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Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Now On: Ten-Day Jewish Summer Festival In Budapest
- 30 Aug 2012 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Last Sunday saw the start of the 15th Jewish Summer Festival – one of Budapest’s most 'prestigious annual programmes of cultural events'. Every year the festival attracts tens of thousands of local visitors and tourists to the capital and its synagogue, which is said to be one of Europe’s most beautiful. The Hungarian Government has also provided funding for this programme of cultural events.
Photo Report: Huge Hooters Launch In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Around 250 guests, including notable local celebrities from television, film, and media, attended the "VIP" opening event on August 25th. The event was covered by Hungarian National TV and press. The restaurant opened to the public this Monday, August 27th, with 56 of the ‘world famous’ Hooters Girls in attendance to welcome and serve customers.
XVII. Road Of Hungarian Wines Rally, 24 August
- 24 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Road of Hungarian Wines Rally is to take place for the 12th time on the 24th of August. This year the route is planned by Attila Ferjáncz our all-time Hungarian rally champion again. During this long weekend we are visiting 20 wineries in wine regions like Eger, Tokaj, Mátra and South-Balaton crossing 2 distilleries as well. At the stations the contestants can try not just excellent sorts of ...
Updated: Hooters Budapest Opening On Monday
- 23 Aug 2012 2:00 AM
- food & drink
Construction is complete on the 7800 square foot unit, spread over three levels, in downtown Budapest. Alex Hemingway, CEO of Crown Restaurants and boss of the brand in Hungary and other parts of Europe, stated, "We are confident the unique Hooters experience will be a success in Budapest".
Invitation: Jazz In The Palace Of Arts Budapest, 20 August
- 6 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Every year since 2005 and as a prelude to the fireworks that celebrate Hungary’s national holiday, the Palace of Arts has provided its own musical fireworks in the form of jazz jam sessions for the general public both inside and outside the building. Fans of traditional jazz can sit and sip their cooling drinks or even dance while waiting for the evening’s main attraction, and – if the fancy ...
Xploring Hungary's Most Popular National Park: Balaton Highlands
- 8 Jul 2012 9:10 AM
- getting around
One of the unique summer spectacles in this area is the flowering of the lavender fields, which Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas invited everyone to visit during his tour of the country's treasures. He said Hungarian national parks are of international standard, but are still not sufficiently well known, and so has launched a campaign to promote national parks in Hungary. This year ...
Nights At The Amusement Park In Budapest
- 27 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
"Due its huge success The Amusement Park In Budapest will continue to have night opening hours this year as well. Every Friday and Saturday between June and September,after the traditional open hours the local fun fair will be open from 8 p.m. till 1.30 a.m. Guests can experience the rides and other attractions while they are bathed in light.
Xpat Opinion: Land Grabbing Fidesz Style
- 25 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- property
A few days ago Gáspár Miklós Tamás (TGM, as most people refer to him in Hungarian) was the guest of Olga Kálmán on ATV’s Egyenes beszéd (Straight Talk). The topic was the growing Horthy cult fostered by the Fidesz government. TGM indicated that in his opinion the Orbán government’s sudden attachment to the Horthy regime is nothing but an attempt to draw attention away from the government’s grave ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Now On: Ten-Day Jewish Summer Festival In Budapest
- 30 Aug 2012 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Last Sunday saw the start of the 15th Jewish Summer Festival – one of Budapest’s most 'prestigious annual programmes of cultural events'. Every year the festival attracts tens of thousands of local visitors and tourists to the capital and its synagogue, which is said to be one of Europe’s most beautiful. The Hungarian Government has also provided funding for this programme of cultural events.
Photo Report: Huge Hooters Launch In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Around 250 guests, including notable local celebrities from television, film, and media, attended the "VIP" opening event on August 25th. The event was covered by Hungarian National TV and press. The restaurant opened to the public this Monday, August 27th, with 56 of the ‘world famous’ Hooters Girls in attendance to welcome and serve customers.
XVII. Road Of Hungarian Wines Rally, 24 August
- 24 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Road of Hungarian Wines Rally is to take place for the 12th time on the 24th of August. This year the route is planned by Attila Ferjáncz our all-time Hungarian rally champion again. During this long weekend we are visiting 20 wineries in wine regions like Eger, Tokaj, Mátra and South-Balaton crossing 2 distilleries as well. At the stations the contestants can try not just excellent sorts of ...
Updated: Hooters Budapest Opening On Monday
- 23 Aug 2012 2:00 AM
- food & drink
Construction is complete on the 7800 square foot unit, spread over three levels, in downtown Budapest. Alex Hemingway, CEO of Crown Restaurants and boss of the brand in Hungary and other parts of Europe, stated, "We are confident the unique Hooters experience will be a success in Budapest".
Invitation: Jazz In The Palace Of Arts Budapest, 20 August
- 6 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Every year since 2005 and as a prelude to the fireworks that celebrate Hungary’s national holiday, the Palace of Arts has provided its own musical fireworks in the form of jazz jam sessions for the general public both inside and outside the building. Fans of traditional jazz can sit and sip their cooling drinks or even dance while waiting for the evening’s main attraction, and – if the fancy ...
Xploring Hungary's Most Popular National Park: Balaton Highlands
- 8 Jul 2012 9:10 AM
- getting around
One of the unique summer spectacles in this area is the flowering of the lavender fields, which Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas invited everyone to visit during his tour of the country's treasures. He said Hungarian national parks are of international standard, but are still not sufficiently well known, and so has launched a campaign to promote national parks in Hungary. This year ...
Nights At The Amusement Park In Budapest
- 27 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
"Due its huge success The Amusement Park In Budapest will continue to have night opening hours this year as well. Every Friday and Saturday between June and September,after the traditional open hours the local fun fair will be open from 8 p.m. till 1.30 a.m. Guests can experience the rides and other attractions while they are bathed in light.
Xpat Opinion: Land Grabbing Fidesz Style
- 25 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- property
A few days ago Gáspár Miklós Tamás (TGM, as most people refer to him in Hungarian) was the guest of Olga Kálmán on ATV’s Egyenes beszéd (Straight Talk). The topic was the growing Horthy cult fostered by the Fidesz government. TGM indicated that in his opinion the Orbán government’s sudden attachment to the Horthy regime is nothing but an attempt to draw attention away from the government’s grave ...