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Invitation: Street Food Show, Budapest, 6 - 8 September
- 6 Sep 2013 9:12 AM
- food & drink
The fresh foodstuffs of autumn’s harvest season are used in a varied selection of Budapest’s finest take-out temptations – from sizzling meaty treats to puffy sweet pastries – in the new Dining Guide Street Food Show, held on the elevated gallery of downtown Pest’s historic Hold Street covered market hall (Pest V, Hold u. 13, near the Arany János M3 metro stop).
Invitation: Grey Cattle Festival, Badacsonytördemic, Hungary, 16 - 18 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:35 AM
- entertainment
The Grey Cattle Festival, by the foot of the Badacsony hill where it grazes, is mostly a food fest with a cooking competition (beef goulash, etc…) accompanied by folk dance, music and other cultural offerings. And local wines, of course - try the winnerof the Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris) competition.
Southern Section Of The Pest-Side Quay Closed For Two Weeks Due To Reconstruction
- 12 Aug 2013 4:00 AM
- getting around
The Salkaházi Sára rakpart, the Pest-side quay between Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge) and Közraktár utca, is being reconstructed due partly to the M4 station construction works and to the damages caused by the recent floods. The Salkaházi quay will be closed to traffic for the period of the works starting on Saturday 3 August 2013 and lasting for about two weeks. BKK suggests Belgrád rakpart, ...
Southern Section Of The Pest-Side Quay Closed For Two Weeks Due To Reconstruction
- 12 Aug 2013 4:00 AM
- getting around
The Salkaházi Sára rakpart, the Pest-side quay between Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge) and Közraktár utca, is being reconstructed due partly to the M4 station construction works and to the damages caused by the recent floods. The Salkaházi quay will be closed to traffic for the period of the works starting on Saturday 3 August 2013 and lasting for about two weeks. BKK suggests Belgrád rakpart, ...
New Budapest Metro Line M4 To Start This March
- 8 Aug 2013 1:30 AM
- getting around
After an extended construction period, Budapest’s new metro line (M4) will finally open its doors for the public in March 2014, Mayor Tarlos officially confirmed recently. The new line will connect southwest Budapest (Buda, Kelenfold station) to northeast Budapest (Pest, Keleti station) and will be the first automatically operated metro in Central-Eastern Europe.
Looking Forward To Sziget Next Week
- 1 Aug 2013 10:06 AM
- entertainment
Around 65,000 daily revelers are eagerly awaiting the start of Sziget 2013. Now dubbed the 'Island of Freedom', previously awarded the ‘Best Music Festival in Europe’, certainly the biggest cultural extravaganza held in Budapest. Sziget is a multi-dimentional festival with real international appeal - around 60 different nationalities snap the tickets up. Last year over half the crowd came from ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Sólyom Hungarian Airways Really Take Off?
- 1 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- travel
Sólyom Airways, a start-up that was initially treated as a joke, is actually recruiting employees, including pilots. Considering that it currently has but one plane, it is looking to hire only 35 employees. But it took out a full-page ad to recruit them.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
New Hungarian Airline Prepares For Take Off
- 11 Jul 2013 12:40 PM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline may be launched in August, Magyar Nemzet reports, citing Budapest airport sources. Middle Eastern investors will be involved as minority shareholders in the airline, to be called Sólyom (“falcon”).
Invitation: Street Food Show, Budapest, 6 - 8 September
- 6 Sep 2013 9:12 AM
- food & drink
The fresh foodstuffs of autumn’s harvest season are used in a varied selection of Budapest’s finest take-out temptations – from sizzling meaty treats to puffy sweet pastries – in the new Dining Guide Street Food Show, held on the elevated gallery of downtown Pest’s historic Hold Street covered market hall (Pest V, Hold u. 13, near the Arany János M3 metro stop).
Invitation: Grey Cattle Festival, Badacsonytördemic, Hungary, 16 - 18 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:35 AM
- entertainment
The Grey Cattle Festival, by the foot of the Badacsony hill where it grazes, is mostly a food fest with a cooking competition (beef goulash, etc…) accompanied by folk dance, music and other cultural offerings. And local wines, of course - try the winnerof the Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris) competition.
Southern Section Of The Pest-Side Quay Closed For Two Weeks Due To Reconstruction
- 12 Aug 2013 4:00 AM
- getting around
The Salkaházi Sára rakpart, the Pest-side quay between Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge) and Közraktár utca, is being reconstructed due partly to the M4 station construction works and to the damages caused by the recent floods. The Salkaházi quay will be closed to traffic for the period of the works starting on Saturday 3 August 2013 and lasting for about two weeks. BKK suggests Belgrád rakpart, ...
Southern Section Of The Pest-Side Quay Closed For Two Weeks Due To Reconstruction
- 12 Aug 2013 4:00 AM
- getting around
The Salkaházi Sára rakpart, the Pest-side quay between Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge) and Közraktár utca, is being reconstructed due partly to the M4 station construction works and to the damages caused by the recent floods. The Salkaházi quay will be closed to traffic for the period of the works starting on Saturday 3 August 2013 and lasting for about two weeks. BKK suggests Belgrád rakpart, ...
New Budapest Metro Line M4 To Start This March
- 8 Aug 2013 1:30 AM
- getting around
After an extended construction period, Budapest’s new metro line (M4) will finally open its doors for the public in March 2014, Mayor Tarlos officially confirmed recently. The new line will connect southwest Budapest (Buda, Kelenfold station) to northeast Budapest (Pest, Keleti station) and will be the first automatically operated metro in Central-Eastern Europe.
Looking Forward To Sziget Next Week
- 1 Aug 2013 10:06 AM
- entertainment
Around 65,000 daily revelers are eagerly awaiting the start of Sziget 2013. Now dubbed the 'Island of Freedom', previously awarded the ‘Best Music Festival in Europe’, certainly the biggest cultural extravaganza held in Budapest. Sziget is a multi-dimentional festival with real international appeal - around 60 different nationalities snap the tickets up. Last year over half the crowd came from ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Sólyom Hungarian Airways Really Take Off?
- 1 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- travel
Sólyom Airways, a start-up that was initially treated as a joke, is actually recruiting employees, including pilots. Considering that it currently has but one plane, it is looking to hire only 35 employees. But it took out a full-page ad to recruit them.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
New Hungarian Airline Prepares For Take Off
- 11 Jul 2013 12:40 PM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline may be launched in August, Magyar Nemzet reports, citing Budapest airport sources. Middle Eastern investors will be involved as minority shareholders in the airline, to be called Sólyom (“falcon”).