Memento Park Wine Tasting: A Night Among the Statues
I have lived in Hungary since 2017, and until last Friday I had never once set foot in Memento Park. My sister has been several times. Her husband is a serious history buff. I had simply never gone. Then an invitation arrived for Up Reds, Whites!, the Memento Park...
Hungary House Prices Fall for the First Time
Updated September 2026. What changed this year: the Otthon Start loan boom that pushed prices up through 2025 has cooled, and official data now shows prices dropping quarter on quarter for the first time since the surge. Every year I watch Hungary’s property...
Solar Panel Rules in Hungary: New 2026 Grid Deadlines
Updated September 2026. What changed this year: the government moved solar connection, home-battery reporting and smart-meter rollout into new rules in late August 2026, with deadlines that run into 2027. Andrew designed the electrics for our smart Balaton winehouse,...
Are Phones Banned in Hungarian Schools? 2026
No Phones, All Day: Hungary’s New School Rule From today, 1 September 2026, pupils in Hungary’s általános iskola (the eight-year general school, grades 1 to 8, ages 6 to 14) must keep their phones off for the whole school day, The rule covers phones and...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.