Kaposvár Wine Festival.

Another impressive programme in my maybe-not-so-little town (city) of Kaposvár! Even after only being here a month, I see the same faces on my daily skate through town... and I can walk from one side of the city to the intra-furthest point in less time than it takes me to learn how to properly pronounce any simple Hungarian phrase... and there is one art store, one Mexican restaurant, and zero record stores. But, it's charm is incredible. There are more bakeries and fountains in Kaposvár then there are dispensaries and Starbucks in Denver. It's refreshing and it's no wonder that there are so many programmes scheduled for this city centre...

This weekend celebrated two things... of course, the season's newest local vintage (always popular and always delicious in Hungary), and the finished renovation of the new city concert hall! Kossuth Tér, the heart of the city square, just got even more beautiful... adding another cobblestone pedestrian-way and more fountains to reverberate one of the city slogans: city of fountains.

There were concerts and vendors and there was plenty of wine in Kossuth Square this weekend... On Saturday night, Magdi Rúzsa performed the headlining set on the centre stage next to the cathedral. Rúzsa is a famous Hungarian singer who won the 2006 title of Megasztár... Hungary's answer to American Idol. She had some pipes and it was cool to hear her sing in both Hungarian and English. Sunday night closed with a laser show... interesting (not necessarily good, but interesting)...