126 result(s) for through hungarian eyes
Fungarian: Attila The Hun(garian)
- 5 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Every 7th of January I have to call four friends called Attila and congratulate them on their name day. A Hungarian table calendar tells you whose name day it is, and just to make sure every morning the radio announcer congratulates those who are celebrating their name day. In addition a little sign at the florist’s reminds you about the day’s name just in case you forgot.
Recipe Of The Week: Hungarian Fish Soup (Halászlé)
- 21 Dec 2016 7:01 AM
- food & drink
In Hungary fish soup (halászlé) is one of the most popular Christmas dishes. Hungarian fish soup halászlé is a hot soup prepared with mixed river fish - characteristic for cuisines of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkans, especially the wider region around the River Danube. The meal originates from Slavic cuisine. Traditionally, fish soup is prepared in a small kettle on an open fire by real ...
Restaurant Review: Márga Bisztró
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- food & drink
The hot days are over, so for many Budapesters it’s time to leave their summer residences at the “Balcsi”, as the Hungarians lovingly call their largest lake, and move back to their urban domiciles. However, it is not only they who are returning to the capital this year: one of the Balaton region’s most renowned restaurants, namely Márga, has also shifted east – making the taste of Balaton ...
1956 Through Eyes Of Western Diplomats Exhibition In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 12:50 PM
- community & culture
An exhibition and associated website presenting Hungary’s 1956 revolution from the perspective of western diplomats opened at the British embassy. Britain’s ambassador Iain Lindsay said at a related press event that the job of the British diplomats and their Hungarian and British colleagues had been to observe and document the events taking place on the street at the time.
Kodály's The Spinning Room – New Production At Budapest Opera, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
Night Of The Museums In Hungary, 25 June
- 23 Jun 2016 5:04 AM
- community & culture
It was 13 years ago that this national museum programme was launched with the aim of entertaining through education and learning. There are those who believe that if someone visits museums, then they must live in the past. However, it’s the complete opposite: by visiting we open ourselves to the present and the future - read on to find out why!
'Hey, June!', Mupa Budapest, Now On Until 28 June
- 9 Jun 2016 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Organisers tell XpatLoop that, "Müpa Budapest’s inaugural summer pop music festival offers a special opportunity for bands to put on performances, regarding both sound and scene, that cannot be performed in such ways elsewhere. Everyone prepares for the Müpa Budapest concerts with great efforts, new ideas and special surprises so it is no exaggeration that the evenings of the Hey, June! festival ...
Fungarian: Attila The Hun(garian)
- 5 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Every 7th of January I have to call four friends called Attila and congratulate them on their name day. A Hungarian table calendar tells you whose name day it is, and just to make sure every morning the radio announcer congratulates those who are celebrating their name day. In addition a little sign at the florist’s reminds you about the day’s name just in case you forgot.
Recipe Of The Week: Hungarian Fish Soup (Halászlé)
- 21 Dec 2016 7:01 AM
- food & drink
In Hungary fish soup (halászlé) is one of the most popular Christmas dishes. Hungarian fish soup halászlé is a hot soup prepared with mixed river fish - characteristic for cuisines of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkans, especially the wider region around the River Danube. The meal originates from Slavic cuisine. Traditionally, fish soup is prepared in a small kettle on an open fire by real ...
Restaurant Review: Márga Bisztró
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- food & drink
The hot days are over, so for many Budapesters it’s time to leave their summer residences at the “Balcsi”, as the Hungarians lovingly call their largest lake, and move back to their urban domiciles. However, it is not only they who are returning to the capital this year: one of the Balaton region’s most renowned restaurants, namely Márga, has also shifted east – making the taste of Balaton ...
1956 Through Eyes Of Western Diplomats Exhibition In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 12:50 PM
- community & culture
An exhibition and associated website presenting Hungary’s 1956 revolution from the perspective of western diplomats opened at the British embassy. Britain’s ambassador Iain Lindsay said at a related press event that the job of the British diplomats and their Hungarian and British colleagues had been to observe and document the events taking place on the street at the time.
Kodály's The Spinning Room – New Production At Budapest Opera, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
Night Of The Museums In Hungary, 25 June
- 23 Jun 2016 5:04 AM
- community & culture
It was 13 years ago that this national museum programme was launched with the aim of entertaining through education and learning. There are those who believe that if someone visits museums, then they must live in the past. However, it’s the complete opposite: by visiting we open ourselves to the present and the future - read on to find out why!
'Hey, June!', Mupa Budapest, Now On Until 28 June
- 9 Jun 2016 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Organisers tell XpatLoop that, "Müpa Budapest’s inaugural summer pop music festival offers a special opportunity for bands to put on performances, regarding both sound and scene, that cannot be performed in such ways elsewhere. Everyone prepares for the Müpa Budapest concerts with great efforts, new ideas and special surprises so it is no exaggeration that the evenings of the Hey, June! festival ...