‘Citizens experienced many advantages of gas lighting compared to candle and oil lighting. On the one hand, gas was cheaper to use than oil, especially for lighting large spaces; on the other hand, a gas flame provided four times the light of a candle.’

‘Our first written record of traditional Hungarian cuisine dates back to a 16th-century cookbook written by a chef who cooked for several Transylvanian princes…The book reveals the astonishing variety of dishes served at the tables of princes and nobles.’

‘It may come as a surprise, but the number of printed books is still growing today; there is a demand for them. Jorge Luis Borges writes that when he received the Brockhaus Encyclopedia as a gift, he was already blind, but he enjoyed feeling the volumes, having them there beside him. Books are meant to be felt, not just read.’

‘Winter hiking is in a category of its own. Not only because mountain lovers should only embark on it if they are well prepared, but also because—especially in snowy periods—we enter an almost mystical wonderland.’

‘A horseman cannot consider their occupation to be work. It is a service, a vocation that we are happy to perform, and we are fortunate to be able to do so…It requires constant readiness and dedication, day after day, so anyone who doesn’t really love it would find it difficult. We have to feel the weight of what we do. In the long chain of the stud farm’s history, we cannot be weak links.’

Here in Hungary, there are many popular foods, drinks, herbal preparations, liqueurs, and even sweets that have been shrouded in secrecy for decades or even centuries and whose exact recipes and methods of preparation are known only to a select few.

‘It is worth reading Hungarian historian Péter Hahner’s intriguing book, published 12 years ago, which deals with the most well-known conspiracy theories related to the Kennedy assassination on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, if only because President Trump signed an executive order on the release of secret files related to the assassination earlier this year.’