2008-09-06 00:32
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Catherine L. Foley is a New York journalist who moved to Europe in June 2006. This blog is a multimedia documentation of her travel adventures.
2007-03-17 22:59
I will not be blogging for the next two weeks. Mary and I are leaving for Spain tomorrow afternoon. Please check back after March 31 for entries about Rebecca's visit, and my trip through so… Read More
2007-03-15 13:27
Rebecca arrives at Budapest Ferihegy Airport March 10, 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFFATYvgpM"Guess what?! It's a movie!" Read More
2007-03-05 17:58
I recently visited Gyor, a Hungarian town about an hour and a half from Budapest that, like Sopron, had a Celtic "air." Both cities were originally settled by the Celts, but in Gyor (pronoun… Read More
2007-03-05 16:04
The morning of Michael's birthday, Erzsebet korut, Budapest, 5:57 a.m., Saturday, March 3, 2007 Read More
2007-03-05 02:40
After relaxing at home most of Friday, Erica and I woke up early Saturday morning to go to Ecseri Piac, a flea market on the outskirts of Pest near the airport. It is apparently the largest… Read More
2007-03-05 00:08
A slideshow of photos from my visit to Ecseri Piac, Budapest's largest flea market, on Saturday morning, Feb. 17, 2007. (Depending on your internet connection, it may take a few moments for… Read More
2007-03-04 22:06
View of Budapest from Erzsebet Kilato, 2:20 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007 Read More
2007-03-04 21:18
The sun was strong the day Erica arrived. I drove to Ferihegy Airport Tuesday morning and ran in to meet her. Her flight got in earlier than scheduled and she was sitting with her suitcase r… Read More
2007-02-13 12:14
Those are the names of my three lovely friends who will be visiting me in Budapest over the course of the next month. I don't have a single girlfriend, or friend for that matter, in Budapest… Read More
2007-02-12 21:43
Mujegpalya at Városliget, Budapest, 6:11 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2007http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRm8AGCb6eE(video: MW) Read More
2007-02-12 13:35
Round and round and round they go on silver skates, some slip, some fall, some go fast, backwards and beat them all. The Mujegpalya in Városliget (City Park) sits just behind Heroes S… Read More
2007-02-12 13:13
I went to the opening of the new "Dream Cars Collection" in the Campona Shopping Center this weekend, which featured about 40 mostly American cars from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s. They glit… Read More
2007-02-04 03:27
I got an email a few weeks ago from my lovely friend Sarah who I went to college with. She told me the band she tours with (as lighting designer) was stopping in Vienna, and of course I deci… Read More
2007-02-03 18:50
We saw Iván Fischer at the Budapest Palace of the Arts yesterday. Fischer, a world-famous Hungarian conductor, is known for his innovation and creative zeal. The Budapest Festival Orc… Read More
2007-01-28 14:56
Antique store in Sopron, Hungary, 2:11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2007.(*note the golden circle of light to the left of the crucifix) Read More
2007-01-28 14:48
I went to Sopron (pronounced show-proen) on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The city is on Hungary's western border with Austria and was dubbed Hungary's "Most Faithful City" when its citizens… Read More
2007-01-24 14:41
Michael's friend Andrew and Kevin's friend William both visited Budapest recently. Andrew and Michael worked on a documentary about the city, and Kevin and William tried to tap into the Buda… Read More
2007-01-19 15:34
With the holidays over, the family gone and the winter doldrums a sure thing, Michael and I decided to relive our month on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian seas with a visit to Budapes… Read More
2007-01-18 15:16
James, Tara, John, Michael, Kevin and I celebrated James' birthday Jan. 3 at Dionysos Greek Restaurant. We feasted on delicious Greek cuisine and drank a few bottles of wine. The service at… Read More
2007-01-18 14:48
We had a very merry New Year's celebration in Budapest. It was the first time my two brothers and I were together on New Year's Eve in probably more than 10 years. Kevin's December 31st birt… Read More
2007-01-18 13:13
The sun sets on 2006, Janos-hegy, Budapest, 4:31 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 31 Read More
2007-01-17 20:29
Our big holiday gang drove to Vienna, Austria, yesterday. We left Budapest around 7 a.m. The Austrian border guards gave us a bag of Wiener Vanillekipferl (Viennese Vanilla Crescent cookies)… Read More
2007-01-16 05:16
We visited the Budapest Parliament Thursday, the third largest parliament building in the world. Construction of the Parliament began in 1884 and was completed in 1902. It is the seat of Hun… Read More
2007-01-16 01:24
A few years ago I decided to boycott Christmas shopping. I was bored with the display of bottom-line, 'Made in China' Christmas gifts cluttering every mall across America. Even offerings at… Read More
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