There's no doubt that the Hungarian language is incredibly hard to learn, but these few words are probably the most important to master while in Budapest.
When bullets first pierced the night air over downtown Pest’s Bródy Sándor Street on October 23, 1956, György Kalmár was there among the crowd of demonstrators who would soon become freedom fighters. Now 75 years old, Mr. Kalmár shares his memories of that fateful day.
As a tiny oasis of open space amid Pest’s District VII, Anna Kéthly Square is often overlooked – similarly to the legacy of the courageous woman that this plaza is dedicated to. Is a recent renovation to this pocket park symbolic of her story?