119 result(s) for french spirit
10 Places In Budapest For The Best Retro Experience
- 17 Jun 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
By Jennifer Walker. While it wasn’t fun and games to live under the Communist regime, where even a careless remark could land you behind bars in the early years, there’s a wave of nostalgia for its places, relics and echoes of a simpler life. For those who didn’t live through the Hammer and Sickle days, there’s a certain charm associated with this retro side of Budapest – particularly for the ...
See What Happened @ Cinco de Mayo In Budapest 2016
- 9 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Way back on 5 May 1862 a small poorly equipped Mexican army managed to defeat the invading French army, which was considered to be the best in the world at the time. Although Mexico eventually lost the war, the unlikely victory near Puebla came to symbolize a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath. Cinco de Mayo is observed in Mexico as a national holiday, and is celebrated throughout the world ...
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Review: Café Ëgoist Budapest, Restaurant & Museum Combo
- 23 Mar 2016 11:30 AM
- food & drink
“All love is egoism gone wild,” Sándor Márai writes in one of his novels. If you love selected delicacies, cultivated entertainment and art nouveau interiors, you will be at the best place in Café Ëgoist, near Széchenyi tér. The restaurant, which was reopened under this new name only last November, gives you a chance to relax to the max in an environment that feels like being back in the Hungary ...
Video Invitation: 'CoffeeBar Weekend', Corinthia, 20-21 February
- 19 Feb 2016 2:45 AM
- food & drink
The CoffeeBar Bazaar, a major event in Hungary’s world of coffee and bars, is to take place for the seventh time on 20-21 February, hosted once again by the five-star Corinthia Hotel Budapest on Erzsébet körút. By purchasing their tickets visitors have the chance to taste over two hundred products from fifty exhibitors, including coffees, wines, spirits and snacks. The exhibition offers a wealth ...
XpatLoop Interview: Laurent Langlais, Lifestyle Consultant
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Laurent is French born and raised, and his accent is still here to prove it. Fascinated by cities and the metaphysics from an early age, he always wanted to explore urban reality 2.0. After having worked as a computer artist creating virtual worlds, he left this creative but hectic profession to travel the world and ended up spending much time in Asia. This is where he found his true calling as a ...
Hungarian Leaders Express Condolences, Condemn Paris Terror Attacks
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian people firmly condemns terrorism and despises all fanatics obsessed with violence, President János Áder said in a telegram of condolences sent to his French counterpart François Hollande. “In spirit we are with François Hollande and the friendly French people, which can continue to count on Hungary’s commitment and support in its fight against senseless and barbarous terror,” he ...
Introducing Active8 Budapest
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Active8 Budapest - active8.hu - is a new printed and online directory of active lifestyle services that welcome English-speaking customers. Collecting the very best services that Budapest has to offer, Active8 will help you and your family find the places you need to live the healthy, active lifestyles that you want.
Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm
- 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he ...
10 Places In Budapest For The Best Retro Experience
- 17 Jun 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
By Jennifer Walker. While it wasn’t fun and games to live under the Communist regime, where even a careless remark could land you behind bars in the early years, there’s a wave of nostalgia for its places, relics and echoes of a simpler life. For those who didn’t live through the Hammer and Sickle days, there’s a certain charm associated with this retro side of Budapest – particularly for the ...
See What Happened @ Cinco de Mayo In Budapest 2016
- 9 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Way back on 5 May 1862 a small poorly equipped Mexican army managed to defeat the invading French army, which was considered to be the best in the world at the time. Although Mexico eventually lost the war, the unlikely victory near Puebla came to symbolize a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath. Cinco de Mayo is observed in Mexico as a national holiday, and is celebrated throughout the world ...
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Review: Café Ëgoist Budapest, Restaurant & Museum Combo
- 23 Mar 2016 11:30 AM
- food & drink
“All love is egoism gone wild,” Sándor Márai writes in one of his novels. If you love selected delicacies, cultivated entertainment and art nouveau interiors, you will be at the best place in Café Ëgoist, near Széchenyi tér. The restaurant, which was reopened under this new name only last November, gives you a chance to relax to the max in an environment that feels like being back in the Hungary ...
Video Invitation: 'CoffeeBar Weekend', Corinthia, 20-21 February
- 19 Feb 2016 2:45 AM
- food & drink
The CoffeeBar Bazaar, a major event in Hungary’s world of coffee and bars, is to take place for the seventh time on 20-21 February, hosted once again by the five-star Corinthia Hotel Budapest on Erzsébet körút. By purchasing their tickets visitors have the chance to taste over two hundred products from fifty exhibitors, including coffees, wines, spirits and snacks. The exhibition offers a wealth ...
XpatLoop Interview: Laurent Langlais, Lifestyle Consultant
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Laurent is French born and raised, and his accent is still here to prove it. Fascinated by cities and the metaphysics from an early age, he always wanted to explore urban reality 2.0. After having worked as a computer artist creating virtual worlds, he left this creative but hectic profession to travel the world and ended up spending much time in Asia. This is where he found his true calling as a ...
Hungarian Leaders Express Condolences, Condemn Paris Terror Attacks
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian people firmly condemns terrorism and despises all fanatics obsessed with violence, President János Áder said in a telegram of condolences sent to his French counterpart François Hollande. “In spirit we are with François Hollande and the friendly French people, which can continue to count on Hungary’s commitment and support in its fight against senseless and barbarous terror,” he ...
Introducing Active8 Budapest
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Active8 Budapest - active8.hu - is a new printed and online directory of active lifestyle services that welcome English-speaking customers. Collecting the very best services that Budapest has to offer, Active8 will help you and your family find the places you need to live the healthy, active lifestyles that you want.
Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm
- 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he ...