Italian WWI Cemetery, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
May 23, 2022In the 1989 film Field of Dreams, while Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is walking through a cornfield, he hears someone whisper,…Military Cemetery, Böhönye, Hungary
November 30, 2021On the rare occasion, I drive cross-country to the city of Pécs, I pass through the village of Böhönye. On…Town Cemetery in Sümeg, Hungary
November 15, 2020To fully appreciate the roll-call of greats buried in the town cemetery in Sümeg, you need to know the history…Szent Mihály Domb, Vonyarcvashegy, Hungary
November 2, 2020Climbing the hill to the church of Szent Mihály (St Michael) in Vonyarcvashegy, it was hard to believe that 136-metre-tall…Villánykövesd cemetery in the Villány wine region of Hungary
August 13, 2020In southeastern Hungary, near the Croatian border, we stopped at Villánykövesd, one of the five villages that comprise the Villány…John the Valiant
April 25, 2020Three hundred and seventy verses with 1480 lines make for one hell of a long poem. But I read them…Jewish Cemetery, Nagykanizsa, Hungary
January 2, 2020I finally got in to see the Jewish Cemetery in Nagykanizsa. We'd tried a few times but it was closed.…The RAF graveyard school of life
April 21, 2014A dead man here. Another one there. This one in his 60s. The other in his 80s. Beloved father, husband,…A day of remembrance in Budapest
November 1, 2013All Saints’ Day is one of my favourite days on the Budapest calendar. To see policemen on traffic duty inside…Authors and affirmations: The old Jewish Cemetery in Budapest
November 3, 2012Hate takes effort and energy and, quite frankly, I'm too lazy to expend either on something that offers little reward.…
