Hungary: Girl in a Phone Booth (1992) - KesterTester53 (Updated with extra clue, KT52 Result)
She's now in her late 40s or just 50, probably. But no, you don't have to guess her name (though if she sees this pic, that would be fun,...
Observations from Hungary and Central Europe
She's now in her late 40s or just 50, probably. But no, you don't have to guess her name (though if she sees this pic, that would be fun,...
And why? KesterTester52 - A different kind of Tester this week. I mean, a door? What on earth? How can this be a clue? I'll post another...
... like Doubting Thomas who put his fingers in the wounds of Christ." Hungarian-born, British author and poet George Szirtes recalls his...
KesterTester51 (it clearly should have been KT50!) - Stands proud somewhere in this region. It's pretty substantive, so it must have cost...
My phone rang: It was Debbie Goldthorpe, head of the Commercial Section. “The Twin Towers are on Fire. Come up to the Information Section...
From Saturday 11 September: Service Frequency to be 20 minutes, First Bus to Airport at 03.30, Last Bus to City at 00.35. Fare Remains...
KesterTester49a - The Eyes May Have it in this Pic - But Local Nationals Fail to Identify Their Very Own Graffiti Street Art Photo: Yet...
KesterTester50 - The Chimneys Grow Cold. (Or Smokestacks as our American Cousins would say). It's Hungary post 1989 - But what and where?...
The saga of the Danube dam controversy between Hungary and [Czecho-] Slovakia from the early 1990s may baffle younger readers - but one...
This CEE city is historically home to a mix of at least four recognised nationalities, perhaps six if Roma and a sprinkling of remaining...
Every Picture Tells a Story [Don't it?] 30 - only not my piccies this time - but an exhibition in Ljubljana, Slovenia - August 26 -...
Afghanistan - a country where there seems to be no direct translation for the English word "promise" into the local vernaculars - Every...
.... so sorry about this, but freshers may have to give up their beds for a few nights on arrival in Budapest next month. Photo: Shiny...
Chapter 48 Tales of a Teenage Spy - The Life and Times of Gábor Rimner Photo: Podmaniczky utca 27 and its trolley bus stop in more modern...
I'd estimate that perhaps 5,000 people per day might see this image, though in truth, most probably barely even give it a glance. But...
You've probably never heard of Professor Tsuneo Morita, since he's a Japanese economist, academic and businessman largely focused on...
KesterTester 47 - It remains an exhibition piece where it was created. And if you can answer what it is to boot - I'll award a Bonus Beer...
So, what is the story behind the “minaret” that once stood in the Zsolnay factory gardens in Pécs (as shown in KesterTester 44, posted...
The Organ Minders! In this Guest Post, Alan Sutton reveals the joys, woes and hazards encountered as a result of politics playing a role...
And note the trendy footware! Every Picture Tells a Story [Don't it]? 29 - In fact, by the time I took this piccie in 1984, our friend...