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Fiction, non-fiction, environment, poetry, history, mystery, biography, travel guides, children, young adult... and much, much more!

Wide selection of quality second-hand English paperbacks at reasonable prices. The most "dangerous" street in Budapest: good books and gourmet food

Our Boys in Blue

I have always complained about various Hungarian neighbors who have called the police first before first knocking on my door to speak about the noise of a party or something, so I have been quite reluctant to turn to the police as a solution. The pub I live above is quiet until 3am when they turn everyone out, which is a pain in summer with the windows open, but bearable. The bullet-heads listing to their car radio on high bass under my window at 3am is something else entirely. I have thought about dropping water balloons on them, but since it would be easy to identify the open window, even for a bullet-head, I have not taken this step yet even though it makes a great fantasy. However, last night I finally broke down and called the cops. I group of large, drunken, agressive men had gathered outside the house playing loud (but quite good) gypsy music. I could not concentrate on anything, let alone relax. The police showed up in under 10 minutes, and the trouble-makers soon left. Thank you 6th District Police.