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„TRAVEL 2016” – International Tourism Exhibition – Hungexpo – Budapest – 2016.

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Travel 2016. – March, 3-6.

HUNGEXPO  Ltd. Fair Center – Budapest

District X., 10. Albertirsai  Road.

There are so many places to explore in Hungary!  For those who have not already made up their mind where/when to travel in the year 2016 may get ideas beside exploring Hungary or to travel aboard. If not for only thst reason, at the “TRAVEL 2016.” – International Tourism Exhibition at the HUNGEXPO Fair Center will be able to reach offers from Hungarian and foreigner country’s stands offers, from around almost 40 000 potential partners during the 4 days fair!

For those visitors who are coming from other regions of the country to Budapest may be able to travel to Budapest with the off 50% of MÁV-Start ticket for the duration of the exhibition. Daily tickets on the spot at the entrance  ticket office: 2500HUF.

The year 2016 is also the year for the Olympic games and the visitors to the HUNGEXPO Fair will be able meet on the spot members of their favourite popular sports and Hungarian athletes.

Beside strolling through the great hall’s tourisim desks, the visitors can enjoy a parade, Carnival cars and dancers.  furthermore, Hungarian and international carnivals and festivals will be showcased at the exhibition. There will also be quiz with the jackpot prize, a trip to Brazil.

This year as so in the previous years, the Travel Expo invites a country to be  the Fair’s  Guest of Honor.

This year the Hungarian Guest of Honour will be Budapest  Our capital is a noteworthy window open to tourist destination from the four corners of the Earth.  At the exhibition a space of 300 square meters stand will be offering cultural, family and sightseeing programs  and entertainment shows during the 4 days.

The Professional Guest of Honour will be China … On the first day of the exhibition’s professional day will be only valid a higher  ticket price.The guest of honor China  has a prominent role in the program. The professional programs beginning on Thursday will continue on Friday as well.

The Cultural Guest of Honour … naturally in the year of the Summer Olympia Games will be Brazil …  So at the Brazil’s stand  visitor may feel the rhythm  of the samba and capoeira dancers and get into the mood of the carnival atmosphere. In addition to the dancers the gastronomy bits-and-pieces will be preparing in an authentic Brazilian cuisine and the visitors can explore the popular Cachaca in Brazil (grim reaper) and caipirinha as well.

Update Aggie Reiter

Watch out opera lovers … Teatro alla Scala – The Temple of Wonders – “Palace of spirits” – Budapest

The Milano Scala - Urania Cinema

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence – Documentary film,  Directed by  – Luca Lucini.

The film makers have prepared an outstanding new movie in 3D.

URANIA NATIONAL FILM THEATER

District VIII., Rákóczi Rd.- Budapest

 The film makers have prepared an outstanding new movie in 3D.

As the audience will be taken back in time, on a journey where every room, every corridor and every corner breathes 237 years of history. A real treat for the viewer whether they previously visited the place or planning to do so.

In Budapest will be only seen at the Urania National Film Theater. Dates: February, 17. – at 6.30 p.m., 18. – at 5 p.m., 19. – at 3.45 pm., 20. – 11 a.m. The film will be in its original Italian language and synchronised to Hungarian language. Ticket available at the cash desk on the spot. Posibility to book tickets by telephone +361/48634 00.
Booked tickets can be picked up half-an-hour before the film starts. Following this, the reservation is automatically deleted from the system.  Ticket price for  the 3D film … 1800HUF – Main Hall ground floor … 2000HUF – Main Hall box seats.

Country wide Premier: 2016.02.18. Distributor: Pannonia Entertainment

From February also will be screened across 18 cities cinemas throughout Hungary.

“Unprecedented access to one of the most exclusive temples of performing arts in the world and its fascinating story. A “place of spirits”, in which past, present and future intersect as in a wonder factory, where men craft their skills to produce art in its highest form.

Teatro alla Scala – The Temple of Wonders is an exclusive documentary shoot in 4K,  a journey through time and space to discover a marvellous place, where the most glorious pages in the history of music, opera and ballet have been written.

“Can you hear them? Here dwell the spirits of the great artists of the past”. One of the leading theatrical impresarios of all time, Paolo Grassi, said this of the Teatro alla Scala, and this is what still makes this place unique the world ver, a veritable Wunderkammer, and much more than this, a Wonder Temple.

 Built between 1776 and 1778, the year of its inauguration, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan has drawn major artists from the international music scene, turning immediately into the theatre of reference, he one every artist aspires to, the Mecca of music. To this day, performing at the Scala means consecrating a career in the eyes of the world.

Music critic John Gavazzeni wrote: “The pillars of world Opera repertoire are Italian: Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini – composers whose works have been performed  almost all over the world. The symbol of all great conductors is an Italian, Arturo Toscanini. They were all launched or consecrated in one place: at the ‘Teatro alla Scala’, as well as the careers of great sopranos like Renata Tebaldi and Maria Callas, and of directors like Visconti, Zeffirelli and Strehler”.

Yet, La Scala, in its time, was much more than this. It was a lively place where, at the same time, people in the stalls and galleries would gather to gamble and talk about politics, literature and general chit chat while, on stage, emotions were played out in full. The same emotions, absorbed by those velvet drapes, and by the wooden panels of the stage, are still alive today and blossom every night, the very moment the lights are dimmed, the audience is quiet, and the performance begins.

There is one particular day when all this becomes a sacred ritual: December 7th, feast day of St. Ambrose, patron saint of Milan, which since 1951 has also always been the day of the ‘Prima’. The exclusive, fashionable soirée that launches the new Opera and Ballet season: an unparalleled event of extraordinary, worldwide prominence.

By following day-to-day preparations and the frantic activities of the staff, leading to the much awaited 7th December, our journey takes us into the main, living body of the theater, where every room, every corridor and every corner breathes 237 years of history – a real treat for the viewer, a wonderful succession of discoveries and revelations.

La Scala is a treasure trove of fascinating, timeless stories where rare archival footage intertwines with interviews with the major players on the international art and music scene, such as Daniel Barenboim, Roberto Bolle, Riccardo Chailly, Placido Domingo, Carla Fracci, Zubin Mehta, José Carreras and Riccardo Muti, to name but a few.

This is the theater where absolute masterpieces came to life such as Nabucco, Norma, Othello, and which hosted, in the fifties, Luchino Visconti’s scandalous, cutting-edge Traviata featuring Maria Callas. It is the place were historical rises and scenes that have taken place and where extraordinary voices have been immortalized, such as those of Placido Domingo, Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti, as well as incredible performances by legendary conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti and Claudio Abbado.”

Source: Urania Film Theater

Update by Aggie Reiter

 

Asha – the “baby” elephant birthday celebration – Budapest Zoo – 2016.

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On Valentine Day the Budapest Zoo was crowed, especially knowing of Asha having its 3rd birthday. Many were out to see this special occasion. At  11 a.m.,  small kids and folks of all age surrounded the elephants enclosures.

The Budapest Zoo’s small elephant Asha was born three years ago on this very special day, the Valentine’s Day. Although in the beginning for the two days it was pretty tough for her because the workers had to struggle to feed him. Did not want to eat anything at all. At the time being the “small in weight” Asha was 70 kilograms. To-day weights 1500 kilograms to “small animal.

Asha, on its 3rd birthday received a specially prepared birthday cake on this prominent occasion.

A delicious “mountain” cake was made of straw, bran and oats made over the dough and on the topping was apples, bananas, small bamboo any veggies. Asha’s birthday cake was specially baked at a bakery.  Asha with its family seemed  to enjoy the delicious treat and ate eating it all up.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

7th. VinCE Budapest Wine Show – Hungary – 2016.

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A small country in the heart of Central Europe having the Greatest Wine Show!

VinCE Budapest … repeatable rows of  floating wine at Corinthia Hotel Budapest!

District, VII. –  43-49 Erzsébet Blvd. – Budapest

March 3-4-5. 2016.

Daily: 11 a.m. –  8 p-m.

The wine lovers may meet  Sommeliers  and wine makers face-to-face and  it will be an ultimate paradise with no intention to leave.!

Absolutely, the most important wine event in the region to come  was announced at the previous press  meeting of  the 7th Budapest Wine Show. The visitors will have a chance to taste more than 1000 kind of wine, offered by 182  national and international wineries on the spot and not to mention a unique time to gather together enjoying the exciting tastings with acquaintance and buddies.  This marvelous event will be held  on the ground floor of the Corinthia Hotel Budapest. Visitors having their admission ticket at this point they will receive their By the glass®!

A fantastic opportunity to kill two birds with one stone … VinCE Budapest provides an excellent opportunity for wine lovers not just to roll on tasting excellent wines, but to develop their skills in wines participating at master classes, workshops, all with the help of well-known professional performers at a brilliant place through the wine tasting. Friday and Saturday is also open to the general public masterclasses and workshops will be organized, where experts introduce visitors into the world of wine, and gain valuable knowledge and become at the end of the course as an expert. The master classes, workshops cost between 2000-5000HUF/person (ticket price for the given day). Speakers and instructors at the workshop rooms Tom Stevenson, Caroline Gilby MW, György Márkus, Rod Smith MW, Olivier Piller, Adam Pawlowski, Nick Adams MW, Natasha Hughes MW, Sarah Jane Evans MW, Anne Mc Hale MW, Elizabeth Gabay MW, László Romsics,  Ágnes Herczeg, András Horkay, Xavier Gomart, José Andueza, Yotam Sharon, Petér Csizmadia-Honigh, Darrel Joseph, Caroline Gilby, Guillaume Drouin, Mustafa Camlica.

The innovation By the glass® will be the domestic premiere at the VinCE Wine Show in Budapest. The guests having to have visited in the previous years the VinCE Wine Show are aware of some new features to come by the organizers. One of the biggest sensation of this year will undoubtedly be the By the glass® option.

The Dutch system, By the glass® was not in practise nor was known in Hungary. Around the world from Brazil to Singapore … 41 countries already handy for wine lovers. By the glass® innovation is cutting-edge  by creating the world’s first smart phone to communicate and system in storage the wine dispenser. In Hungary will be introduced for the first time at the VinCE Wine Show – Budapest. All the Guest will see what a handy device it is when giving try to fill their glass!

At the Hall may see, study and taste the 20 “Modular” type system filled with Furmint, Juhfark, Kékfrankos – Blue Frankish always fresh and at perfect temperature, only with just the touch of a button to fill your glass. By using a smart phone (e-mail address or registered Facebook profile) have access to applications including SmartWine – By the glass® where you can rate the wine, share your experience with acquaintances or friends. The wines tasted data can be viewed anytime, replayed again later.

The Best-to-the-Best  … VinCE Award …  The secret of success nominated to the VinCE Award is within the recognition of experts in wine-related work, rewarding exemplary performance.

Thursday, March 3. – professional daily ticket: 6000HUF
Friday, March 4.  
– daily ticket: 12000HUF
Friday, March 4. – professional daily ticket: 6000HUF
Saturday,March 5. 
– daily ticket : 14 000 HUF

For further more full details in English language of the 7th. VinCE Budapest Wine Show: http://vincebudapest.hu/en/

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

 

Hungarian movies – Atrium Movie&Theater – Budapest … English Subtitles

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Since opening of the Atrium Film&Theater in 2012., it has been showing contemporary movies and theater performance. This year also the cine-projector rolls on screening regularly, choosing films found important to reach the audiences. Some of these movies cannot be seen anywhere else in the city anymore.

Heading off with the Home Guards (Veszettek), a Hungarian film drama tells the story of a pair of brothers that live in a difficult financial situation, and who, at the influence of a charismatic leader join a law enforcement organisation to step up against the ever-growing threat of criminal activity in their city. Script – Réka Divinyi, Director – Krisztina Goda, Producer – Gábor Kálomista, Produced by Megafilm, Distributor – HungariCom.

Here are dates of screening in the coming days and weeks of the two films. The ticket prices: 800HUF can be purchased on the spot.

The „Home Guards” (Veszettek) on February, 15., 18., 19., at 8 p.m.

The „Liza the Fox Fairy” (Liza, a rókatündér) on March, 13, 26. at 8 p.m.

The Atrium is one of the first Hungarian building, which was designed expressly as a movie theater. The acoustics have also been designed to be the most suitable for screening. The Atrium House in 1936, and  was handed over on 1937 on the basis of architect by Lajos Kozma. At the lower level of the seven storey building a cinema and plans to design also as to be a movie theater opened finally in 1937.

For many years it was closed, but on November, 15. 2012. it reopened and since then it has become a favorite comfy place to watch a movie or a theater play. Even not a regular option at a movie or theater, there is a Buffett where the audience may have a bite of several dishes before taking their seats.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Traditional Fish Soup from Baja – Fish Festival – Millenium Park – Budapest – 2016.

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Hungary  has no seashores, but extremely  rich in rivers, lakes, within having many species of fish.

When you say the city’s name Baja, the Hungarians right away  and prehaps some foreigners who already visited Baja know your exactly talking about the Home of the Special Fish Soup!

Baja representing their uncomparable, traditional fish soup style  for the third time at the annual fish soup festival in Budapest. On this occasion held a short press gathering by
the Mayor of Baja – Róbert Fercsik and Managing Director – Barnabás Bócsa – Baja Marketing Ltd., at the Baja Fish Soup Tent. Their aim was to drawing the attention for local and foreigners about the fish soup Baja style. The fish soup with home-made match style noodles is the  one-and-only fish soup style cooked in Hungary, namely Baja Fish Soup (Bajai Halászlé). Through the past centuries  the Baja fish soup is cooked using the same recipe.  The Baja fish soup was qualified as Hungaricum in 1996 when the City of Baja celebrated its 300 years birthday.

Baja is unimaginable without its fish soup and if you’re not planning to visit  the city in the coming days, then here in the Hungarian capital now you can do so, worthwhile to drop over to the Millenium until Sunday, February, 14.2016.

Good Appetite!

Other events to come  this year at the City of Baja … culture and entertainment throughout the year, with the motto of the series of festival programs namely: „Wonderful Baja” (Csodálados Baja). Consecutive culinary events such as festivals, exhibitions, concerts, guest stars, sport events and many other attractions for all ages.

At this year’s Fish Festival event can be found from across the country’s fish soup makers and can try fish in all forms, that you would not cook at home every day, i.e. exotic sushi, Pad Thai noodles, the Russian caviar, the French fish soup, Italian sea bass, the African lung catfish, fish salami and does not lag behind the American style Fish & chips. Wine, pálinka, home-made cheese, sweet tooth lovers will surely find what they are looking for.

Beside a great variety of international cuisine, also showcases family programs and music programs … A peak into other three days programs:

DAY1. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 12 … “Gluttonous  Friday”

Only on Friday -50% off price from the coupon leaflet indicated fish delights. These fish not only looking good, but the specialities cooked as the Hungarians like it!  The coupons can be downloaded from the event’s  net page.

5 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Giant Catfish cutting and baking

5 p.m. – Duel between Szeged Vs. Baja Fish  soup cookers

6 p.m. – Envious Armpits glands – group

7.30 p.m. – Beatrice concert

Day2. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 13.

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fish Cooking Competition

5 p.m. – Ámokfutók band

6.30 p.m. – Erika Zoltán – singer

8 p.m. – Ákos Dobrády – TNT band

DAY3.  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 14.

2 p.m. 100 – Folk Celsius concert for children

3.30 p.m. – Trampoline Theatre: The Golden Fish Tale

5 p.m. – Caramel singer

6 p.m. – Ferenc Bulyáki /Franky

10th Art Vinyl Exhibition – Budapest – 2016.

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This year the Art Vinyl exhibition in Budapest holds the best record sleeves of 2015.

MONO Art and  Design Gallery

 February, 4. –  February, 28. 2016.

District, V., 12. Kossuth Lajos Street – Budapest

(In the heart of Downtown)

The opening words came from Andrew Heeps – Managing Director at Memory Box UK Ltd. who welcomed the huge number of visitors at the MONO Art and Design Gallery by saying Q.:

„This is very much the celebration of 50 fantastic record cover designs and all of which is very different music. So while you are here tonight see the record covers and we welcome you to look inside as well.  The records are quite interesting sleeves design inside. For example this one you can change how you want to represent the record  holds itself. (Rear view of a head)

Even this year we had some really  exceptional records. You may see actually a 3D record sleeve, so you need to put the glasses on and then you see the magical particular record sleeve this is. Thanks goes out for the MonoArt for having us back again to show these lovely record sleeves and also Victor’s compan  the opportunity to have again this exhibition here in Budapest.Hope that next year many of you will vote for your favorite record design and hopefully when we will come back next year you will see some of your favorites on the wall.”

For many people, record sleeves have the capacity to trigger memories and convey emotion in the most personal way, making them significant not only as tangible objects, but for some, as a first site of direct engagement with visual art. Each artist communicates a message or tells a visual story that speaks to the visitors at the exhibition.

The 50 best record sleeves of the year are previously shown to the Art Vinyl music-industry’s design experts. They are the individuals who select and form a list of the best 50 sleeve designs to be awarded. thereafter, goes out to global opinion on the best of contemporary art and design in music. In the end, comes the final result of 15 album covers of the year which are exhibited throughout countries in Europe and Australia. There has already been finding connection to take the annual exhibition to the United States, introduce to the local public, but not yet under the umbrella.

In the year 2015,  the Best Art Vinyl 2015, was David Gilmour’s LP “Rattle That Lock” by the Creative Corporation, art directed by Dave Stansbie in collaboration with Aubrey Powell from the legendary Hipgnosis design studio.

Previous winners have included Klaxons’ Surfing the Void with its playful image of a cat in a spacesuit, Thom Yorke’s The Eraser from regular Radiohead contributor Stanley Donwood, and even work from the sixteenth century for The Fleet Foxes eponymous LP by Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel.

Art Vinyl Display Record Frames are well-known these days around the world as Flip Frames, they can be open, and the records can be taken in hand as well.

Rolling around at the MONO Art Gallery, admiring the story-teller album covers the visitors can also listen to the records featured in the exhibition. At the exhibition the Vinylize by Tipton sunglasses and frames made of vinyl records are out on display and also can be purchased ont he spot as well.

The Tipton sunglasses were invented by Zachary Tipton who was quite disappointed by the eyewear during his teenage years. He decided to create his own taste, and framed into his own brand.  Since then his sunglasses can be purchased over 300 locations around the world, but kept a widest range of frames for Hungarian customers. A portion of these sunglasses can be also seen at the exhibition.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

Mix Art and Music … Art Vinyl Exhibition – Budapest

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District V.,  12.  Kossuth Lajos Street – Budapest

The real hero of Art Vinyl is on the record sleeves itself!

After London, Ayreshire and Bologna, previously before heading to Munich, the Art Vinyl exhibition featuring the best record sleeves of 2014 is arriving to Budapest!

Each year in November the Art Vinyl launches the Best Art Vinyl, researching for the most exciting record sleeves of the year. Art Vinyl, alongside music industry design experts, selects a shortlist of 50 sleeve designs for the award that will be celebrated in exhibitions around the UK and Europe during November, December, and January and then tours throughout the year! So … the exhibition will be stopping by in Budapest.
On behalf of Vinylize by Tipton and MONO art & design, for those interested to attend at the opening of the interactive Art Vinyl exhibition are welcomed. The official opening speech will be held by Andrew Heeps, founder of Best Art Vinyl.

You can not only admire but also listen to the superb records featured in the exhibition, music at the opening will be provided by DJ BODOO!

During the exhibition, Play & Display flip frames and Vinylize by Tipton sunglasses and frames made of vinyl records will be available during the exhibition, between February 4 and 28. 2016.

You do not have to be an „oldie” to be on the spot to view the awesome items and enjoy the past century’s favorite „Vinyl”s.

Many folks int he past and still to-day are addicted to passion for collecting Vinyls and maybe visiting this forthcoming exhibition they too will realize they also have a unique vinyl home gallery of their own.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Bleriot XI. Monoplane (1909) re-constructed aircraft exhibition – Vigadó Gallery – Budapest

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District, V., 2. Vigadó Square – Budapest

Bleriot’s airplane was presented more than a hundred years ago in Budapest.

During February, 5-7. 2016.  with a reconstructed replica can be seen now and again  at the Vigadó Gallery on the ground floor.

Louis Bleriot first flew the plane he designed over the English Channel in July, 1909.

A few month  after the world sensation boarded with him to Hungary and the aircraft  was exhibited at the Budapest’s Vigadó  Gallery during the period of  October, 14 -17. 1909.

Now more than a hundred years after the original exhibition the designed Louis Bleriot re-organized reconstructed according to contemporary drawings the Bleriot XI aircraft can be seen. Visitors to the exhibition may wonder of engineering precision-designed aircraft.

Entry tickets on the spot, for Adult and Family ticket: 800HUF, Student ticket: 200HUF. Admission free of charge under the age of 14 and seniors over 70 years of age.

Update by Aggie Reiter

 

IV. Fish Festival – Budapest, 2016. …. Largest Fish Festival in Europe!

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Budapest will be hosting  the IV. Fish Festival , during the week-end February 12 to 14 2016!

Millennium Park

District, II. – 16-20 Kis Rókus Street – Budapest

The IVth Fish Festival organisers together with a couple of artists, chefs and  representatives to the forthcoming festival held a press gathering at Budapest’s unique  “Big Fish” restaurant, where they introduced the programs to the IV. Fish Festival.

Day1.  beginning with „Gluttonous Friday” when 50% discount will be available fish delights at the exhibitors booths for visitors. The 50% coupon booklet can be downloaded at the „IVth Budapesti Halfesztivál” Internet site.

Day2. Continuing fish in all quantities i.e.200 domestic and international cuisine, fish delicacies. Next to the number of different species fish in the rivers and lakes of Hungary, from Párkány – Slovakia, the Fish team will be introducing their fish sausage and salami products. There will be giant catfish, and more than 50 kind of catfish-catch dentex.

Candidates  to the Fish cooking competition are welcomed and the Application Deadline is Friday, February, 5. 2016.

Also on the Fish Festival Street, fish cooking competition will be held, cooked in giant ball between chefs vs chefs namely the Chef of Szeged  and Chef of Baja cooking their city’s style of Hungarian fish soup. During the day, Giant Catfish cutting and baking, presentation of live fish in the giant aquarium, exchanging angling experience … either as a sporty activity or pastime  fishing with a rod and line, Fishing Resale.

Day3. Beside the flavored fish yummies, children’s entertainment will not be missing having programs just for them, with concert by the 100 Folk Celsius band, Trampoline Theater presenting: The Golden Fish Tale.

Fish delight lovers are all welcomed to visit the three-day event and enjoy the special experience gain at Hungary’s largest fish event. Also throughout the Fish Festival days live concerts will fill the air.

Ticket prices: Daily ticket: 1990 Ft. Kids under the age of 14 years free admission

On Day1. Friday, February, 12. holding the Gluttonous Friday for students and senior tickets 990HUF also at discount price.

Available coupon booklet of 50% discount ticket can be downloaded from the Internet site of events http://www.budapestihalfesztival.hu/#kuponok

Update and pre-snaps from the press announcement: by Aggie Reiter