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Electric Fault Closes Budapest Airport
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
The Liszt Ferenc International Airport had to close on Friday noon as the control tower suffered a blackout caused by water on a transformer. Arriving aircraft were redirected to Vienna or Bratislava, from where coaches picked up passengers. Many departures were cancelled.
Tokaj-Hegyalja Market Gets In Festive Mood This Sunday
- 7 Dec 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
This Sunday’s Tokaj-Hegyalja market provides the ideal excuse for a pre-Christmas trip to Hungary’s UNESCO-listed wine region and the opportunity to pick up presents made by local artisans, as well as world-class wines.
Shearwater, Akvárium Club Budapest, 8 November, 8 pm
- 7 Nov 2012 6:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s been suggested—by fans, detractors, even by the band’s founder—that Shearwater and whatever we call underground/indie/whatever-rock in this part of the century are not an obvious fit. And that’s true. So much of what we hear these days (the lousy stuff, anyway) is willfully insular; Jonathan Meiburg’s songs, by contrast, have constantly tackled bigger questions and been propelled by massive ...
Merlin Theater Has Moved To The Former Átrium Cinema In Budapest
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The inner-Buda’s cinema has come back to life and opens it’s doors as a cultural institution under the name of Átrium Movie-Theater. In addition to theatrical performances in Hungarian as well as foreign languages, contemporary dance, classical and popular music performances; film screenings will also be part of the repertoire. The weekends will bring programs especially catering to families with ...
Xpat Interview: Victoria Picknell, Media Relations Professional
- 24 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Victoria Picknell is a media relations professional who’s recently arrived in Budapest after a summer spent working on the London 2012 Games.
Game & Venison Dinner At InterContinental Budapest, 19 October
- 14 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
Discover the culinary delights of the wild in our Corso Restaurant and Privilege Club. We are delighted to invite you to our following event, to the Game and Venison dinner. Attend this extremely healthy dinner and indulge in the flavour of the tasty game specialties.
Invitation: GrandMaster Flash, Symbol Budapest, 13 October
- 11 Oct 2012 12:45 PM
- entertainment
"Grandmaster Flash will be showcasing his new album The Bridge: The Concept Of A Culture. There are lots of stories about the birth of jazz and the beginning of rock n’ roll, but hip-hop has founding fathers: one of them is DJ Grandmaster Flash. In the early 70’s Joseph Saddler was living in the South Bronx and studying electrical engineering. However, Saddler, a native of the Bronx, had a much ...
Savoury Flavourings Factory Opens In Makó, Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- business
Production has begun at the new factory of Swiss flavourings and fragrance producer Givaudan in Makó, south Hungary. The company has invested Ft 39 billion to build a high-tech factory in a greenfield investment, its 33rd globally and first in Hungary, creating 300 jobs by 2013. Production capacity is projected to reach 40,000 tons annually. Managing director John Pares said they picked Makó ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
Electric Fault Closes Budapest Airport
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
The Liszt Ferenc International Airport had to close on Friday noon as the control tower suffered a blackout caused by water on a transformer. Arriving aircraft were redirected to Vienna or Bratislava, from where coaches picked up passengers. Many departures were cancelled.
Tokaj-Hegyalja Market Gets In Festive Mood This Sunday
- 7 Dec 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
This Sunday’s Tokaj-Hegyalja market provides the ideal excuse for a pre-Christmas trip to Hungary’s UNESCO-listed wine region and the opportunity to pick up presents made by local artisans, as well as world-class wines.
Shearwater, Akvárium Club Budapest, 8 November, 8 pm
- 7 Nov 2012 6:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s been suggested—by fans, detractors, even by the band’s founder—that Shearwater and whatever we call underground/indie/whatever-rock in this part of the century are not an obvious fit. And that’s true. So much of what we hear these days (the lousy stuff, anyway) is willfully insular; Jonathan Meiburg’s songs, by contrast, have constantly tackled bigger questions and been propelled by massive ...
Merlin Theater Has Moved To The Former Átrium Cinema In Budapest
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The inner-Buda’s cinema has come back to life and opens it’s doors as a cultural institution under the name of Átrium Movie-Theater. In addition to theatrical performances in Hungarian as well as foreign languages, contemporary dance, classical and popular music performances; film screenings will also be part of the repertoire. The weekends will bring programs especially catering to families with ...
Xpat Interview: Victoria Picknell, Media Relations Professional
- 24 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Victoria Picknell is a media relations professional who’s recently arrived in Budapest after a summer spent working on the London 2012 Games.
Game & Venison Dinner At InterContinental Budapest, 19 October
- 14 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
Discover the culinary delights of the wild in our Corso Restaurant and Privilege Club. We are delighted to invite you to our following event, to the Game and Venison dinner. Attend this extremely healthy dinner and indulge in the flavour of the tasty game specialties.
Invitation: GrandMaster Flash, Symbol Budapest, 13 October
- 11 Oct 2012 12:45 PM
- entertainment
"Grandmaster Flash will be showcasing his new album The Bridge: The Concept Of A Culture. There are lots of stories about the birth of jazz and the beginning of rock n’ roll, but hip-hop has founding fathers: one of them is DJ Grandmaster Flash. In the early 70’s Joseph Saddler was living in the South Bronx and studying electrical engineering. However, Saddler, a native of the Bronx, had a much ...
Savoury Flavourings Factory Opens In Makó, Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- business
Production has begun at the new factory of Swiss flavourings and fragrance producer Givaudan in Makó, south Hungary. The company has invested Ft 39 billion to build a high-tech factory in a greenfield investment, its 33rd globally and first in Hungary, creating 300 jobs by 2013. Production capacity is projected to reach 40,000 tons annually. Managing director John Pares said they picked Makó ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...