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XXIII. International Book Festival Budapest – 2016.

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Millenáris Park – 4 Days!

April, 21. – April, 24. 2016.

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

After the previous year’s invited country’s guest of honor, being highly successful Guest of Honour presentations  of Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Canada, China, Romania, Israel, Turkey, the European Union and the Nordic Countries they are here again to introduce the literature and the publishing industry of their country.

In 2016  we will presenting Slovakia as the Guest of Honour Country.

Dates and Opening Hours 21. April,21 – Noon – 7 p.m., 22. April, 22. 10 a.m. – 7 p-.m.,  April, 23. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.,  April, 24. 10 a.m. 7 p.m.

A great festival for book lovers. The Budapest’s International Book Festival hosts representatives of world literature and of domestic intellectual life. During the week-end can meet 100 authors from 25 countries and more than 400 Hungarian authors, scientists, and artists who will be on the spot. Therefore, a  fine occasion meetings with authors, signings sessions, book premiers and presentations, roundtable discussions, concerts, theater performances, exhibitions and films. Also meet many Hungarian and foreign authors.

Children’s Kingdom will be organized especially for young generations with promotion of children’s books and special programs for kids.

Last year opening day was dedicated to Shakespeare and Cervantes, having been commemorated the anniversary of the death of the two great poets.

More than 300 new publishing, a host of international and local authors and around 350 cultural programs make the International Book Festival in Budapest truly  worthwhile event for both locals and  foreigners staying in Hungary and naturally the tourists are  welcomed as well.

Ticket price: 500HUF (if you buy a book at the festival the entry fee will be deducted).

Update by Aggie Reiter

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

Day2 – Travel – 2016. Hungexpo – Budapest – Hungary

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Spending pretty much time at the Travel Fair would like to share some collected information for those who could make it to be around during the time being!

Visit Italy –  visitors to the Italian stand were warmly welcomed by fully information about the whereabouts to spend their vacation, offering 4star hotel at Park Gallanti Village, or for families, friends at the Ferrari Lido on the white sandy beach for all age. The selection of accomodation is wide to choose from a real recharge for one who would like to spend their holidays at modern greenery venue within reach from the sea. Was told the at the stand the Park Gallanti Village is a combination of wellbeing oases … real relaxation for both body and mind. They offered real Italian coffee, pizza cheese and wrapped with Italian ham.The visitors were treated with true Italian hospitality, received real Italian coffee, cheese and Italian ham rolled in pizza.

Visit Indonesia cannot be to roam around all the islands  having more than 17 thousand of islands, but to  choose spot to have the flavor of their rich culture, waves to surf, deep blue pristine seas swimming with the  dolphins, dugongs or the large mantrays, white sandy  beaches, rainforest – for instance at Sumatra where indeed also rich in arts  and crafts, tradition dances and music is worthwhile  heard as a drop of information gained at the Travel  2016 – Hungexpo  Fair. For those planning to visit the Islands, heard not to be missed the Komodo Island to see one of the real wonder of the world, the Komodo Dragon at the National Park. Once they lived  across Indonesia and Australia. These large  lizzards body size remained the same for over 3,8 million years. So to get a little shiver of seeing these creature in several movies one can see them in real size. The only time to think it over to visit the place is between May and August during their mating time when they are not so friendly and a bit restless.  The Italian stand

As for the locals, the inland offers were plenty to choice from,  because might have already heard about the fact that Hungary is having  somewhere around in Budapest and even at several regions, each week-ends a fair or festival.

Mentioning a couple of sites  to see beside Budapest, because Hungary is not just all about events in the Capital …

Visit Gyula … shortly March,11-15 the city will hold a real Sodar festival. Smoked flavors and aroma will fill the area. During the long-weekend will be the VI. Gyulai Sausage “Sódarmustra” – culinary festival.  Taste not only the sausages,  but purchase the local producers real meat preparations for Easter, directly from farmers. In addition to the range of delicious meat products armies entertainment are waiting for those who spend a long weekend to Visit Gyula. Each day during the festival can choose among several programs.  There will be something for everyone! Programs for small and younger children as spending time with arts and crafts, theme park awaits for all age.

Probably may already know that at the four corners of Hungary  is rich in the land of hot thermal water with medical treatments.

Lenti –  is a place of jewelry box of health. Earth energy waves were discovered in Lenti Thermal Spa in 2002. On the territory of Lenti Thermal Spa the Saint George Energy Park, which is unique in Europe, is situated at the meeting point of energy lines with beneficial effects. Here guests can find more efficient recreation, fulfillment, and healing due to the combined impact of the spa and this special energetic place. The types of Earth waves, i.e. Saint George lines, were called Dragon Currents in Eastern cultures. In ancient cultures, these types of Earth lines or “neural currents” were worshiped as saints. At the intersections of such lines, sacred places were built such as Stonehenge, Lourdes, Fatima, Machu Picchu, the Egyptian pyramids or churches in the Árpád era.

Zalakaros   is situated in the vicinity of the Little  Lake Balaton, organizing attractive and diverse programs, events and festivals, but also plenty of  spa programs and event.  A family friendly place with  a land of  Waterworld, playhouse, mini adventure park, children can watch the Waterworld from a tower, and there is also climbing wall, playground, nursing room, a kitchen and a changing room for the babies.

BócsaVincze Riding Center offers a wide range of possibilities for riding sport lovers … training, riding tours, horse-drawn coach or slate excursions, riding camps, as well as therapeutical riding instruction. Besides all these, they are engaged in breeding and training of price winning horses. The Vincze Riding Center is situated in Bócsa, about 100 kms. from Budapest, located in the Kiskunság National Park. The dunes and steppes of Bócsa-Bugac venue  having sand plains, dunes, sodic lakes and marshes, make it one of the most complex areas of the national park.

Nagykanizsa  – At the representatives booth was testing by tasting the „Kanizsai dödölle„ Typical regional folk pasta. This year will be held for the 11th time the Kanizsai dödölle and Wine Festival – September, 9-10. 2016., which is famous for its folk Zala Country’s food. During the festival will be  held cooking competition between amateur and professional chefs, a battle to win the wine’s title called „Dalnoki”  and colorful programs for children and adults. For locals and foreigners not o be missed!

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

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.

Update an snaps by Aggie Reiter

 

Rolling along Ludwig Goes Pop + The East Side Story … A Pop Art journey at the Ludwig Museum

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A journey at the Ludwig Museum  into the world  of … Ludwig Goes Pop + The East Side Story

Sunday, January, 3. 2016.

Excellently designed with superb taste introducing the ’60s and 70’s worldwide pop art talents works!

To-day,  the audience arriving to the exhibition were able to participate on a pop art  tour guided by the curator Katalin Timár. These were her words in the brief …  Quote:  “The art collection brought together by Peter and Irene Ludwig is the foundation of all Ludwig Museums. Perhaps the most well-known and famous part of this collection is the body of artworks that represents the period of Pop Art. It is unique in the sense that in addition to the iconic works of the most well-known Pop artists (Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, etc.), it comprises pieces by less famous ones (Allan D’Arcangelo, Richard Lindner, etc.), along with artworks by the European representatives of this tendency (Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Mimmo Rotella). The collection of the Ludwig Museums alone is abundant for creating a survey exhibition of international Pop Art.

The allure of Pop Art lies in the fact – made evident by this exhibition – that succeeding the abstract tendencies, which had kept a considerable distance from the audience, it reintroduced a kind of figurative representation into the contemporary art of the time, which, owing to its everyday references, was familiar and seemingly easy to interpret for the public.  At the same time, paradoxically, these works provide a critique of consumer society by translating the mechanism of daily consumption into art, offering the artworks (i.e. consumer products) to the spectators. This is also true of representations that already criticize a specific subject, such as the Vietnam war, the representational modes in mass media.

The exhibition is partly realized as a collaboration of the Ludwig Museums; prior to the Budapest show, it was on display at the Ludwig Museums of Cologne and then Vienna. In the Budapest version, the exhibition is complemented with works by Hungarian and East-European artists (Ilona Keserü, Gyula Konkoly, László Lakner, Siskov Ludmil, Zsuzsa Szenes, Boris Bućan, Vera Fischer, Tomislav Gotovac, Dušan Otašević, Sanja Iveković, Běla Kolářová, Jana Želibská, Natalia LL, Stano Filko, Julius Koller, Marko Pogačnik, etc.). On the one hand, these pieces are based on the use of everyday objects in the period, and on the other hand, they provide a line-up of local cultural references. Indirectly, the exhibition also explores how the notions of “Western” art history can be interpreted in a context where the social and cultural conditions for the emergence of this tendency were fundamentally different from the original scenes where Pop Art had been created.

Beside many others the collaborating partners: The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, The Museum Ludwig, Cologne, The Kunstmuseum Basel – Museum für Gegenwartskunst.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

British Days are here again – Grand Market Hall – Budapest – 2015.

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This will be the last Tourism Days of  2015.,  organised at the Grand Market Hall.

December, 8 – 10. 2015 

District, IX., 1-3. Vámház Blvd. – Budapest

From Tuesday to Thursday, open during 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Throughout the year the Tourism Days was indeed a great program to attend and find out about different countries culture and food specialities. So as reaching the end of 2015., United Kingdom comes along to Budapest’s  Grand Market exhibiting Xmas  goodies.

The entry as to any market  around the world is free of charge. Of course, here only cost you money of what you purchase. Neat and cosy things for Xmas shopping will be at your fingertips. Interested to discover the goodies … roll through the poster and see the listed products and  programs.

Although this  is a pretty short news, but the greater joy for those who plan and will be visiting in the next coming  three days at the Grand Market Hall.

Update by Aggie Reiter

 

„Back to the Future” Day – Corvin Cinema – Budapest!

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Two big silver screenings in Budapest of the re-premiere film.

Thursday, October, 15., 6.15 p.m.

Sunday, October, 18. 4 p.m.

Coming up to the 30th anniversary of the first and the second part of the trilogy, „Back to the Future”, exactly screened for the first time in the States. Hungary is also celebrating one of the everlasting superb film in history with screening it at the Corvin Cinema – Budapest and at a number of other cinemas throughout the country. The digitally restored version will be screened in the original 1987 Hungarian sync.

Guess, not far from saying, this was one of the best movies of the 20th Century. Generations have grown up within the adventures traveling in space and time, also with its iconic story and its characters, as the tough teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and his friend, the brilliant but slightly zany Dr. Emmet Brown, a.k.a. Doc (Christopher Lloyd). The „Back to the Future” surely made its way through the decades and entered forever into the world’s famous films. So after 30 years it’s time,  to refresh the fans mind, relive those moments of the film that made many to go watch it over-and-over again and talk about it for a long time. Catch up, refresh those memories and enjoy traveling back in time again.

As for those who have not seen it yet … or they were born much later, it is a superb time to go Back to the Future to see what this film was all about in the 80’s pop films. It absolutely serves as entertainment. So mark the date go sit, layback in a comfy seat, relax and travel back in time.

Back to the Future – is full of situation comedies  and a bunch of sci-fi adventures … based on Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis’ – Oscar-winning cult film, Steven Spielberg‘s screenplay.

Update  by Aggie Reiter

Hungexpo – Exhibition of Agriculture – Budapest – 2015.

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This fall once again the Hungexpo – Budapest Fair Center is organizing the 77th OMÉK – National Agriculture and Food Exhibition between September, 23-27. 2015.

 

The main objective of the largest agricultural and food exhibition in Hungary is to demonstrate the achievements that have been made during the past year. Also upon traditional farming is to present the forms and the way to enviroment friendly and effective farming whereas at the same time beside the agriculture experts, farmers, nine touristic regions join the fair to introduce their sights-and-sound, special local food and traditions.

During the exhibition many demonstrations, stage programs, interactive attractions and intimate stalls can be visited, also offering traditional food – home-made cheese, jams, sausages, folk items, a wide scale of Hungarian wines from the wine regions, meat and fish food. Talking about fish food …  two celebrity stars, singer Zséda and Peti Puskás had prepared at the OMÉK’s kitchen walleye fish dishes. The two stars intention was to raise attention and popularize the “Get it!”  fish consumption campaign booth.

 

Chef Róbert Bede gave instruction for the celebrities behind the kitchen desk. At the “Get It!”  stand  leading chefs will be holding cooking shows throughout the exhibition where the visitors can learn how to prepare quickly dishes, the unusual way from different kind of fish as: walleye, trout, carp or catfish.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

Musical Evening at the Budapest Zoo – Sounds from the King of Waltz!

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Coming up Musical Evening Concert at the Budapest Zoo!

Friday, August, 21. 2015. 

8.30 p.m.

District XIV., 6-12 Állatkerti Blvd.

The most popular and the most well-known Strauss melodies will fill the air at the Budapest Zoo as reaching the end at the zoo’s summer concert. Johann Strauss, the Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas is well-known around the world. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music. The evening’s concert will feature a selection of Strauss’s masterpieces such as: Pizzicato Polka, the Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Emperor Waltz, Voices of Spring, Rose from the South, the Bat Overture, the Gypsy Baron Overture, the Hunting Polka,  the Long live the Hungarian polka and last but not least the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz referred as the Austrian national anthem will not be missing.

In his lifetime, particularly the waltzes earned him enduring fame as Vienna’s Waltz King and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

The concert will be brought alive by the MÁV Symphony Orchester whom are also celebrating its 70-year existence.

The Orchester is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary.

Tickets are available on the spot at the Zoo’s booking office or through pre-order at www.jegymester.hu. Seat reservation is in order of arrival. Until the start of the concert guests are invited for a walk in the Zoo. Those guests who miss to purchase their ticket in time or because they are sold out, with a little luck may get extra standing tickets available at the entrance of the Zoo from 8.30 p.m.  So be quick and get them ASAP.

The gates open before the concert at  7 p.m. The concert ticket enables you to take a romantic walk through the Zoological Gardens  and then at 8.30 p.m. enjoying the concert.

Update by Aggie Reiter

Exhibition Budapest – “Freedom Express” – European Network Remembrance and Solidarity.

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“Freedom Express”

Opening exhibition in Budapest until August, 8. 2015. 

Covering Roads to 1989. East-Central Europe 1939-1989 and is available for visitors at the open-air  park venue outside the National Museum .

Freedom Express is a social and educational campaign organised by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. Its first part was a study trip whereby a group of young artists, journalists and historians visited Solidarity’s Gdańsk, then Warsaw, Budapest, Sopron, Timisoara, Prague Bratislava and Berlin. The trip’s agenda of meetings, workshops and artistic activities was made possible thanks to the cooperation of a number of institutions involved with 20th century history.

The exhibition “Freedom Express was officially opened by Zoltán Balog, Hungarian Minister of Human Resources, along with dr László Csorba, director of the Hungarian National Museum, dr Iván Bába, the Hungarian coordinator of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, Lieselore Cyrus, Ambassador of the German Federal Republic to Hungary and Roman Kowalski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Hungary. Over 100 honourable guests were present at the ceremony.

During the opening ceremony Minister Zoltán Balog said that the duty of those who survived the dictatorship is to keep the memory of the difficult past and pass it on to next generations. This is our moral obligation. He also stressed that the communication about the past only makes sense when something good comes as a result of it. That is why Minister Balog concluded with a question about the role of remembrance, which is the key issue in the work of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity. The fundamental objective of the Freedom Express campaign, initiated by the ENRS, is to create a common narrative of European history – said Roman Kowalski, Ambassador of Poland in Hungary. He added that such projects contribute to shaping the dialogue and creating the complementary narration about the history of the 20th century, in which there is room for a multiplicity of perspectives and interpretations. This dialogue supports our identity, giving the chance to future generations to avoid the mistakes of the past – Ambassador Kowalski concluded. Dr Iván Bába stressed that today’s perception of the communist past only through the prism of humour and everyday life, can be misleading. During the communist past, the sense of humour played a crucial role and had a clearly defined therapeutic effect. With the help of Polish posters, Hungarian films and various other forms of artistic expression we tried to remain independent and defend ourselves. Today communist period returns in a specific pop version. It is becoming more and more popular amongst young people and unfortunately promotes a distorted picture of the past – explained dr Bába.

Ambassador of the German Federal Republic in Hungary, Lieselore Cyrus, observed that this exhibition is a signpost for the future, teaches us how to search for freedom. The idea of ​​freedom and democracy must remain our compass – she stated.

The exhibition, designed by historians associated with European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, documents the complicated process through which this part of Europe regained its freedom from communist dictatorship. Presented earlier in Berlin, Brussels, and Warsaw the exhibition concentrates on various ways in which civil liberties were limited in the former communist bloc and on attempts made to regain them. It focuses especially on the question of what connects and divides remembrance of the events that preceded the fall of communism in Central and Eastern.

For those who wish to go back in time to refresh a little history here is the site  to learn more: http://1989.enrs.eu/exhibition

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter