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Joulupukki: Original Santa @ Vörösmarty Square Xmas Fair, 6 December
- 1 Dec 2017 7:53 AM
- entertainment
The original Finnish Santa Claus will come to Hungary for the 17th time this December. Santa Claus, or Joulupukki as Finns call him, flies in all the way from the Lappish town of Rovaniemi (via a Finnair plane and so not with Rudolph).
Budapest Festival Orchestra Concert, Mupa, 4 December
- 30 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The BFO is so much at home with Brahms’ symphonies, it’s as if they were sitting in a comfortable reading chair. Bartók’s musical language is practically their mother tongue, and playing Bach’s Brandenburg concertos brings undiluted joy. Together they make for a perfect combination, with the strings in the spotlight.
Hungary Kicks Off USD 3.6 Billion Belgrade-Budapest Rail Line Investment
- 29 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has announced it is issuing a public tender for the Hungarian stretch of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line, reports index.hu. The announcement was made Monday morning by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during the Central and Eastern European Countries and China (China-CEEC 16+1) summit hosted in Budapest.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
PMO Orders Várkert Bazár Renovation
- 28 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- property
The Prime Minister’s Office has ordered a renovation of the Várkert Bazár, the exhibition and convention centre at the bottom of the Buda castle in the First District in Budapest, due to water leaking into the building, Népszava reports.
'Józefa’s Letters - Extraction From Oblivion' Exhibition, Budapest
- 28 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- community & culture
Michael is an interdisciplinary artist born to Irish/Polish/Lithuanian parents and raised in the UK. His artistic calling has driven him to write, publish, photograph, compose, perform and design his latest project “Józefa's Letters – Extraction From Oblivion”. He has created this exhibition and has been created from it.
See What Happened @ St Andrew's Ball '17
- 28 Nov 2017 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The St Andrew's Ball is now an established Scottish entry into the year’s social calendar - thanks to lots of hard work by the St Andrew's Association team, it's becoming a well-oiled machine. Held at the Budapest Marriott Hotel last Saturday, in the main ballroom this year, it was a 'full house' expat community event.
1st Parental Alienation Conference In Hungary, 30 November
- 22 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
This international event in Budapest will raise awareness about a common yet often unrecognized or misinterpreted form of serious emotional abuse which negatively impacts children, targeted parents, families, and society.
Happy Birthday Budapest - 144 Years Old Today
- 17 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 17 November 1873 Budapest was born as Buda and Pest were united, together with Óbuda, to become a single city. The origins of the words "Buda" and "Pest" are obscure. According to chronicles from the Middle Ages the name "Buda" comes from the name of its founder, Bleda (Buda), the brother of the Hunnic ruler Attila...
Joulupukki: Original Santa @ Vörösmarty Square Xmas Fair, 6 December
- 1 Dec 2017 7:53 AM
- entertainment
The original Finnish Santa Claus will come to Hungary for the 17th time this December. Santa Claus, or Joulupukki as Finns call him, flies in all the way from the Lappish town of Rovaniemi (via a Finnair plane and so not with Rudolph).
Budapest Festival Orchestra Concert, Mupa, 4 December
- 30 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The BFO is so much at home with Brahms’ symphonies, it’s as if they were sitting in a comfortable reading chair. Bartók’s musical language is practically their mother tongue, and playing Bach’s Brandenburg concertos brings undiluted joy. Together they make for a perfect combination, with the strings in the spotlight.
Hungary Kicks Off USD 3.6 Billion Belgrade-Budapest Rail Line Investment
- 29 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has announced it is issuing a public tender for the Hungarian stretch of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line, reports index.hu. The announcement was made Monday morning by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during the Central and Eastern European Countries and China (China-CEEC 16+1) summit hosted in Budapest.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
PMO Orders Várkert Bazár Renovation
- 28 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- property
The Prime Minister’s Office has ordered a renovation of the Várkert Bazár, the exhibition and convention centre at the bottom of the Buda castle in the First District in Budapest, due to water leaking into the building, Népszava reports.
'Józefa’s Letters - Extraction From Oblivion' Exhibition, Budapest
- 28 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- community & culture
Michael is an interdisciplinary artist born to Irish/Polish/Lithuanian parents and raised in the UK. His artistic calling has driven him to write, publish, photograph, compose, perform and design his latest project “Józefa's Letters – Extraction From Oblivion”. He has created this exhibition and has been created from it.
See What Happened @ St Andrew's Ball '17
- 28 Nov 2017 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The St Andrew's Ball is now an established Scottish entry into the year’s social calendar - thanks to lots of hard work by the St Andrew's Association team, it's becoming a well-oiled machine. Held at the Budapest Marriott Hotel last Saturday, in the main ballroom this year, it was a 'full house' expat community event.
1st Parental Alienation Conference In Hungary, 30 November
- 22 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
This international event in Budapest will raise awareness about a common yet often unrecognized or misinterpreted form of serious emotional abuse which negatively impacts children, targeted parents, families, and society.
Happy Birthday Budapest - 144 Years Old Today
- 17 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 17 November 1873 Budapest was born as Buda and Pest were united, together with Óbuda, to become a single city. The origins of the words "Buda" and "Pest" are obscure. According to chronicles from the Middle Ages the name "Buda" comes from the name of its founder, Bleda (Buda), the brother of the Hunnic ruler Attila...