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4 Apr

The 5th Badacsony wineries – New York Palace – Budapest

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In just 2 days – Badacsony wine makers arriving to the New York Palace in Budapest!

Location: New York Palace Budapest

District VII., 9 Elizabeth Blvd. 

Attention to the wine lovers!

On April, 6. 2016. for the 5th occasion will be open for the wine lovers at the grandiose and imposing building of the New York Palace whereas will be hosting a fabulous wine tasting day. There will be 30 wine makers from the region of Badacsony whom will personally offer their best wines. The Badacsony  vinyards  lies at the northern shores at Lake Balaton.

On this day will be present wineries from smaller cellars to major wineries, by a total of  165 kinds of wines from 32 wineries. Also the Badacsonyi  Pálinka House, the BellaBadacsony introducing their special dry fruits and vegetables, from the Szegi family farm the artisan cheeses and last but not least representing the Hotel Bonvino Wine & Spa.

For the first time this year, beside the wine tasting will be three Master Course programs. From: 3p.m. – 4.15p.m. „What to eat beside the Badacsony wines?” Presentation by: dr. András Csizmadia – gastro-philosopher.

From: 4.30p.m. – 5.45p.m. Local or international varieties … is it O.K. if it’s only ours? The grapes of Badacsony. Presenter: dr. Gabriella Mészáros – teacher.

From: 6p.m. – 7.15p.m. – Robert Smith AIWS – journalist. The place of Badacsony wines in the world. The soul of the volcanoes from an outsider.  The presentation is only in English language.

Attending to the a/m Master course each one cost 2000 HUF/person/course.

The wine makers will meet the professional partners and the representatives of the press between 3p.m. to 4p.m.

The public are welcomed from 3 p.m. up till 9 p.m.  to the exclusive tasting.  Get your ticket for wine tasting for 5900HUF on the spot and also to join the Master Course!

 

Update by Aggie Reiter

3 Apr

Dragon’s Nights – Budapest Zoo – 2016.

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Chinese’s magical light at the Budapest Zoo!

Central Europe’s biggest adventure to be seen!

April, 8. to  May, 22. 2016.

Each night – 7p.m. to 10p.m.

District, XIV., 6-12  Állatkerti körút (Zoo’s Blvd.) – Budapest

The preparation of the artistic works already started … Chinese silk lantern artists, hundreds of wonderful light creatures will be appearing in the mist of the night. A  20 metres long, sparkling Chinese pandas, gorgeous penguins, cheerful night butterflies and flamboyant dragon in front of the visitors. An excellent show.

For those who really do not wish to miss this excellent, unique night adventure must hurry up purchasing their tickets, because it will be only available for a limited time!

Ticket office open from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30p.m.

The tickets are on sale at the ticket office of the Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden and also  at the national ticketing network of “Jegymester”.  Keep in mind that no other tickets like: vouchers, zoo tickets, seasonal tickets, or other discount tickets are valid to enter the Chinese’s magic light show. Ticket prices: 1900HUF for adults, 1500HUF for children  – up to 14 years of age.

In a way during the evening show the animal enclosures shall not be open, but some of the animals can be viewed.

Update and snaps: Aggie Reiter

2 Apr

Hungarian and International National Gastro Days – Budapest – 2016.

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In 2016 now holding as a tradition again national days at the Great Market Hall in Budapest.

District, IX. 1-3  Vámház Blvd. Budapest … On the Pest side of Liberty Bridge.

A fine time to get to know more about Hungarian and International National Gastro Days. Of course, not just for the local but the tourist during their stay in Budapest. Also the tourist  can take a peak  at one of Europe’s oldest and huge market hall on regular guided tours at the three-storey hall. Great opportunity for the foreigners for the time being, April, 5-7. 2016 in Budapest to see what Hungary has to offer  for them.

Each week from Thursday to Saturday different nations introduces beside culinary delights, cultural and items from their natural treasures.

Here are the other dates to the coming National Gastro Days:

April, 5-7 – Hungarian Days

April, 12-14 – Moroccan Days

May, 3-5 – Peruvian Days

May, 10-12 – Greek Days

May, 17-19 – Indonesian Days

May. 24-26 – Croatian Days

May, 31 – June, 2 – Vietnamese Days

June, 7-9 – Portuguese Days

June, 21-23 – African Days

July, 5-7 – Indian Days

July, 19-21 – Egyptian Days

August, 2-4 – Brazilian Days

August, 16-18 – Thai Days

August, 31-1. September, 1 – Polish Days

September, 13-15 – Mexican Days

September, 27-29 – Hungarian Days

October, 4 – 6 – Australian Days

October, 11 – 13 – Szekely Days

November, 15 – 17 – Nepalese Days

December. 2- 3 – Santa Claus Day

A little background information about the Great Market Hall:

„At the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, after Budapest was formed by unifying Buda, Pest and Óbuda, the city begun flourishing and expanding.

The chaotic outdoor markets could no longer adequately supply the growing number of inhabitants with fresh produce.

The city leaders decided to build covered market halls similar to those in Paris and other Western European cities.

Construction of the Great Market Hall started in 1894 according to the design of Samu Petz. In 1896 a few days before the hand over fire destroyed about half of the roof.

The southern side of the Market Hall faces a the University of Economics Campus

After repairing the roof, the market opened on 15th March, 1897 together with the other four Budapest Markets, built at the same time.

Budapest’s Great Market Hall belonged to the most modern indoor markets at that time, with up-to-date lightning and refrigeration.

Originally the vendors shipped their products into the hall through a network of indoor channels. They aren’t in use anymore.

The Hall was reconstructed between 1991-94., having beautiful Zsolnay tiles cover the enormous roof structure, that make it the most spectacular element of the building from outside. Source from Great Market Hall.”

Update by Aggie Reiter

1 Apr

Nobel Laureate Author – Imre Kertész gone ahead at the age of 86.

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Imre Kerész was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002.

 Kertész has been suffering for a long time with serious illness, so we knew about.

He was born in a Budapest Jewish family in 1929, he experienced the horrors of Nazism first hand as an adolescent. He was fourteen when German forces occupied Hungary in 1944 and the deportation of Jews and Gypsies to death camps soon began. Along with about ten thousand other Budapest Jews, Kertész was deported to Auschwitz in Nazi occupied Poland, and then to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The “Sorstalanság” – “Fatelessness” was Kertész’s first book, published in 1975. At the time being initially received little critical attention but it was to establish that Kertész book hit a unique and provocative voice in the dissident subculture within contemporary Hungarian literature. The book is pretty much emotionless taking account to his age, being fifteenyear-old Jewish boy. Kertész narrates his experiences in the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. May his experience and memory be kept in mind for the generations to come.

Update by Aggie Reiter

29 Mar

Keep Walking David Klein – attack over 8000 meter mountain!

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Ever since the age of 13, David Klein was in love in the mountain heights.

David Klein, one of Hungary’s best-known mountain climber is trying to peak within the support of the Johnnie Walker Annapurna Expedition to attack over 8000 meter mountain.

David Klein left Budapest on March, 11. on flight to Kathmandu. The climber has been prepared to travel to Nepal’s capital, and yesterday he  reached the base camp and having a rest at Hum Khola above 4190 meters.

So far he three times reached a peak of over 8,000 meters. Lately, he set off to conquer Annapurna … height 8091 meters. Within this expedition his curiosity is to reach the peak above one of the World’s 8000 meters existing 14 peaks. Up-till-now, two climbing heights have had never been reached by any Hungarian sportsman. These are the Annapurna and K2 heights.

David already reached during the autumn of last year the 8156-meter at Manaslu which is the world’s 10th highest peak in the Annapurna.

Compared to this year’s climbing, to the last year’s one at Manaslu the climate and technical difficulties are similar. Hopefully, the gain experiences climbing the Manaslu will be applied.

The enthusiasts of heights for most people is thought as one of the heroic struggle by mankind, but David sees it as achieving his plan and we all know more to it is needed than implementation of tasks of strategic thinking, calculated decisions, concentration and discipline to reach his dream.

He will finish this expedition in the second half of May, 2016.

Until then!

KEEP WALKING DAVID KLEIN!

Update by Aggie Reiter

23 Mar

23rd Titanic International Film Festival – Budapest – 2016.

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 Titanic International Film Festival for 10 days

April, 7. 2016. – April, 16. 2016.

The films are screened in original language with English subtitles and Hungarian voice-over translation, except when indicated otherwise. The music films are screened in original language.

Highlight venues screening at Uránia – Toldi – Örökmozgó – Puskin

The 23rd Titanic International Film Festival is the biggest annual festival in Hungary. The opening will take place at the Uránia cinema in Budapest on April, 7 starting with an Australian movie, titled: Tanna. The film is concentrating on the story of a young couple who are resisting the strict traditions of a tribe in the Pacific Ocean.

Movie lovers will have the opportunity during the 10 days to view films at the Uránia, Puskin, Toldi and Sugár cinemas. Also on the River Danube on the A38 boat.

Twenty-nine county’s movies, including international premiers and Hungarian films are in the program.

The festival awards will be presented at the Uránia Cinema on April, 15. 2016. The most outstanding movie of the festival is voted on unanimously by an international jury and will be rewarded with the „Breaking Wawes Award”.

Tickets are available at the cinemas ticket office ont he spot.

Update by Aggie Reiter

21 Mar

The Sparrow – Icelandic drama on screen April, 21. 2016.

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Original title: Prestir / Sparrows.

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The SCOPE100 program is sponsored by the French Institute

Life is not exactly  a ” Rose Garden.” The thorns are there and certainly  isn’t boring.

Sparrows, written and directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson is a coming of age drama from Iceland and Denmark which played recently at the 2015 51st Annual Chicago International Film Festival.

Ari played by Atli Oskar Fjalarsson is a 15-year old, introduced to us literally as “a choir boy” singing with a choir in a church in Reykjavik, was born to Icelandic parents from a small fishing village somewhere in northwestern Iceland.  Since his parents divorce, he had been living with his mother in Reykjavik.  But his mum was recently remarried and she with her new Danish hubby.  Mum was putting Ari on a plane and sending him back to his dad to a small fishing village in northwestern Iceland.

Ari don’t want to go, but at 15, LIVING ON A ROCK in the middle of the freakin’ North Atlantic where, once one gets out of Reykjavik there really do seem to be as many “seals and birds” as there are people around, he really doesn’t have much of a choice.  Anyway his mom reminds him Grandma’s really looking forward to seeing you again.

Distributed by: Hungarian ant.

To find out what happens with Ari further on, it is worthwhile to go to the movies. Up to for people over 16 years. Length: 99 minutes.

Update by Aggie Reiter

20 Mar

Two plays in April, subtitled in English – Átrium Film and Theater Budapest- 2016.

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Átrium Film and Theater

Location: District II.,  –  55 Margit Blvd.  – Budapest.

Tickets can be purchased through below, or on the spot.

http://atriumfilmszinhaz.jegy.hu

Date: April, 16. 2016 at  3 p.m.

“THE LONESOME WEST”

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 The superb play is back on stage at the Atrium Theater. Here are two previous updates already published after the  previous premiere:

VAKNYUGAT (THE LONESOME WEST) FRATRICIDAL STRUGGLE IN TWO ACTS AT THE ATRIUM-FILM-THEATER – BUDAPEST

CONTEMPORARY CULTURE FOR FOREIGN COMMUNITIES IN HUNGARY

Another Hungarian theater performance to be seen  also by foreigners with subtitled in English language:

HEAVENLY SHIFT

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… A  Hungarian, black comedy … Death does not select, man does …

April, 20 and 27. 2016. at 8 p.m.

A peak into the story in brief … Heavenly Shift uses dark humor to tell the story of a young paramedic, who gets introduced to the night life’s cruel world, but eternal truth: death does not select, man does. MILÁN (András Ötvös) the half Serbian, half Hungarian guy deserted from the Croatian army in 1992, the second year of the Yugoslav war and escapes from Yugoslavia to Hungary. As a former medical student he gets a job for himself  at the Hungarian paramedics. He has two unalterable, steady colleagues on the emergency ambulance KISTAMÁS (Tamás Keresztes) the driver of the ambulance and FÉK DOKTOR (Roland Rába) to be the leading paramedic of the team. It is a cold shower for the young enthusiastic and conscientious emergency care assistant when he realizes that his companions make a selection from the patients. While they are saving lives, sometimes they allow old people or mortally ill to die, or indeed it occurs that their death is hurried by them. MILÁN soon finds out that there is a business side to the illegal euthanasia events taken place at the back of their ambulance. In order to finance his fiancée’s rescue from the war MILÁN needs money, so he makes a deal with his companions. He gradually becomes involved in the horrors and sin. While he is turning into a skilled paramedic, and lives through the euphoric moments of lifesaving, he recognises innumerable faces of the death.

The crew of the play: Director-script: Márk Bodzsár, Cast: András Ötvös, Roland Rába, Tamás Keresztes, Sándor Zsótér, Natasa Stork, Cinematographer: Dániel Reich Producer: Unio Film,  Editor: Zoltán Kovács, Sound: Tamás Dévényi,  production designed by  Gábor Valcz, Costume designed by  János Breckl, Music by  Gábor Keresztes, Production of Unio Film.

Update by Aggie Reiter

19 Mar

Saint Patrick’s Day – Parade in Budapest – 2016.

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The story of St. Patrick

Wishing a Cheer kinda Day!

Eat … Drink and Be Irish, because everybody can be Irish on this day!

Sunday,  March, 20. 2016.  

WHERE!?! … District V.,  Szabadság Square – Budapest

WHEN!?! … 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

A huge gathering is expected to take place at the Szabadság tér once again. The local families, friends and tourists are awaiting to be Green for a day and take to the streets of Budapest. It going to be a celebration of St Patrick’s Day. The parade will be led by a premier bagpipe group and  a giant floating of St Patrick will be on the venue.

On St Patrick’s Day it is customary to wear shamrocks  or  what-so-ever color green clothing or accessories. So be sure  wearing green to be at the “in” crowd. St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.

Welcoming families  to enjoy Celtic face painters, arts and craft activities, Irish Dancers and street entertainers, along the green-green grass at the Szabadság Square.  The spirit of Irish folklore and legends such as CuChullainn, the Irish Wolf Hound appears on the coat of arms of early Irish Kings along with the famous Shamrock and Harp, so be a part of it!

Guinness, crunchy-munchy cracks with line up of 20 traditional bands will keep the party rolling on.

Update by Aggie Reiter

18 Mar

Open-Air Theater – Margaret Island – Summer Festival – Budapest – 2016

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Three months of  full entertainment for all tastes, starting off on June, 10. 2016!

Five-star summer nights in Budapest … how does that sound!?!

Open-Air Theater at Margaret Island available from IBUSZ. With the joint Budapest Summer Festival and IBUSZ tourist experience package, guests can obtain hotel rooms in Budapest and VIP tickets to the super production at the Open-Air Theater on Margaret Island, which includes admission to the Water Tower, a welcome drink, boat transfer tickets and numerous other special services at significant savings.  It’s advantageous to reserve the best 12 summer weekend five-star offerings now! For years, the affordable and increasingly popular Sleep in Budapest with a theater ticket! Complete tourist experience feature offered by the Budapest Summer Festival has included a hotel stay and admission to the productions at the Open-Air Theatre on Margaret Island, together with numerous additional amenities and gifts. The festival organizer Szabad Tér Színház Nonprofit Kft. with one of the most significant domestic travel agencies IBUSZ, together expanded this offer for the 2016 summer theatre season, so that more theatre goers and tourists visiting the capital could take advantage of the preferential services.

The „Five-star Summer Nights in Budapest”, is available exclusively at IBUSZ and offers a Gold, Silver and Bronze package with the following: Two night stay with breakfast at a chosen 3, 4 or 5 star Budapest hotel. Admission ticket to the Star Parade on Margaret Island performance, by VIP admission to the performance with a separate entrance, out of turn admission ticket to view the 105-year-old Water Tower lookout and exhibition. Welcome drink at arrival before the performance (a glass of champagne) and boat transfer with return from the city center.The affordable 38000HUF price offers are available for two nights for a minimum of two people from Friday until Sunday by showing the hotel room reservation or the admission ticket. Guests get a further 25% discount on tickets to the Walking Route (little railway) on Margaret Island, admission to the Palatinus pool, tours of the city on the CityTour HopOn-Off tour busses and Jazzy Tower concert tickets.

It is by no accident that Budapest has become the world’s second best city based on the votes by an esteemed international travel magazine (Conde Nast Traveller).  It’s magical image, exciting nightlife, diverse and rich cultural offerings and unmatched recreational possibilities have renewed its attraction not only for foreign guests but for domestic visitors as well.   This new initiative by the Budapest Summer Festival and IBUSZ fulfills two tasks: thanks to the renovation in recent years, the grand stage on Margaret Island has become one of Central Europe’s nicest summer playgrounds, and in its attractive setting popularize Hungarian art, and by stimulating cultural tourism, increases the number of nights visitors stay in Budapest. The 2016 will be the year of romance at the Budapest Summer Festival with the assistance of national and international stars such as Andrea Rost, Erika Miklósa, Zoltán Kocsis and the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry, Gergely Madaras, Domonkos Héja, Yuja Wang pianist, Marc Heller, Sébastien Guéze, and Giuseppe Filianote opera singers, jazz diva Stacey Kent, Stanley Jordan jazz guitarist, the Globe Theater of London and the Monte Carlo Ballet Company. From among Verdi’s most popular operas, Traviata and Othello will be performed, there will be a 3 tenor opera gala world premiere, romantic ballet music and dance, Romeo and Juliet ballet performance, the musical Evita, the Revue Circus and concert by the Virtuosos.

For more information visit: http://eng.szabadter.hu/

Press release – Budapest Summer Festival

Update  Aggie Reiter

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