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Fireworks In Budapest, 20 August 2014
- 19 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- entertainment
On 20 August 2014, between 9 – 9.30 pm, fireworks will be launched from four sites (three barges and the Chain Bridge) to create the traditional ceremonial 'play of lights' in the Hungarian capital. The best downtown viewing area is on the Danube bank between Petőfi and Margaret Bridge, said an official spokesperson. Check out a video from last year below...
Award For Hungarian Nobel Prize Writer Kertész Sparks Controversy
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Both Jobbik and some left-wing liberals reacted with dismay to the news that Nobel Prize novelist Imre Kertész will be given the St. Stephen Award, the nation’s highest official honour on August 20.
415 000 Szitizens At Sziget Festival In Budapest – Together!
- 18 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has attracted a record weekly crowd of 415 000 this year. Passes were sold out already before the start of the event and on Thursday there was full house with 85 000 fans on the island. The festival keeps on using the ‘Island of Freedom’ as its slogan and even more efforts were put into the improvement of the visual experience around the festival site.
Hungary’s Defense Minister, New Gov’t Office To Oversee National Holidays
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Considering Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent pledge to create a workfare state, it may seem odd that Hungarians are to get a slew of new national holidays. However, the 11 new days “of elevated importance” will mean state-coordinated celebrations, but no extra days off work.
Hungary’s Fidesz Official’s Personal Website A Little Too Personal
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
The website of the Fidesz state secretary for agriculture Róbert Zsigó was hacked in April 2013 and diverted visitors to a hardcore porn website for over a year, Blikk has discovered. After the tabloid informed the state secretariat of this, it deleted the site, saying the politician had been the “victim of a bad joke or an organized attack”.
Sign Language Teaching App “Jeles” To Make Debut At The Sziget Festival Budapest
- 13 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
The public debut of the “Jeles” will take place 13 August 2014, at the Sziget Festival, where anyone can get first hand experience with the app that has been developed mainly for children with no hearing disability. Developed by Hallatlan Foundation and the Vodafone Hungary Foundation, “Jeles” will officially be available for free download to iOS and Android devices from September.
EuroVelo13 Opening Tour For The Hungarian-Austrian Section
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into East and West by the “Iron Curtain”, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The European cycle track Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience this important part of the continent’s history. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Post Office
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
‘Why don’t you write about the Post Office?’ asked a friend this week, knowing only too well my fraught relationship with that particular institution over the last thirty years. Were I writing this by hand, the tension and frustration evoked in those memories would be discernible in my manuscript.
Budapest Card Information
- 11 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The purpose of Budapest Card, the capital’s only official city card, is to help visitors and tourists enjoy an eventful stay in the city and at the same time promote to them Budapest’s rich and diverse culture. The Budapest Card has been present on the capital’s tourism market since 1997, and since its introduction more than 1,000,000 cards have been sold.
Fireworks In Budapest, 20 August 2014
- 19 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- entertainment
On 20 August 2014, between 9 – 9.30 pm, fireworks will be launched from four sites (three barges and the Chain Bridge) to create the traditional ceremonial 'play of lights' in the Hungarian capital. The best downtown viewing area is on the Danube bank between Petőfi and Margaret Bridge, said an official spokesperson. Check out a video from last year below...
Award For Hungarian Nobel Prize Writer Kertész Sparks Controversy
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Both Jobbik and some left-wing liberals reacted with dismay to the news that Nobel Prize novelist Imre Kertész will be given the St. Stephen Award, the nation’s highest official honour on August 20.
415 000 Szitizens At Sziget Festival In Budapest – Together!
- 18 Aug 2014 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has attracted a record weekly crowd of 415 000 this year. Passes were sold out already before the start of the event and on Thursday there was full house with 85 000 fans on the island. The festival keeps on using the ‘Island of Freedom’ as its slogan and even more efforts were put into the improvement of the visual experience around the festival site.
Hungary’s Defense Minister, New Gov’t Office To Oversee National Holidays
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Considering Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent pledge to create a workfare state, it may seem odd that Hungarians are to get a slew of new national holidays. However, the 11 new days “of elevated importance” will mean state-coordinated celebrations, but no extra days off work.
Hungary’s Fidesz Official’s Personal Website A Little Too Personal
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
The website of the Fidesz state secretary for agriculture Róbert Zsigó was hacked in April 2013 and diverted visitors to a hardcore porn website for over a year, Blikk has discovered. After the tabloid informed the state secretariat of this, it deleted the site, saying the politician had been the “victim of a bad joke or an organized attack”.
Sign Language Teaching App “Jeles” To Make Debut At The Sziget Festival Budapest
- 13 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
The public debut of the “Jeles” will take place 13 August 2014, at the Sziget Festival, where anyone can get first hand experience with the app that has been developed mainly for children with no hearing disability. Developed by Hallatlan Foundation and the Vodafone Hungary Foundation, “Jeles” will officially be available for free download to iOS and Android devices from September.
EuroVelo13 Opening Tour For The Hungarian-Austrian Section
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into East and West by the “Iron Curtain”, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The European cycle track Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience this important part of the continent’s history. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Post Office
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
‘Why don’t you write about the Post Office?’ asked a friend this week, knowing only too well my fraught relationship with that particular institution over the last thirty years. Were I writing this by hand, the tension and frustration evoked in those memories would be discernible in my manuscript.
Budapest Card Information
- 11 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The purpose of Budapest Card, the capital’s only official city card, is to help visitors and tourists enjoy an eventful stay in the city and at the same time promote to them Budapest’s rich and diverse culture. The Budapest Card has been present on the capital’s tourism market since 1997, and since its introduction more than 1,000,000 cards have been sold.