318 result(s) for summer break
Blur Confirmed Headliner Of Sziget Budapest 2013
- 22 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Breaking News: Blur, the legendary British band, and the winner of the Best European Major Festival award, Sziget Festival Budapest, have agreed to join forces in Hungary next year. Speaking about playing live in 2013 the band said: “Every show next summer will be very special – we can’t wait to get out and play for all our lovely fans who we haven’t seen for a while.”
Xpat Opinion: Cricket in Hungary - Yes, Really
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By Andrew Harben: I played cricket when I lived in England, not to a great standard but competitive and rewarding, sometimes! I thought that I had finished with it really, 50 years old and having played for nigh on 25 years, with parts of the body creaking when they didn’t used to…… and the cricket bag didn’t make it over from the UK when I came here in July 2011 - I suppose I had just about ...
Invitation: Korean Movie Week In The Urania Cinema In Budapest, Until 9 November
- 5 Nov 2012 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Organized by the Korean Cultural Center and hosted by Urania National Cinema the 5th Korean movie week will take place this year, from the 5th of November until the 9th. The peculiarity of this year’s Korean movie week is that all of the films were directed by the same person: Kim Ki-duk. Kim’s latest movie, Pieta, won the Golden Lion prize at this year’s Venice movie festival, this being the ...
Xpat Interview: Julia von Strauss und Torney
- 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
I was born in a small town in the middle of Germany and after a short period when I was 16 in the far north of Germany, where I could not stand the weather and the flat land, I stayed pretty much put there (it was a nice place with lots of international students…) until I was 25 years old.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Milan
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Milan is a delightful meeting point of art, fashion, and design. It’s a tourist friendly destination, with fabulous architecture; museums; attractions, and of course a whole range of amazing shopping options. While Rome is Italy's political capital, Milan is the country's economic and financial heart, with a population of around 1.3 million. Its urban area is actually the largest in Italy - and ...
Invitation: North American Women's Event In Budapest, 4 September
- 30 Aug 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
Welcome NAWA members New and Old. We hope that you've had a refreshing summer break, and if you're new to Budapest: welcome to your new home! Our first meeting, “Getting to Know You,” is on Tuesday, Sept 4 at 10-12 a.m. There is free babysitting available onsite.
Now On: Rippl-Rónai Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The significance of the 80.000-piece graphic collection of the Hungarian National Gallery is a little-known fact, since the paper-based objects are very sensitive and cannot be part of the permanent exhibition. That is why the paintings and sculptures of the 20th century permanent exhibition are complemented with our graphic cabinets of a changing thematic concept twice a year.
Xpat Opinion: A Few Days In Balatonakarattya
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
By Treehugger Dan: My weekend plans getting cancelled turned out for the best, as Chris and Nora invited me down to Balaton for a couple days. The family summer cottage has a fantastic view of Balaton. Built in 1969 before Markovecz was well-known, the layout is unusual in its family-centered design, and nothing at all like his later environmental designs incorporating living trees into the ...
Jobbik Asks Szegedi To Quit MEP Seat In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national leadership of Jobbik on Monday called on Csanád Szegedi to return his seat in the European Parliament, which he won on the party list. Jobbik president Gábor Vona underlined that the decision is not a consequence of Szegedi’s recently discovered Jewish ancestry, but was made because he tried to bribe a person to keep that ancestry secret.
Blur Confirmed Headliner Of Sziget Budapest 2013
- 22 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Breaking News: Blur, the legendary British band, and the winner of the Best European Major Festival award, Sziget Festival Budapest, have agreed to join forces in Hungary next year. Speaking about playing live in 2013 the band said: “Every show next summer will be very special – we can’t wait to get out and play for all our lovely fans who we haven’t seen for a while.”
Xpat Opinion: Cricket in Hungary - Yes, Really
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By Andrew Harben: I played cricket when I lived in England, not to a great standard but competitive and rewarding, sometimes! I thought that I had finished with it really, 50 years old and having played for nigh on 25 years, with parts of the body creaking when they didn’t used to…… and the cricket bag didn’t make it over from the UK when I came here in July 2011 - I suppose I had just about ...
Invitation: Korean Movie Week In The Urania Cinema In Budapest, Until 9 November
- 5 Nov 2012 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Organized by the Korean Cultural Center and hosted by Urania National Cinema the 5th Korean movie week will take place this year, from the 5th of November until the 9th. The peculiarity of this year’s Korean movie week is that all of the films were directed by the same person: Kim Ki-duk. Kim’s latest movie, Pieta, won the Golden Lion prize at this year’s Venice movie festival, this being the ...
Xpat Interview: Julia von Strauss und Torney
- 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
I was born in a small town in the middle of Germany and after a short period when I was 16 in the far north of Germany, where I could not stand the weather and the flat land, I stayed pretty much put there (it was a nice place with lots of international students…) until I was 25 years old.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Milan
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Milan is a delightful meeting point of art, fashion, and design. It’s a tourist friendly destination, with fabulous architecture; museums; attractions, and of course a whole range of amazing shopping options. While Rome is Italy's political capital, Milan is the country's economic and financial heart, with a population of around 1.3 million. Its urban area is actually the largest in Italy - and ...
Invitation: North American Women's Event In Budapest, 4 September
- 30 Aug 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
Welcome NAWA members New and Old. We hope that you've had a refreshing summer break, and if you're new to Budapest: welcome to your new home! Our first meeting, “Getting to Know You,” is on Tuesday, Sept 4 at 10-12 a.m. There is free babysitting available onsite.
Now On: Rippl-Rónai Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The significance of the 80.000-piece graphic collection of the Hungarian National Gallery is a little-known fact, since the paper-based objects are very sensitive and cannot be part of the permanent exhibition. That is why the paintings and sculptures of the 20th century permanent exhibition are complemented with our graphic cabinets of a changing thematic concept twice a year.
Xpat Opinion: A Few Days In Balatonakarattya
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
By Treehugger Dan: My weekend plans getting cancelled turned out for the best, as Chris and Nora invited me down to Balaton for a couple days. The family summer cottage has a fantastic view of Balaton. Built in 1969 before Markovecz was well-known, the layout is unusual in its family-centered design, and nothing at all like his later environmental designs incorporating living trees into the ...
Jobbik Asks Szegedi To Quit MEP Seat In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national leadership of Jobbik on Monday called on Csanád Szegedi to return his seat in the European Parliament, which he won on the party list. Jobbik president Gábor Vona underlined that the decision is not a consequence of Szegedi’s recently discovered Jewish ancestry, but was made because he tried to bribe a person to keep that ancestry secret.