Ronald Alexander Mollinger, the Dutch Ambassador in Budapest, welcomed 100's of guests, including many fellow ambassadors, to his residence in the Buda Hills to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.

In his speech he highlighted that last year Holland was the largest foreign investor in Hungary, he praised the work of his colleagues at The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Hungary, and congratulated Hungary on many things including the appointment of their new football coach, a Dutchman.

His address also paid tribute to a Hungarian who kindly ...
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A good croud of Xpat Wine Lovers gathered to taste wines from: Légli Géza, Rókusfalbi Pál, Ráspi, Köpcös, Szászi Endre, Bock József, Dobogó Pincészet. Plus a special Zwack 'Maximilian' tasting went down well, and guests ended the event happy.

"This Spirit of Tokaj sets a new trend, a modern brand in every way. It's a distillate of the finest Tokaj wines, first created by Maximilian Zwack in 1912. Irretrievably lost in the upheaval of World War II, the recipe was only to be discovered decades later when the family was sifting through the attics of the Zwack distillery. view images »

40 or so regular and new 'Xpat Wine Lovers' came together to taste the wine selection presented by Izabella and her friendly team.

Ocean Bar & Grill proved to be a great venue for the April fools fun, the finger food was no joke, as it perfectly complimented the five wines. Plus around 10 guests stayed on for a special seafood dinner, with more fine wine and good company.

A couple of lucky guests got a bonus bottle of wine, thanks to Izabella, as winners of an April Fools joke contest. As we hope these snapshots show, everyone had an enjoya...
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"Gundel was formed in 1992 to create contemporary, delicious food presented with style. Today Gundel has grown from providing the finest hospitality for VIP guests in Budapest, with a world-wide reputation for excellent food, exciting party design and professional staff.

The Gundel Catering team can turn weekdays into feasts, and feasts into unforgettable memories in the banquet rooms of the Gundel Palazzo, or at an outside locations - in this case the Budapest Museum of Ethnology. 

For those unable to attend, and for anyone not invited, here's a snaps...
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Here's a sample of snapshopts from the American International School of Budapest 's annual festival for charity, held on Sunday 30 March, 11am-3pm

Celebrating cultural differences, the school community plus vendors from in and around the city came together for international entertainment, food, games and prizes. It proved to be a very popular event, attracting 100s of expats and locals alike (collectively termed 'Xpats' by us).
 
Money raised from this annual festival will go to humanitarian charities and cultural arts and enrichment progra...
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