Hey! That's Grandpop Ziggie's Outfit!

My parent's have an old painting of my mother's grandfather who left Hungary under mysterious circumstances in the early 1900's. Zsigmonde was a Kommissar from Nagygejoc and he's dressed in a similar uniform in his picture.

Day Seven - Knocked Out in Budapest on Boxing Day

December 26th 2007
At sunrise on the day after Christmas there was still no peace on earth: Gail and Cassie were still moody and not talking. In a way it was probably fortunate that we didn’t have breakfast included in our room rate. Sitting together around a table would not have been an especially pleasant prospect while those two sulked. I don’t remember how we were able to convince the two wackos to join ... read more

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Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more

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