Memories : Hungarian old timers like to say, 'The only thing worse than communism is post-communism'. Now, I would take that witha grain of salt, but there's a certain attachment in many to some things from that era. And Sziget Festival 2009, once again, brings you an exhibit of artifacts from everyday Hungarian life of its infamous recent history, with a guide brought back to life for this very purpose.

Day 3 - Sienta La Cabeza Hairshow :

KAP - View over the Traveling Fun Fair : This is my honest-to-god first-ever panorama taken with a camera suspended from a kite. The camera is remote controlled so it can be rotated and "fired" from the ground.

Heart of Diamond: Creatures of Nature : The stilt-walking Heart of Diamond crew shows off their Creatures of Nature outfit. Every day they roam the island grounds, startling and mesmerising onlookers alike.

DAY 6 - Playing with Fire (Traveling Fun Fair at Night) :

Enano : Red Chocolate : Funny guy. Self labeled 'Free Artist'. In essence a clown improviser who draws in the crowd with in unconventional and unpredictable farces for all ages and families.

Circus Klezmer : Circus Klezmer performed a theatrical circus show about an eastern european village awaiting a show to come to town. When it finally does, it is a high-action, all-swinging, magic extravaganza.

Moulin Ruzs : Moulin Ruzs ('ruzs' in hungarian is pronounced much like 'rouge', but instead means 'lipsstick') is funny, slightly adult-themed entertainment concept. You go in, get your makeup on (you shall be assisted), then take a seat. Instead of food, you are served various beanbag objects, such as breasts and dogpoop. You can fling these at numerous targets from the comfort of your seat...

There's no way not to participate, so here's a panoramic self portrait...

Japanese Performers : In light of the Japanese-Hungarian Cultural Festival, and with the support of the Japanese Embassy in Budapest, a group of performers did two traditional productions daily.

The performers were happy to gather round me, and cheer me on. "Ou-i-ja!", if I remember correctly, is what they were chanting.

Day 5 - Acrobatics at the Traveling Fun Fair :