I saw this car at Budapest’s Memento Park, and I wanted to drive it so badly. I think it would be great to live with this car for a month so I could love to hate it. This video makes this car look so awesome: My favorite quote from the video is: “I can’t coastContinue reading “Ode to the Trabant”
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Shoes on the Danube
When shoes have more value than people. The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial in Budapest, Hungary, inaugurated on 16 April 2005. Created by director Can Togay and sculptor Gyula Pauer, it honors the thousands of Jewish victims killed by the Arrow Cross Party during World War II. Victims were forced to removeContinue reading “Shoes on the Danube”
A Zoltan-Shaped Rabbit Hole
The person who sold us our bus tickets at the Budapest airport was named Zoltan, and I thought it was the coolest name ever. I love how the name sounds when I say it out loud: “Zoltan.” Everyone with that name should automatically grow up to be a magician. Curious, I decided to do aContinue reading “A Zoltan-Shaped Rabbit Hole”
I Admit That I’m Not an Adventurous Eater
I don’t remember where we bought the box of chocolates for Ryan’s little half-sister that had her favorite K-pop band “Big Bang” emblazoned on the cover, but I’m pretty sure that we didn’t buy it from any store inside the Gwangjang Market. Indeed, Gwangjang Market was not where one went searching for items depicting KoreanContinue reading “I Admit That I’m Not an Adventurous Eater”
ode to museums
I enjoy museums because I enjoy history. I am a proponent of the maxim of “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it” (George Santayana) Every generation goes through very similar life cycles and so often the same mistakes get repeated albeit with updated flourishes. It’s interesting to recognize these patterns. WarsContinue reading “ode to museums”
Newest Acquisition
Pictured above is what a mature Cascalote (caesalpinia cacalaco) looks like. Pictured below is what my three-year-old Cascalote looks like now: And here’s what it looked like when I first planted it last year: One of the greatest joys of gardening is watching trees grow. I planted all of the trees in my yard asContinue reading “Newest Acquisition”
The Trip That Never Was Day 12
My husband and I had a trip booked to Ireland in June 2020. Due to Covid, the trip never happened. For a myriad of reasons, it’s a trip that likely won’t happen any time soon. I’ve pulled up my old itinerary, and I’m going to explore as much of this holiday as virtually as IContinue reading “The Trip That Never Was Day 12”
Americans Are Pissed
America is not a happy place. All of us are angry about something. We all feel the need to protest, and the litany of topics to protest against is long. When my husband said “we should go to the Capitol to protest this weekend,” I asked him what item we should protest about. I said there wasContinue reading “Americans Are Pissed”
The View From Here
A Vision of America’s Future.
Corpse Flower is in Bloom at Huntington Gardens Today!
I was just there a few days ago and saw this amazing plant getting ready to bloom: Here is a neat diagram from the Huntington Garden’s website that shows this plant’s life cycle: And here is a photo I took of this plant in its leaf stage: I wish that L.A. wasn’t a seven hourContinue reading “Corpse Flower is in Bloom at Huntington Gardens Today!”
Krista Marson 