Towers, Turrets and Spires - Budapest Architects Love 'em. But where is this Particular Amalgam?
KesterTester85- Many readers will have glimpsed this view, but where? UPDATED with Winner! Photo: An 'above-the-street' scene in the...
Observations from Hungary and Central Europe
KesterTester85- Many readers will have glimpsed this view, but where? UPDATED with Winner! Photo: An 'above-the-street' scene in the...
Or did too few listen to their warnings? Géza Jeszenszky, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs 1990-94, diplomat and historian, tells...
"We learned that Hungarian bakers were frequently alcoholics and showed up drunk to start work at 3 am. One was a martial artist who...
GuesterTester84 - But what were they part of originally? (Updated with RESULTS.) Photo: A collection of re-purposed buildings somewhere...
"Never in my career have I worked so hard for so little profit" - Robert Brooker, co-founder, NYB, 30 years on. Photo: A touch of 1990s...
In their own Words: György Csepeli on why foreigners cannot understand Hungarians' attachment to [their version] of history. Photo:...
KesterTester83 - This couple were well known in Budapest at the time of this photo - who are they? UPDATED with results. Photo: This...
KesterTester82 - All testers thus far have been in (or to do with) the former Warsaw Pact countries, or Yugoslav Republics. This one is a...
Guest Post: Anon Expat argues reality always trumps fairy-tale economics and catches up in the end - but leaves a trail of damage on the...
KesterTester81 - This is one for folks who were in Budapest in the 1990s. It shows the team (and owners) outside the very first outlet of...
Demonstrations continued this morning in Budapest, with cycle couriers gathering on Margit Bridge before moving on to Kossuth tér, in...
GuesterTester80 - It's a company with an interesting history that finally closed in 2007 - Updated with extra clues & Winner! Photo:...
In their own words: former Hungarian prime minister Gyula Horn was born 90 years ago today, on July 5th, 1932, so it seemed an...
KesterTester79 - It was a grey, grim Sunday afternoon in a grim location - But where? (Updated with extra clues.) Photo: I'm not sure...
KesterTester78 - Updated with extra clues & results! Photo: This chappie, despite apparently being stuck in a housing estate, doesn't...
KesterTester77 - By coincidence, following on from the news post about the landslide that has severed services via the normal route...
Landslide closes line between Vác and Slovak border - line expected to be closed until mid-August. International trains are being...
This statue, by a French sculptor, adorns the pedestrian entrance to a bridge in Budapest. Which bridge? UPDATED with Winner! Photo:...
A Csoki Bar for every Proletarian Kid - and at a Proletarian Price - UPDATED Photo: Brought to you by Comrade Workers of the Budapest...
KesterTester75 - Some well-kept sculptures of a spiritual theme in one of the region's municipalities - UPDATED with Results Photo: This...