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Hungarian Government Approves Road Toll Project
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet has allocated Ft 42 billion to build an electronic road toll system, basing fees on usage, initially for trucks only, the official gazette Magyar Közlöny reveals. Trucks will be charged the highest fee permitted by EU regulations, without any transition period.
A Great Opportunity To Visit The British Embassy In Budapest, 15 - 16 September
- 14 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
On the occasion of the Raoul Wallenberg year in Hungary the British Embassy in Budapest opens its doors to the general public and welcomes all interested guests during the European Heritage Days on the weekend of 15-16 September 2012.
Xpat Opinion: Shoes On The Danube In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
If you listen to anyone talking about the Second World War, and more specifically, the systematic extermination of Europe's Jewish population, you will more-likely-than-not hear some variation on the phrase ‘Lest we forget.’ The poignant Jewish memorial on the Pest bank of the Danube is so discreet that you're unlikely to spot it. If you try to find it from the direction of the Parliament, you ...
Traffic Restrictions In Budapest Castle Due To Renovations
- 3 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
As the renovation of the Buda Castle’s roads continue, the castle’s main entrance will be closed from road traffic as of 3 September (Monday). Road traffic and public transport changes are expected. In connection with the renovation of the roads at Buda Castle, the gate at Bécsi kapu tér will be closed between 3 September (Monday) and 11 September (Tuesday). Read on for more details.
Three Killed In Crash In Hungary On M3
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Three people died and two others were injured in an accident on the M3 motorway 44km from Budapest early Tuesday morning. The driver of a Slovak BMW apparently fell asleep while driving and smashed her car into a Fiat Punto which ran into a barrier and burst into flame.
Open Day In Parliament In Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
In continuation of the tradition launched two years ago, the House of the Nation, the Parliament Building will be open to visitors on the 20 August national holiday also this year. Visitors may enter the building of Hungary’s legislature between 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. where they may view the grandiose Ceremonial Staircase in the building, the Cupola Hall of Parliament and the Holy Crown guarded ...
Xplore Budapest: The Zsolnay Memorial Room
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Private home of the great-grandson of Zsolnay Factory Founder, Vilmos Zsolnay (1828-1900), the large once "beourgeois" flat was never partitioned off following the seizure by the Communists. Tamás Mattyasovszky Zsolnay and his wife moved to this then not so chic location of Ferencváros (IX District) in 1994, with what remained of his inherited Zsolnay keepsakes, paintings, furniture, and ...
Xpat Opinion: 2 Weekends At Balatonalmadi in Hungary
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
by Trehhuger Dan: Akos and Nori were kind enough to invite me down again to Balaton for the weekend. I have been waiting all year for the seasonal opening of the langos place at the old Budatava Beach in Balatonalmadi. Laliba's langos is the best at Balaton, and second best in Hungary only to the Hunyadi ter langos. We are now recognised as regulars and get special service, not having to wait in ...
Ticket Inspector Assaulted In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The common-law partner of a public transport fare dodger assaulted a ticket inspector on a tram in Budapest on Monday, cutting his lip, the Budapest Transport Centre announced. A woman riding on tram 14 without a ticket was fined by an inspector at the Lehel tér terminus of the tram.
Hungarian Government Approves Road Toll Project
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet has allocated Ft 42 billion to build an electronic road toll system, basing fees on usage, initially for trucks only, the official gazette Magyar Közlöny reveals. Trucks will be charged the highest fee permitted by EU regulations, without any transition period.
A Great Opportunity To Visit The British Embassy In Budapest, 15 - 16 September
- 14 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
On the occasion of the Raoul Wallenberg year in Hungary the British Embassy in Budapest opens its doors to the general public and welcomes all interested guests during the European Heritage Days on the weekend of 15-16 September 2012.
Xpat Opinion: Shoes On The Danube In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
If you listen to anyone talking about the Second World War, and more specifically, the systematic extermination of Europe's Jewish population, you will more-likely-than-not hear some variation on the phrase ‘Lest we forget.’ The poignant Jewish memorial on the Pest bank of the Danube is so discreet that you're unlikely to spot it. If you try to find it from the direction of the Parliament, you ...
Traffic Restrictions In Budapest Castle Due To Renovations
- 3 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
As the renovation of the Buda Castle’s roads continue, the castle’s main entrance will be closed from road traffic as of 3 September (Monday). Road traffic and public transport changes are expected. In connection with the renovation of the roads at Buda Castle, the gate at Bécsi kapu tér will be closed between 3 September (Monday) and 11 September (Tuesday). Read on for more details.
Three Killed In Crash In Hungary On M3
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Three people died and two others were injured in an accident on the M3 motorway 44km from Budapest early Tuesday morning. The driver of a Slovak BMW apparently fell asleep while driving and smashed her car into a Fiat Punto which ran into a barrier and burst into flame.
Open Day In Parliament In Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
In continuation of the tradition launched two years ago, the House of the Nation, the Parliament Building will be open to visitors on the 20 August national holiday also this year. Visitors may enter the building of Hungary’s legislature between 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. where they may view the grandiose Ceremonial Staircase in the building, the Cupola Hall of Parliament and the Holy Crown guarded ...
Xplore Budapest: The Zsolnay Memorial Room
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Private home of the great-grandson of Zsolnay Factory Founder, Vilmos Zsolnay (1828-1900), the large once "beourgeois" flat was never partitioned off following the seizure by the Communists. Tamás Mattyasovszky Zsolnay and his wife moved to this then not so chic location of Ferencváros (IX District) in 1994, with what remained of his inherited Zsolnay keepsakes, paintings, furniture, and ...
Xpat Opinion: 2 Weekends At Balatonalmadi in Hungary
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
by Trehhuger Dan: Akos and Nori were kind enough to invite me down again to Balaton for the weekend. I have been waiting all year for the seasonal opening of the langos place at the old Budatava Beach in Balatonalmadi. Laliba's langos is the best at Balaton, and second best in Hungary only to the Hunyadi ter langos. We are now recognised as regulars and get special service, not having to wait in ...
Ticket Inspector Assaulted In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The common-law partner of a public transport fare dodger assaulted a ticket inspector on a tram in Budapest on Monday, cutting his lip, the Budapest Transport Centre announced. A woman riding on tram 14 without a ticket was fined by an inspector at the Lehel tér terminus of the tram.