George Ezra wrote his song Budapest despite not having actually been there. He was touring Europe and it was on his list of places to visit but he got a little hung over and missed his train. The video below was when George actually made it to Budapest. The British have had a big influence …
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An der schönen blauen Donau
The literal translation is “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”. It is known in the English speaking world as “The Blue Danube”. It is one of Johann Strauss II most famous pieces. The video below is the instrumental version. There is also a choral version which starts “Danube so blue, “so bright and blue. Personally, I …
We’re all going on a summer holiday.
“We’re going where the sun shines brightlyWe’re going where the sea is blue” So sung Cliff Richard in the film “Summer Holiday” as he drove his No.9 London bus from London to the South of France via Dover and Paris. With the lifting of restrictions on non-essential travel to certain overseas destinations we can all …
Budapest
“My house in Budapest My, my hidden treasure chest”. Many of us are familiar with the opening lyrics of the George Ezra song “Budapest”. Ironically he had not been to Budapest when he wrote the song, he got drunk and missed his train. However once you start to travel, you should not miss out on …
History in Food
Esterházy (Torta) Cake is a reminder of the fact that modern day Hungary was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the First World War. It was named after Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy who was an Austrian Diplomat who served at the Austrian Ambassador in London from 1815 to 1842. In Hungary …