Extra Hungariam non est vita, et si est vita, non est ita
Mátyás Sárközi, Hungarian scholar 350 years ago.
Translation from Latin: There is no life outside of Hungary, and if there is life, it is not the same. (Not the same as in not quite up to par).
Budapest, the Jewel of the Danube
And Jewel of the Satellite Countries
Budapest, Hungary known as the jewel of the Danube was also known as the jewel of the satellite countries during Soviet occupation. Why? Because it was the least oppressed. Under a “communist” regime, the people managed to operate small companies, travel abroad on business, and receive the most tourists than any other Soviet bloc country. And now that it has recuperated, slowly but surely, from the hollowing out it suffered under “communism”, Budapest is welcoming more visitors than ever. It is a city like no other in a country that is more than a thousand years old.
Please note: I use quotations for the word communism because no country has ever achieved a “communist” paradise. Everyone is always stuck at the socialist stage. Socialism precedes communism.
The Little Princess in front of the Little Princess
Maureen has been to Budapest before but doesn’t remember any of it. That is “The Little Princess Statue” in the background. It was created in 1972.
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