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Revisiting The City of Sopron
Revisiting the City of Sopron The city of Sopron had beckoned me to return for a visit. It plays a vital part in my novel, but my mental pictures of it had waned, or were full of inaccuracies. Being close … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1956., autoban, autoban from Budapest to Sopron, Christmas, Hungary, landmarks, New years, November 1956, Sopron, Vienna, Western Hungary
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Flashbacks
My return to the cemetery later that day proved to be productive, if not completely happy. Perhaps bittersweet is the better word. I found my grandmother’s grave. I found her in a newer part of the cemetery, a part better … Continue reading →
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Tagged cemetary, Christmas, Christmas wreaths, cistern, courage, flower garden, frogs, grandmother, grave, hills, History, memory, pine, wars, wreaths
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Story Behind Chapter One
In Budaörs, Hungary, the city where I grew up before the revolution, my cousin dropped me off early one morning just before Christmas. I had returned to this place of my youth, curious to see how it had changed. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged Budaor, cemetary, chapter, child, Christmas, City, family, grandmother, headstone, History, Homeland, Hungarian Revolution, Hungary, journey, railroad station, revolution, tombstone
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