I just don’t think there are very many better places to see your first opera than in Budapest*. So when I knew that I would be going to the Hungarian capital, I immediately did some research into what opera would be on during my visit. The Hungarian Opera Puccini’s Tosca was on at the...
In 1989, hundreds of East Germans ran through north western Hungary on their way to West Germany, crossing over just north of Sopron*, Hungary. Here, the Hungarians and Austrians had agreed to open their border for three hours in a symbolic gesture of peace. This was the chance for East Germans to cross the...
Starting out on the opposite foot than in Prague, I immediately fell for Vienna* as soon as I walked up the subway station steps and breathed in the wide boulevards. There was space! There was green space! I think of Vienna as one of those ideal cities, like Vancouver, where concrete streets and green...
Everyone I told was so excited to hear that I was going to Prague: The beauty! The architecture! The beauty and the architecture! And neither disappointed. But I still left feeling like I was missing… something. My guide, Elena*– possibly the most passionate person about a city you could ever meet – gave me...
I learned so much European history in high school (and not enough Canadian history, but that’s beside the point) that took me back to kings and queens, and royalty and castles. But so much has happened recently in Berlin that the city has an unavoidably intoxicating aura. My private tour guide, Conrad*, met me...
Dances for a Small Stage blends theatre and dance like it should be mixed: like a super smooth and satisfying milkshake. The 23rd edition of the Vancouver show down on Commercial Drive’s Legion on the Drive is led by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg who, as usual, steals the show. All of the short shows within...
Have you ever gone through phases where you are on a hunt to know more about your family tree? I find I go through spurts of intense curiosity and then life gets in the way until the next spurt. Vancouver might be going through something similar right now. This year marks Vancouver’s 100th birthday...
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