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Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
A Helping Hand In Budapest: Solutions Everyday
- 28 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
We've all heard about companies and guides that provide services to expats in different cities around the world. To the great delight of a growing group of foreigners in Budapest, a group of young Hungarian professionals decided to create a unique service called Solutions Everyday to help out with everyday expat issues, without an upfront fee!
Reminder: The Amusement Park Of Budapest Closes On 30 September
- 28 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
After 175 years of existence, the legendary sight in the City Park, the Amusement Park of Budapest will permanently close down by the 30th September.
“Expat Love & Apartment-Theatre” At PLACCC Festival In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
What do get when an Italian actor and a Dutch sound designer come together? Chaos! ;) This is Malu who is Dutch and David who is Italian. They are in love. They are living in a city they know nothing about. They are living together for the first time since knowing each other. And have around 30 people visiting them every day. It is like a walk in-walk out ‘Big Brother’ show.
Invitation: Cultural „Király” Days, Király Utca Budapest, This Weekend
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cultural programs, children programs, arts and crafts fair and a unique atmosphere right in the city center, organised by the Kultunio Foundation. This event started several years before at the Király street, but it has grown the borders of Budapest's design street and from this year it will re-open in a new, central location at the Erzsébet quare. Open: 28-29th of September, between 10 am and 10 ...
Budapest Is The World’s Third Most 'Honest City'
- 26 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Based on a recent social experiment by Reader’s Digest, where wallets were dropped in 16 cities around the world and then it was counted how many were given back, Budapest won the bronze medal. Reporters from the magazine dropped the wallets containing the equivalent of $50 in cash, a cell phone number, coupons, business cards and a family photo in public places from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro, ...
Design Tours Exploring Treasures Of Budapest, 27 September - 6 October
- 26 Sep 2013 10:45 AM
- getting around
Design Tours are traditionally very popular features of Budapest Design Week, so organised between 27th September and 6th October, the festival asked some renowned city tour organisers to join the jubilee program series. The Hungarian, English and Italian language tours help us experience the amazingly colourful, exciting world of Budapest, and how the inhabitants of the city strive to preserve ...
Invitation: Colours, Flavours, Scents, Museum Of Agriculture, Budapest
- 26 Sep 2013 10:40 AM
- entertainment
The new autumn temporary exhibition of the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture leads visitors through the realm of the senses and perception with the aid of horticultural, viticultural and distillery products. The atmospheric, interactive presentation will also build on personal experience, as it demostrates the versatility of flowers, vegetables, fruits, ornamental and medicinal plants, dried ...
Xploring Budapest: The Citadella
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
"The Citadella is situated in the most beautiful point of Budapest, on the top of the Gellért Hill giving a fantastic view over the city. It was erected in 1854 by the Habsburgs, after the suppression of the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence, to keep an eye ont he the city. It is 220 meters long, 60 meters wide, the walls are 4 meters tall and the brought here 60 cannons. It ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
A Helping Hand In Budapest: Solutions Everyday
- 28 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
We've all heard about companies and guides that provide services to expats in different cities around the world. To the great delight of a growing group of foreigners in Budapest, a group of young Hungarian professionals decided to create a unique service called Solutions Everyday to help out with everyday expat issues, without an upfront fee!
Reminder: The Amusement Park Of Budapest Closes On 30 September
- 28 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
After 175 years of existence, the legendary sight in the City Park, the Amusement Park of Budapest will permanently close down by the 30th September.
“Expat Love & Apartment-Theatre” At PLACCC Festival In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
What do get when an Italian actor and a Dutch sound designer come together? Chaos! ;) This is Malu who is Dutch and David who is Italian. They are in love. They are living in a city they know nothing about. They are living together for the first time since knowing each other. And have around 30 people visiting them every day. It is like a walk in-walk out ‘Big Brother’ show.
Invitation: Cultural „Király” Days, Király Utca Budapest, This Weekend
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cultural programs, children programs, arts and crafts fair and a unique atmosphere right in the city center, organised by the Kultunio Foundation. This event started several years before at the Király street, but it has grown the borders of Budapest's design street and from this year it will re-open in a new, central location at the Erzsébet quare. Open: 28-29th of September, between 10 am and 10 ...
Budapest Is The World’s Third Most 'Honest City'
- 26 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Based on a recent social experiment by Reader’s Digest, where wallets were dropped in 16 cities around the world and then it was counted how many were given back, Budapest won the bronze medal. Reporters from the magazine dropped the wallets containing the equivalent of $50 in cash, a cell phone number, coupons, business cards and a family photo in public places from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro, ...
Design Tours Exploring Treasures Of Budapest, 27 September - 6 October
- 26 Sep 2013 10:45 AM
- getting around
Design Tours are traditionally very popular features of Budapest Design Week, so organised between 27th September and 6th October, the festival asked some renowned city tour organisers to join the jubilee program series. The Hungarian, English and Italian language tours help us experience the amazingly colourful, exciting world of Budapest, and how the inhabitants of the city strive to preserve ...
Invitation: Colours, Flavours, Scents, Museum Of Agriculture, Budapest
- 26 Sep 2013 10:40 AM
- entertainment
The new autumn temporary exhibition of the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture leads visitors through the realm of the senses and perception with the aid of horticultural, viticultural and distillery products. The atmospheric, interactive presentation will also build on personal experience, as it demostrates the versatility of flowers, vegetables, fruits, ornamental and medicinal plants, dried ...
Xploring Budapest: The Citadella
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
"The Citadella is situated in the most beautiful point of Budapest, on the top of the Gellért Hill giving a fantastic view over the city. It was erected in 1854 by the Habsburgs, after the suppression of the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence, to keep an eye ont he the city. It is 220 meters long, 60 meters wide, the walls are 4 meters tall and the brought here 60 cannons. It ...