5 May

Welcoming the first Air China … Beijing – Budapest flight … Liszt Ferenc International Airport

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“欢迎光临首届中国北京航 – 布达佩斯飞”

On May Day, the Air China, the chinese national airline for the first time landed at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport – Budapest with over 170 passengers on board, but giving a total of 237 passenger seats from Beijing via Minsk. The plane landed before the actual 7.40 p.m. schedule arrival time at 7.25 p.m. on the outer 31R runway. The Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport,  as usually for the first time of an aircraft arrival, welcomes the plane with huge triumphal water jets. This time Péter Szijjártó – Foreign Economic Relations and Foreign Minister greeted the pilots and crew with the Rubik’s cube shape festive cake. His Excellency Mr. Xiao Qian – China’s ambassador to Hungary, Yan Jianshu – General Manager, Air China Hungary and Jost Lammers – Budapest Airport Chief Executive Officer also were in presence.

From the first of May, Air China will carry four times a week: Sunday – Monday – Wednesday –Friday, back-and-forth on board the Airbus A330 passengers from Beijing to Budapest with the planes stopping over for a short while in the Belorussian capital Minsk,  continuing its flight to the Budapest Airport.  From Budapest the aircrafts will fly straight to the Chinese capital.

This will a milestone easier for Chinese and Hungarian traveling tourists and business individuals to reach their destinations as travel time only lasts 7 hours. It was also said by …. that the number of people visiting Hungary from China on tourist or business trips increased by 19% last year onboard other flights and within flying on Air Chine this number could double over the next five years. Also pointed out that Hungary is home to the region’s most populous Chinese colony. The agreement on re-establishing the direct air link was announced by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó this year in mid-March and to-day he was present at the celebration that came into force.  Also stated to-day’s landing of the Air China in Budapest is the road to further success of Hungary’s Eastern Opening strategy.

Previously to the arrival in welcoming Air China aircraft and its crew a large number of Hungarian media and the local Chinese representatives were awaiting down on the runway for the landmark day.

Reaching the end of the ceremony, exchange staff arrived to replace the pilots and the cabin crew arriving to Budapest to continue their flight back to Beijing.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

4 May

10th Pálinka Festival – the Year of the Apple – Budapest.

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Having a little sip of Pálinka is remedy, but the festival promises to be highly awesome!

From Thursday to Sunday … May, 7.- 10. 2015.

Open from 2 p.m. – 02 a.m.

Juicey Apple Pálinka the Star of the Year!

Downtown – Városháza Park

Budapest Pálinka Festival will celebrate the special occasion of its 10th anniversary. Guests will have the opportunity to taste for the very first time the Apple Pálinka of the Year.

As a tradition to the festival the stalls will offer apple pálinka delicacies and food inspired by the apple fruit. This year for the first time there will be a chance to taste the best apple pálinka as of the country, carefully prepared by the pálinka distilleries houses and manufactories.

The year’s Apple Pálinka, 895 Hunnium, Bestillo Pálinka House, Békési Pálinka House, Birkás Pálinka, Bolyhos Pálinka, Brill Pálinka House, Buti Pálinka, Cornus Pálinka House, Cruxx, Csalló Pálinka manufactory, Keve manufactory, Márton és Lányai, Mikolci Likőrgyár Zrt. – Prekop Pálinka manufactory, Nobilis, Palotás Pálinkaház, Pálinka shop, Panyolai Pálinka, Reneszánsz Pálinka, Rézangyal, Schiszler Pálinka, Spiritus Primus, Ördögi, Tarpa manufactory, Tokaj Spirit, United Brands, Villányi Pálinka, Zimek Pálinka manufactory, Zugfőzde Pálinka museum.

Food at stands will be present: Aqua Bistro, Császári Morzsa, Csöppentő, Fröccsös, Pop Fröccs, XXL Catering, Országkonyha, Hachapuri Grúz Restaurant, Kolbice, Cheese from Region Nagykőrös, Mangalica  sausages, Pálinka Cake House, Twist & Chips, Vitéz chimney roll.

In between the tastings folks can dissolve, relax  and enjoy jazz concerts, street musicians swinging away and have some fun.

The entry to the Pálinka Festival and participating at the concerts are free of charge.

Update by Aggie Reiter

 

3 May

Coming up event at the Ari Kupsus Gallery.

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Exhibition Opening of works by students of the Academy of Fine Arts and handing out of the scholarships of the Ari S. Kupsus Salon Concert Society at

 _______Ari Kupsus Gallery______

Art & Antique

Wednesday, May, 6. 2015 – 6.30 p.m.

District, VIII.,  23/a Bródy Sándor Street – Budapest

The exhibition will be on view till May, 22. 2015. 

The Ari Kupsus Gallery signed  an agreement with the Academy of Fine Arts in February 2010 in regards to its intent to arrange art exhibition every year in May for the Academy’s most promising 4th grade students. The works on display at the gallery are chosen by a jury out of more than 300 works based on the portfolios submitted by the students.

The Ari S Kupsus Salon Concert Society has extended its charity activities from supporting of classical music students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, since 1996, to the support of talented students of the Academy of Fine Arts Budapest. In addition to the scholarships awarded to the music students at the Gala Award Salon Concert held at the Embassy of Finland every year in February, this year fifteen scholarships in fine arts will be handed over by society’s Art Collectors Club to promising art students of the painting faculty at the Academy of Fine Arts.

The winners of these awards will be announced at the exhibition opening event.

 

Update by Aggie Reiter

3 May

Food Truck Show – Budapest – 2015.

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Food Truck Show Budapest 2015.

Friday, May, 8. – 10. 2015.

District, XIV. 19-21. Ajtósi Dürer line.

Dürer Picnic Park – Budapest … 35,000 square meters … more than 50 exhibitors, street musicians, acrobats, children’s programs!

Food Truck Show be Rollin’ with them! See you all  to-day come rain or shine!!! … You will love it …. stop by and grab a great lunch or supper.

Friday, May, 8. is to be a great day to gather around with great friends and families in the outdoors, enjoying bits-and-pieces of crunchy-munchies or delights at the food trucks event.

Are you sick and tired of the old, same or boring fried everything! Need something new. Food trucks bring foodies favorites to the Dürer Picnic Park.

Remember you are all invited to the Food Truck Show. Come out, the chances are great you’ll have an amazing time.

Detailed programs coming soon …

Update by Aggie

2 May

“Beer Tent” – City Park – Budapest – 2015.

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 The summertime shoot off with clubs getting into the mood at the City Park!

District, XIV., 1. City Park Blvd. Budapest.

The “Beer Tent” in the heart of the City Park is welcoming their thirsty and ain’t so thirsty  visitors since 1988 to spend pleasant days outside on the green fields. The exact venue to the Beer tent is between the Vajdahunyad Castle and the Széchenyi Thermal Bath. Enjoying the pleasant stay is not only having a smooth cold beer from March until the end of September, but dishes matching the six kinds of draft beers as Dreher, Dreher Bak, Pilsner Urquell, HB wheat, Közel, Golden Aces along with having a bite of fried pork knuckle, pages, sausages, ice beer.

Also live music  with the more than 40 years on the road with Hungary’s P.Mobil hard rock band  will debut and open their club this year on the spot.

In addition, Ádám Török, one of the best flute musician will be giving a concert with his band  this summer introducing their native album. The Mini Band  in the late ’60s was the best known and most successful Hungarian progressive rock-blues band.

Programs for May:

May, 3.   3 p.m. Vince Varga

May, 5.  7 p.m. Kugli

May, 6.  7 p.m. Hit Rock

May, 7.  7 p.m. Hit R.- Pink Floyd show

May, 8.  6 p.m. Bryan Adams tribute

May, 9.  6 p.m. Brillantin

May,10. 3 p.m. Vince Varga

May,12. 7 p.m. Private Colt

May,13. 7 p.m. Ádám Török and the Mini

May,14. 7 p.m. Businessmen

May,15. 7 p.m. P-Mobil

Update by Aggie Reiter

30 Apr

Danube Regatta – International rowing and dragon boat race – Budapest – 2015!

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Saturday, April, 25. 2015.  …  was at the right time in the right place!

The university’s  rowers and dragon boat sport competition took two hours with  fingers crossed cheerleaders and spinning excitements rowing on the River Danube – Budapest.

Saturday, April, 25 at the River Danube was the terrific venue for hustle and bustle, enjoying spring’s sunshine, university lifestyle, the Danube Party, concerts and a bunch of entertainment  … The Danube Regatta created a tradition to call up bring closer together rival universities.  The foreigner and Hungarian university’s rowers and students  filled the wharf  as the “Row in Budapest”  splashing race began.

The international rowing and dragon boat sports competition between universities at the Danube regatta. In addition to the twelve national higher education institution. Professional rowing-men flew over to Budapest to take part at the race on the water from the Harvard and the Princeton University  to compete at this sport festival of the year as well.

In the dragon boat race the Széchenyi István University team won and stood on the highest stand, in front of the University of Civil Service. The second  place was won by the eight rowers from the City of Győr University team. The third stand was reached by  the Princeton University team and the Corvinus University of Budapest was just a wink away and came in fourth.

The winning rowers from America, the Harvard University became the first ahead of the Hungary’s Széchenyi István University being the second, and rowing in the third place was the Princeton University team from the United States.

Thousands of bystanders had great interest to be present at this competition and the full day shows were attracted by the strolling by visitors and those who wish to do some exercise could choose from several options.

The rowing sporty event was opened by Colleen Bell, the US Ambassador, who  shared some sporty thoughts of her own University year in Scotland and also thanked the invitation of the Center of József Antall to open this fabulous rowers race.

The competition was made up of professional and amateur dragon boat rowers teams. István Simicskó – Secretary of State for sport also rowed the boat with his daughter representing the University of Physical Education. The team eventually finished in third place.

The Danube Regatta was a generally spectacular event for audiences of all ages, it had also an important specific aim of bringing young and elder folks closer to each other, and to pump up yourselves in the daily live with a little movement.

Here is a short shot … a few seconds off the start:

The slide show speaks more than words … so go for it and feel the mood of the awesome day!

Update, snaps, video by: Aggie Reiter

29 Apr

„Egri Csillag” … „The Star of Eger” Wine Festival … 2015.

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 Wine Festival – City of Eger 

Almost simultaneously in two locations:

Szépasszonyvölgy, April, 30.  – May, 2. (Valley of the Beautiful Woman) and Castle of Eger, May, 2-3. 

Onset of spring, Eger is coming to life again, organizing the second biggest wine event in the City of Eger. For three days, Szépasszonyvölgy (Valley of the Beautiful Woman) will be awash with merriment. Also between May, 2-3. the “Egri Csillag” – “Star of Eger” Wine Festival will hold its festival at the Castle neighbourhood as usually on the first weekend of May.  There the best-known wine makers introduce of the area will be offering their best “Rhri Csillag” … “Star of Eger” and the “Egri Bikavér” …  “Bull’s Blood” wines.

Egri Csillag is a relatively new white, cuvee wine and this is going to be its birthday party. There will be more than 25 wine producers, introducing over 50 wines, wine connoisseurs. So certainly the wine lovers whilst tasting will find for themselves their best wine, and laid back, enjoying the festivals mood with wide choice of music, concerts which will fill the air throughout the three days, having the Csik band’s concert. The Bon-Bon groups will be celebrating their 20th anniversary at the Márai Arena located in the Valley.

Although the evenings programs are dedicated to the adults, but during the daytime there will be “funland!” for the kids, with plenty of activities for the young ones.

Open every day from 5 p.m. – midnight:

Thursday, April, 30. – 5 p.m. Hungariddim, 7 p.m. Ethnofil, 9 p.m. Csik band.

Friday, May, 1. – 5 p.m. Muriel, 7 p.m. Carbon Fools, 8 p.m. Bon-Bon  – venue: Márai Arena, 9 p.m. Puhannyi Massif.

Saturday, May, 2.  – Animal Cannibals, Groovehouse, Sub Bass Monster, Happy Gang, Kozmix, Kis Grófo, Gypo Circus.

Tickets can only be bought on the spot. Prices: daily ticket to the outside events: 2010HUF. Three day pass to the outside events: 4020HUF. Three day pass to all access: 4990HUF

Update by Aggie Reiter

27 Apr

To-night Robert Davi sings Frank Sinatra in Budapest

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Well February, 2015 was not yesterday, when an update of Robert Davi, singing Frank Sinatra in Budapest was posted here and now coming to the special day, just a reminder for those who still have no evening program for to-day …

Robert Davi has played behind Frank Sinatra all around the world and in the recording studios ever since 1959 in Hollywood.
Now coming along to Budapest, giving a concert at 7.30 p.m. at the Papp Laszló Budapest Sports Arena – District
XIV. Budapest, 2. Stefánia Road. Many folks by now know he is the only one that comes close in having the voice as Frank Sinatra did, but who have not yet heard him singing will find that out this evening. Davi the acting chops, the charisma man, and a legend without coming off as a replicator. He definitely makes the songs his own. Robert will bring his own sophisticated style and considerable charm.

The audience will see a theatrical, emotional, colorful night, not to mention enjoying his phrasing and uniquely superb baritone voice that he blends perfectly. His laid back Italian manner and musicality is out to-night in Budapest.

Davi’s is loved by many for his multifaceted work as an actor and to-night the audience cannot say anything else than his singing was even more awesome!

Hope I didn’t miss anyone to be free this evening and be present at Davi’s concert, so get ready for a classy treat.

Tickets still available on the spot at the ticket booths.

Previous update can be followed here:

Actor Robert Davi Sings Sinatra in Budapest 2015.

Update by Aggie Reiter

23 Apr

Harvard University rowers meeting Hungarian students in Budapest.

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During the afternoon hours on Wednesday, April, 22. 2015 at the Boathouse Club out on the “Romai” Bayside a gathering of students arrived called by the Harvard Club Hungary.

This special meeting was arranged previously to the Danube Regatta, so that the rower team of the Harvard University can participate  at this event before the competition to be held on Saturday, April, 25. 2015.  At this meeting were present members of the Harvard Club of Hungary. Chief patron Dr. Miklós Tóth – Vice-President of the MOB welcomed the gathered interested students. Kornélia Litke – Academic advisor – Hungarian-American Fulbright Educational Exchange Program Committee,  gave advice on available scholarships to the students present.

As special invited guest  Dr DóraGyőrffy  – (HARVARD ALUMNI MEMBER) – Associate Professor and national record holder in the high jump, who said: Q: “I believe that every man is born, that has a purpose of Life. Their goals continuously have to be discovered, and conscious efforts should be made to accomplish. During the lifetime the goals are subject to change. ”

The teens arriving by interest could hear about the scholarship, get first hand insight into … the secrets or not really … from the experiences by the already granulated students of the  world-famous Harvard University whom arrived to Budapest to participate on Saturday, April, 25. at the Danube Regatta international competition.

The team is a real mixture by nationality … two were from New Zealand, one from United Kingdom, one from Canada and four from United States of America. A part of them graduated students in 2013 and 2014. They one-by-one talked about how they reached the steps to the door to the Harvard University. Said as one, they are luckily and proud they could all come to participate and will compete worthily in the name of their former Harvard University.

The Harvard University’s rowing team does not really have to be introduced and as they all unanimously said they were grateful how their personal coach was by their side from the first minute and along they way. The whole complex … studying, sporty activities are at the fingertips for all the students. As James O’Connor – rower captain Harvard University said: Q.: “The Harvard does not need to set ourselves at a crossroads … do I really want to go to college concentrate on my studies or rowing? Here, both is possible. At the highest possible level.”

On the bottom line …

EDUCATION AND SPORT … IT IS UP TO THE STUDENT OF WHAT HE OR SHE BRING OUT OF IT!

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

21 Apr

Rowing in Budapest! … Danube Regatta!

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Splashing Rowing on the River Danube!

  Sports Festival Of The Year!

Saturday, April, 25. 2015.

Before getting into deep Herald News, here are some figures to make your day … Two top US universities,  rowers on the water 324, 36,000 meters down the River Danube, A number of 3470  beat sound on  the dragon boats.  With 1684 supporters, also counting on cca. 13000 visitors. Up to 26 Bayside programs around with 20 extreme sports, 10 music programs having 5 finalists. These were the figures to the coming up third Danube Regatta, so we heard at the press conference at the Danube Whale Center inside the “Esetleg” Bar and Bistro house. “On board” was present: Anikó Gorácz  – press officer – Antall József Knowledge Center, Péter Jánosi – president – Hungarian Dragon Boat Association, Bendegúz Petersburg-Molnár – European rower champion, hosted by Gábor Gundel Takács.

The Harvard  and Princeton rowers team from the States will be participating – rowing in the Danube Regatta competition. Rowers and dragon boats will swarm the most picturesque section of the Danube. Professional and amateur teams will race off against each other and the champions of last year’s Regatta, between the Parliament building and the main building of Budapest University of Technology.  For the time being of the programs traffic on the river will be stopped.

This huge water-sports event is by the patron of Colleen Bell – US Ambassador to Hungary who will be present to open the event on Saturday, April, 25. 2015.

The whole event is organised by the Antall Knowledge Center.  The basic idea of Hungary’s biggest sports festival was called three years ago  for several purposes … on one hand to promote the sporty lifestyle among the youths and to light up so many ways … options the venue of the River Danube can be used.

At the Danube Regatta races, two in a rowing race finals of six Hungarian and two US universities professional racers drive consisting of eight ships will be participating. The starts goes off  in front of the Parliament Building and the finish line will be in front of the Technical University of Buda at the new K-building.

Another interesting competition to the program is to draw the attention and spread the news, which promises to the dragon boat race. Péter Jánosi, president –  Hungarian Dragon Boat Association, said: 12 boats within two USA, three and nine provincial capital’s boats on the water.  University of enthusiastic amateurs recruited 18-strong team from a total of more than 200 students will be measured by volume. Each team is has skilled drummer and drive control, the preparation, the team-building exercise at their disposal will be at the „Lágymányosi Bay” on the open waters of the Danube. The organizers calling this event “The year’s sports festival in Hungary”. The water sports fans will be awaited, especially to see and cheer at this unique rowing sport.  extreme sports to challenge those who wish to try themselves how skillful  they are. After the gripping Danube Regatta  competition there will be no full stop,  plenty of musical programmes will continue throughout the evening until late-late night, with giving the beat to the  Intim Torna Illegál band, the Sound of the University with the sing-off contest, dancing to the beat of the DJ Whiteboy closing the big party.

As the press conference ended there was a choice for a voluntary participation  to measure his/her rowing power against Bendegúz Petersburg-Molnár – European rower champion, rowing on a special rowing ergo meter bench off  on a 200-meter run. Despite the fact that the candidate was above the fifties, received 100-meter run advantage from Bendegúz and even though he at the finish line rowed in first. Here the victory was not important. Indeed the candidate got slightly sweaty and said at the end it is not so easy to paddle as it seems.

Here are the participating rowers at the Danube Regatta: The Andrássy Gyula German University (AUB), the Corvinus University of Budapest (CUB), the  Budapest Business School (BBS), the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), the  Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), the National Public Service University (NCU), the Catholic University (PPKE), the Semmelweis University (SE), the University of Physical Education (TD), the University of Pécs (PTE), the  Széchenyi István University (KAU), the University of Szeged (Szeged),  Two  American universities … the eternal rival teams from the Harvard and the Princeton University!

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

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