14 Feb

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.

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14 Feb

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/

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13 Feb

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

12 Feb

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

10 Feb

A COIN taking you to any places – Budapest

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BUDAPEST TAXI! … PAY in BITCOINS!

Virtual … Digital Currency.

Budapest Taxi held a joint press call with the CoinPay Inc., where the StarUp – Deputy CEO András Lőwy – CoinPay Inc., the COinPAY Developer, and the taxi  managing director of the company Csaba Horváth  announced the following:

The Budapest Taxi in Hungary is to be the first to introduce the CoinPay system allowing quick and secure within the system on coin-based payment.

If the purchaser has Bitcoin , and has a cell phone, he/she can use any service, for example …arriving in the cab to the destination can choose to accept their Bitcoin  wallet in the amount to want to pay for their transportation as a unique identifier, and Scan the QR code. Passengers in taxis, paying for the service with Bitcoin will come in practise from February in Budapest, said the StarUp – Deputy CEO András Lőwy – CoinPay Inc. also added, the Bitcoin’s global accessibility is one of its most important features. The taxi drivers will onwards accept Bitcoin for payment, and to use Bitcoin  does not require divulging any personal identification information to the drivers. For this reason, no criminal can get into your Bitcoin account and spend your money by simply hacking the servers of a company that you performed a transaction with.

The ATM can be directly inserted into paper money, and converted to digital cash, the device screen projected by scanning a QR code can be loaded into the electronic currency Bitcoin  wallet, a mobile phone, from where it purchases the amount to be paid.

So already in the 21st century, there are approximately 5 billion adults in the world, over 85% have mobile phones. Even the most basic of mobile phones give access to a global network of communication. Keeping that in mind, Bitcoin  makes sense for a more global form of money to exist. Bitcoin is exactly a universal, internet currency that can work on any computer or mobile phone. It does not require a credit card, bank account or the divulging of any personal identification to use or acquire. The catch is that you’re not using any government-backed fiat currency in this system, by in use of the new currency the Bitcoin  which is similar to a cash transaction for a company, that has two main advantages. First, the merchant does not have to pay a credit card company a certain % fee each time they swipe a card. Instead the cost for each merchant to accept Bitcoin and convert it to fiat is on average less than 1%, a service provided by payment processors.

Anyone with a mobile phone on this network can financially transact without the use of cash, credit cards or a bank account by simply using the SMS feature to securely send and receive monetary balances.So just with a mobile phone any two parties can now transact without a central authority, company or bank mediating the transaction and in such a way that is safe and secure, publicly known, and incontestable.

Since the debut of the CoinPay system already had joined restaurants, dentistry and tourism providers.

For those interested  … Previous Herald News: Bitcoin ATM changer was placed in operation in Budapest/Hungary in the year 2014. https://rollinginbudapest.com/2014/08/28/budapest-hungary-gets-its-first-bitcoin-atm-at-the-anker-club/)

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8 Feb

World’s Frozen Yogurt Day … Jono Yogo Frozen Yogurt Bar – Budapest 2016.

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On the World’s  Frozen Yogurt Day many family gourmets came to the Allee Shopping Center to have a cool day, create their own yogo delights and bite into the heavenly flavors.

On this occasion media representatives and  two celeb, Eszter Iszak – VIVA TV presenter and Cinthya Dictator – photographer were invited in tasting their own creation and celebrating the Jono Yogo – Frozen Yogurt Bar’s  2nd year birthday.

In Hungary for over two years has been running the popular Jono Yogo – Frozen Yogurt Bar to make their day for the connoisseurs. These delicious yummies are now available at five major shopping center in Budapest … Arcade, Arena,  Allee, Mammut, West End. Over these two years the flavors had become increasingly popular for all age groups.

The yogurt is actually a yogurt-based ice cream, which allows for an infinite variety of different flavors. The most popular versions are the plain or added with fruits. In addition to the classic flavors as vanilla, chocolate, raspberry, lemon there are countless special variations available, such as cucumber, apple pie, dragon fruit and mentioning the very Hungarian topping, the homemade honey-walnut chip cookies. As to higher the experience for the Yogo flavors folks may enrich the yogurt with fresh fruit, or with the various sauces, seeds, muesli, dragees and many more chrunchy flavors.

For a long time only in the American films was seen shots of these frozen yogurt, or as it is called in the States the Froyo! Its popularity is partly due to the significantly to the lower fat content … though it should be known that in America it is mostly made of powder, which is less healthy, but in Hungary it is compiled on the basis of real yogurt and milk, using Hungarian confectioners ideas of Yogo’s  compared to ice cream.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

6 Feb

Pilgrim trains from Hungary to Poland and Transylvania – 2016.

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Keeping and continuing the tradition of recent years this year again takes off  the pilgrim train organized in co-operation with the

Mission Tour Travel Agency and the MÁV-Start Zrt.

The Virgin Mary pilgrim train rolls on the railway tracks to Csíksomlyó – Transylvania and to the Black Madonna –  Poland located at Czestochowa which was announced by László Budai – managing director of Mission Tours Travel Agency in Budapest at the latest press conference held at the Western Railway Station’s  – Royal Waiting Hall.  Also was told, these spiritual pilgrimage tours are occasion to recharge, community-building and strengthening foreign relations between each other  nations as well.

This year, young people with disabilities and their families will be supported to travel on the pilgrimage train told by the representative of the Ministry of Human Resources who also added those on this journey will not only have a spiritual recharge, but the ability to add strength to the struggles of everyday life.

The exact program is still being prepared, but already having  plans with concerts, interviews with  people who bear to witness their faith, adoration and contemplation.

Saint – Pope John Paul II died 10 years ago. Therefore, it is important that during the trip the pilgrims will stop to visit the newly constructed basilica named after the Polish Pope as well.

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5 Feb

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

4 Feb

Mix Art and Music … Art Vinyl Exhibition – Budapest

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Art Vinyl Exhibition

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

3 Feb

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.

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