Journey by Alison Boston October can be bleak. The leaves and temperatures fall, and the days get shorter. But if you live in Budapest and you feel like hibernating, forget it. The Őszi Festival starts on... Continue Reading →