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“Floating” Hungarian Village Becomes Internet Sensation
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Stunning images depicting the “floating village” of Bokod in Komárom-Esztergom county, to the northwest of the Hungarian capital Budapest, have become an international Internet sensation.
Introducing Király Thermal Bath In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2014 10:59 AM
- health & wellness
The construction of this Bath was begun by Arslan, the Pasha of Buda in 1565 and was completed by his successor, Sokoli Mustafa. The Király Thermal Bath had no direct hot water base, nor has it any today.
1456 Victory Over The Ottoman Turks Commemorated In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2014 11:30 AM
- current affairs
The victory of Christian forces led by Hungarian general János Hunyadi over the Ottoman Turks besieging Nándorfehérvár, today Belgrade, in 1456 was commemorated in Budapest on Tuesday. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II launched an attack to subjugate the Kingdom of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Why Is Hungary So Poor?
- 20 Feb 2014 10:50 AM
- current affairs
You’ve probably landed on this page because you wonder about Hungary’s economic woes. As you might have noticed, The Atlantic recently ran an article about an astounding fact: according to Google’s autocomplete function (the one that suggests search phrases based on previous searches), the single most popular question people ask about this country is why it is so poor.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 22 November
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 22nd November 2013 proudly presents The Night of the Young Turks of the Piano.
NYT Mentions Pécs Among Top Destinations
- 22 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- travel
The New York Times draws a list of the most beautiful and exciting destinations of the world every year and this year Pécs, Baranya County, the only Hungarian city on the list has taken 38th place.
Introducing Lukács Bath In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
In the 12th century, knights of the order of Saint John engaging in curing the sick settled in the area of today's Lukács Bath, followed by the orders of Rhodos and Malta, who built their monasteries baths as well. The bath operated through the time of the Turks but the energy of the springs were used primarily to produce gunpowder and for grinding wheat. After the reoccupation of Buda, the bath ...
Xpat Opinion: Strasbourg, “A Tiny Victory For Hungay's PM Orbán”
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading liberal expert admits that the vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was “a victory for Orbán, albeit a tiny one”.
“Floating” Hungarian Village Becomes Internet Sensation
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Stunning images depicting the “floating village” of Bokod in Komárom-Esztergom county, to the northwest of the Hungarian capital Budapest, have become an international Internet sensation.
Introducing Király Thermal Bath In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2014 10:59 AM
- health & wellness
The construction of this Bath was begun by Arslan, the Pasha of Buda in 1565 and was completed by his successor, Sokoli Mustafa. The Király Thermal Bath had no direct hot water base, nor has it any today.
1456 Victory Over The Ottoman Turks Commemorated In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2014 11:30 AM
- current affairs
The victory of Christian forces led by Hungarian general János Hunyadi over the Ottoman Turks besieging Nándorfehérvár, today Belgrade, in 1456 was commemorated in Budapest on Tuesday. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II launched an attack to subjugate the Kingdom of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Why Is Hungary So Poor?
- 20 Feb 2014 10:50 AM
- current affairs
You’ve probably landed on this page because you wonder about Hungary’s economic woes. As you might have noticed, The Atlantic recently ran an article about an astounding fact: according to Google’s autocomplete function (the one that suggests search phrases based on previous searches), the single most popular question people ask about this country is why it is so poor.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 22 November
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 22nd November 2013 proudly presents The Night of the Young Turks of the Piano.
NYT Mentions Pécs Among Top Destinations
- 22 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- travel
The New York Times draws a list of the most beautiful and exciting destinations of the world every year and this year Pécs, Baranya County, the only Hungarian city on the list has taken 38th place.
Introducing Lukács Bath In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
In the 12th century, knights of the order of Saint John engaging in curing the sick settled in the area of today's Lukács Bath, followed by the orders of Rhodos and Malta, who built their monasteries baths as well. The bath operated through the time of the Turks but the energy of the springs were used primarily to produce gunpowder and for grinding wheat. After the reoccupation of Buda, the bath ...
Xpat Opinion: Strasbourg, “A Tiny Victory For Hungay's PM Orbán”
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading liberal expert admits that the vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was “a victory for Orbán, albeit a tiny one”.