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WWII Shell Found On Roof Of Budapest City Hall

Agence France Presse | | Posted 05.23.2013 | World

Hungarian authorities evacuated around 1,000 people on Thursday after an unexploded World War II shell was discovered embedded in the roof of Budapest...

5 Ways to Satisfy Your 5 Senses in Budapest

Pure Adventures Travel | Posted 04.29.2013 | Travel
Pure Adventures Travel

Whether you prefer the quiet sophistication of classical music and museums or a raucous night on the town, Budapest will satisfy all of your senses.

Hungary's Surprising Wine Culture

Candice Walsh | Posted 05.08.2013 | Travel
Candice Walsh

Some of Hungary's best wines come from the foothills of the Zempien Mountains, in the north.

Mourning Stalin With a Giggle

James Heffernan | Posted 05.05.2013 | Politics
James Heffernan

On this day, as on every anniversary of Stalin's death, I imagine my friend Stefan standing up there somewhere next to a cloud -- and giggling till the tears roll down his cheeks.

PHOTOS: Where The Locals Shop...

Global Yodel | Posted 04.23.2013 | Travel
Global Yodel

If a picture of a destination is worth a thousand words, then a visit to its local market is worth a million. There is perhaps no other place that en...

Country May Fine Homeless For Sleeping On Streets

AP | PABLO GORONDI | Posted 01.17.2013 | Impact

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Homeless men and women huddle on street corners amid Budapest's majestic domed palaces, shivering under old blankets and cardboar...

Why Winter's The Best Time To Visit Europe

Mike Dunphy | Posted 03.09.2013 | Travel
Mike Dunphy

Perhaps it's my Vermont blood, but a little inclement weather has never been a deterrent to adventure. In fact, it virtually boils when wind, snow and ice become excuses for inaction, especially when it comes to travel. Cold many contract the bones, but it expands horizons.

Whirled Peas: The Shrinking Globe Examined Through Music and Side Dishes

Modiba | Posted 02.17.2013 | World
Modiba

Two things became immediately clear after arriving at the University of Oxford for my semester abroad this fall. First was the British gastronomical preference for peas.

PHOTOS: 25 Great Destinations For The Holidays

Viator | Posted 02.04.2013 | Travel
Viator

There's no place more traditional to spend Christmastime than in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus and the center of nativity scenes worldwide.

My Lunch With Nate Silver

John Blumenthal | Posted 01.08.2013 | Comedy
John Blumenthal

Over the years, I avidly followed Nate's career. One day, when I was in New York for business, I asked him to lunch. He was tentative about it, saying there was a 99.8 percent chance that he could go.

PHOTOS: Exploring Budapest Like A Local

Jeanine Barone | Posted 01.06.2013 | Travel
Jeanine Barone

Instead of simply wandering about the myriad streets that lead off from the old castle gate, stroll Toth Arpad Setany.

WATCH: Couple Falls In Love At Nazi Camp, Reunites After 60 Years

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.31.2012 | Good News

At age 15 in 1944, Thomas Beck escaped over the wall of a Nazi concentration camp in Budapest with one regret. He was leaving behind Edith Greiman, a ...

Dan Senor: Talks Loudly, and Carries No Stick at All

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.25.2012 | Politics
Reese Schonfeld

Dan Senor seems to advocate that the US take a tougher line with the Iranians, but is he willing to see American soldiers die fighting to free Iran from the Ayatollah? Dan Senor talks tough, but is he willing to put American troops where his mouth is?

A Letter From Budapest

Steve North | Posted 10.15.2012 | World
Steve North

The AP reports that Hungarian right-wing extremist leader Csanad Szegedi, long known for his viciously anti-Semitic comments, recently acknowledged that he himself is Jewish. The story is reminiscent of this 2007 article that also speaks of the hidden lives of Jews in Hungary.

Years of the Dog

Benedetta Pignatelli | Posted 08.02.2012 | Arts
Benedetta Pignatelli

Clearly, Antonio Pio Saracino loves to involuntarily "provoke" his fellow Italians.

PHOTOS: Summer Music Festivals Worldwide

Viator | Posted 09.23.2012 | Travel
Viator

It's that time of year again, when music concerts swap sticky dive bar floors for well-tramped grass and enormous open-air stages.

Most-Wanted Nazi War Criminal Found In Hiding At Age 97

Posted 07.16.2012 | World

One of the last most-wanted Nazi war criminals still at large has been found living comfortably in Budapest and the group that has been hunting him fo...

PHOTOS: 5 Unexpected Budapest Highlights

Viator | Posted 09.13.2012 | Travel
Viator

Pest, on the eastern bank of the Danube, is where the city's life and action is to be found.

PHOTOS: Art Nouveau, Born Again In Budapest

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 08.27.2012 | Travel
Rebecca Tinsley

There is good news for lovers of Art Nouveau, one of Europe's oddest cultural phenomena.

Winter Weekend in Budapest: Alone in Great Company

Vivian Norris | Posted 04.26.2012 | Travel
Vivian Norris

The snow and the Danube and the golden domes and the hot chocolate...the Gellert Baths, the sour cream pancakes, dumpling soups, peach nectar, river f...

PHOTOS: 10 Coolest Music Venues Around the World

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.23.2012 | Travel
Off Track Planet

If you like your tunes live and loud, these spots turn the decibels way up.

Brad Pitt's Film Cleared Of Weapon Trafficking Charges

Posted 04.11.2012 | Entertainment

Good news: as far as Hungarian officials are concerned, Brad Pitt has no ties to illegal arms traffickers. Back in October, a Hungarian Anti-Terror...

Why Are Hundreds Protesting Against A New Theater Director?

AP | Posted 04.02.2012 | Arts

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 300 people gathered outside Budapest's New Theater on Wednesday to protest its new director, an actor with links to f...

Could the Fate of Europe, Also, Hinge on Budapest?

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 03.12.2012 | World
Bernard-Henri Lévy

Governments, opposition heads, declared or undeclared candidates for this election or that, European leaders on the right as well as the left, what is going on in Budapest concerns them all.

Notes of an Ex-Pat, Epilogue: The First Year

W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 01.10.2012 | Healthy Living
W. Hunter Roberts

It is only now, looking back a year into my new life, that I realize what a crazy thing it was to do, and what a brilliant one. What made me take the leap? I went for a few months, to write and gain some perspective.