14 result(s) for books in Getting around
Introducing Festetics Palace, Keszthely, Hungary
- 23 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Helikon Palace Museum in Keszthely is a museum complex consisting of four buildings housing five permanent and several temporary exhibitions. The palace that belonged to the Festetics Family for 200 years has been built and extended continuously since the middle of the18th century and is now one of the most significant monuments of Hungary. The building is surrounded by a nature reserve park. ...
Xpat Opinion: Hidden Budapest: Gasworks Part 2
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
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From the bike (or car) road to the right of Auchan (Jegtoro u.) just before the intersection with the Infopark, one can see buildings that, from afar, seem to be in the same style of those I discovered a few weeks ago further down the road as part of the old Obuda Gasworks Residential Estate. On my way back from my bike ride yesterday I explored the area, and was correct.
Xpat Opinion: Obuda Gas Factory - A Cool Place To Explore
- 29 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
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I have been cycling up to Romai Part and Szentendre for years, and have always loved the four water and coal-clock towers at the old gas works. Luckily they have managed to survive (so far) the reconstruction of the old chemical works as an industrial park. In 1908 a municipal decision was made to replace several obsolete gas factories with a single new facility.
Top 10 Books To Read About Hungary, Part I
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Now that the nice weather’s here, I should be writing about playgrounds and picnic spots, but for some reason I feel like delving into some literature about Hungary. There’s not much you could read about Hungary or by Hungarian authors that would qualify as a good beach read (they’ve got such a genre but it’s not translated). But hey, maybe you’ll enjoy a book that helps unravel some of the ...
'FreeCycle Exhibition', Kiscelli Museum Budapest, Until 14 November
- 12 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- getting around
"In the autumn of 2010, the Kiscell Museum of the Budapest History Museum will exhibit the cultural history of bicycling in Budapest. Every year there are more and more cyclists in Budapest, enjoying the traffic and environmental advantages of bicycling. Responding to the intolerable growth of car traffic in the past decades, more and more civil groups have been formed to lobby for the ...
Introducing Festetics Palace, Keszthely, Hungary
- 23 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Helikon Palace Museum in Keszthely is a museum complex consisting of four buildings housing five permanent and several temporary exhibitions. The palace that belonged to the Festetics Family for 200 years has been built and extended continuously since the middle of the18th century and is now one of the most significant monuments of Hungary. The building is surrounded by a nature reserve park. ...
Xpat Opinion: Hidden Budapest: Gasworks Part 2
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
From the bike (or car) road to the right of Auchan (Jegtoro u.) just before the intersection with the Infopark, one can see buildings that, from afar, seem to be in the same style of those I discovered a few weeks ago further down the road as part of the old Obuda Gasworks Residential Estate. On my way back from my bike ride yesterday I explored the area, and was correct.
Xpat Opinion: Obuda Gas Factory - A Cool Place To Explore
- 29 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
I have been cycling up to Romai Part and Szentendre for years, and have always loved the four water and coal-clock towers at the old gas works. Luckily they have managed to survive (so far) the reconstruction of the old chemical works as an industrial park. In 1908 a municipal decision was made to replace several obsolete gas factories with a single new facility.
Top 10 Books To Read About Hungary, Part I
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Now that the nice weather’s here, I should be writing about playgrounds and picnic spots, but for some reason I feel like delving into some literature about Hungary. There’s not much you could read about Hungary or by Hungarian authors that would qualify as a good beach read (they’ve got such a genre but it’s not translated). But hey, maybe you’ll enjoy a book that helps unravel some of the ...
'FreeCycle Exhibition', Kiscelli Museum Budapest, Until 14 November
- 12 Nov 2010 2:00 AM
- getting around
"In the autumn of 2010, the Kiscell Museum of the Budapest History Museum will exhibit the cultural history of bicycling in Budapest. Every year there are more and more cyclists in Budapest, enjoying the traffic and environmental advantages of bicycling. Responding to the intolerable growth of car traffic in the past decades, more and more civil groups have been formed to lobby for the ...