Hungarian Rhapsody
Culture, Travel  By KATHRYN BRANCH| September 20, 2011, 6:26 pm
Original article HERE
Photo by Monika Höfler
A rich film tradition and low production costs have long brought stars to Budapest, among them Jeremy Irons, 63, pictured here on the shores of the Danube River. Irons made âNijinski,â his first movie in the capital, in 1980, and returned to make âM. Butterfly,â âBeing Juliaâ and Showtimeâs âThe Borgias.â When not on set, Irons explores the cityâs âwonderful crumbling faded beautyâ on his motorcycle. âItâs very hard to find the soul of a city,â he says, but he suggests starting at the Dohany Street Synagogue (011-36-1-413-5500), the Hungarian State Opera (right; opera.hu) and the Western Railway Station (Terez korut at Nyugati ter), designed by the Eiffel Company of Paris. Irons also recommends Cafe Kor (011-36-1-311-0053; cafekor.com), Pomo DâOro (011-36-1-302-6473; pomodorobudapest.com) and Nobu (noburestaurants.com/budapest), inside the Kempinski Hotel (011-36-1-429-3777; kempinski.com), where he usually stays.
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