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Hungarian Treasure: The Secret Soda Shop in Budapest
- 21 Nov 2013 12:40 AM
- shopping
You won’t find the place on the first try, or even the second. In fact, when you’re in the neighborhood, you’ll probably have to ask someone for directions like I did. But once you step inside, you’ll feel like you just discovered a hidden treasure. And that’s because you did. Tucked away in a courtyard just off Budapest’s Hunyadi tér stands one of the oldest soda shops in the city. The faded ...
Noted Foreign Scientists Do Research Stints In Hungary
- 10 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to generous grants of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, eminent foreign scientists spend time in Hungary. An authority on carbon dating and the mastermind of a giant astronomical project are among the personalities hosted.
Invitation: Nickelback Concert, Budapest Aréna, 8 November
- 8 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The Hungarian fans can finally see the Canadian rock band live at the Budapest Arena on November 8th, 2013.
Madrid Pays Tribute To Magic Hungarian Soccer Player Puskás
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Entitled “Puskás Homage”, weeks of remembrance have started in Madrid. A bust of Ferenc Puskás, perhaps the best known Hungarian in history, has been unveiled, erstwhile companions reminisced about him during a forum and an exhibition of objects related to his life has been opened. The show is expected to draw over a hundred thousand visitors.
JCI Expat Budapest Charity Poker Tournament, 9 Nov.
- 7 Nov 2013 8:01 AM
- entertainment
JCI Expat Budapest is organising their second Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, 9th November 2013 @ Cotton Club – Jókai u. 26, 1066 Budapest. After the success of last year’s tournament, in which we raised almost HUF 200,000 for charity, this year we will try to beat it! In the tasteful setting of the Cotton Club, up to 90 participants can play for the charity organisation of their choice ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
Bruno Mars Concert, , Budapest Aréna, 7 November, 8 pm
- 1 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Atlantic recording artist Bruno Mars has unveiled details of his hugely anticipated world tour. The North American leg of “The Moonshine Jungle World Tour” gets underway on June 22nd at Washington, DC’s Verizon Center and then continues through August. The European leg of the tour begins October 2nd in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Invitation: Unknown Mortal Orchestra (US/NZ), A38 Ship Budapest, 18 November
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Unknown Mortal Orchestra first dropped into the world in late 2010 as a bandcamp account carrying a single called ‘Ffunny Ffrends’.‘Ffunny Ffrends’ was everything you imagined it might be – alien beatnik pop music that echoed 60s psychedelia and krautrock minimalism with just a hint of gentle weirdness that suggested its roots might equally lie in the verdant indie of the equally distant New ...
Hungarian Treasure: The Secret Soda Shop in Budapest
- 21 Nov 2013 12:40 AM
- shopping
You won’t find the place on the first try, or even the second. In fact, when you’re in the neighborhood, you’ll probably have to ask someone for directions like I did. But once you step inside, you’ll feel like you just discovered a hidden treasure. And that’s because you did. Tucked away in a courtyard just off Budapest’s Hunyadi tér stands one of the oldest soda shops in the city. The faded ...
Noted Foreign Scientists Do Research Stints In Hungary
- 10 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to generous grants of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, eminent foreign scientists spend time in Hungary. An authority on carbon dating and the mastermind of a giant astronomical project are among the personalities hosted.
Invitation: Nickelback Concert, Budapest Aréna, 8 November
- 8 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The Hungarian fans can finally see the Canadian rock band live at the Budapest Arena on November 8th, 2013.
Madrid Pays Tribute To Magic Hungarian Soccer Player Puskás
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Entitled “Puskás Homage”, weeks of remembrance have started in Madrid. A bust of Ferenc Puskás, perhaps the best known Hungarian in history, has been unveiled, erstwhile companions reminisced about him during a forum and an exhibition of objects related to his life has been opened. The show is expected to draw over a hundred thousand visitors.
JCI Expat Budapest Charity Poker Tournament, 9 Nov.
- 7 Nov 2013 8:01 AM
- entertainment
JCI Expat Budapest is organising their second Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, 9th November 2013 @ Cotton Club – Jókai u. 26, 1066 Budapest. After the success of last year’s tournament, in which we raised almost HUF 200,000 for charity, this year we will try to beat it! In the tasteful setting of the Cotton Club, up to 90 participants can play for the charity organisation of their choice ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
Bruno Mars Concert, , Budapest Aréna, 7 November, 8 pm
- 1 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Atlantic recording artist Bruno Mars has unveiled details of his hugely anticipated world tour. The North American leg of “The Moonshine Jungle World Tour” gets underway on June 22nd at Washington, DC’s Verizon Center and then continues through August. The European leg of the tour begins October 2nd in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Invitation: Unknown Mortal Orchestra (US/NZ), A38 Ship Budapest, 18 November
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Unknown Mortal Orchestra first dropped into the world in late 2010 as a bandcamp account carrying a single called ‘Ffunny Ffrends’.‘Ffunny Ffrends’ was everything you imagined it might be – alien beatnik pop music that echoed 60s psychedelia and krautrock minimalism with just a hint of gentle weirdness that suggested its roots might equally lie in the verdant indie of the equally distant New ...