Posts Tagged ‘Italy’

10 Dec

The Xth Volvo Cup – Győr – January – 3 to 5 – 2016

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The Sporty Year 2016 begins with the splash-off at Győr when it becomes Capital City of Water Polo.

Our men’s national team this time will not be in Budapest, instead at Győr on the Xth Volvo Cup before the European Championship.

At the press call was present: Dénes Kemény – President – Water Polo Association, Gábor Bodrogai – Managing director of Volvo Car Pty Ltd, Dr. Tivadar Somogyi – Győr city’s deputy mayor.

Dénes Kemény –  president of the national sports federation said  the  tournaments in the past was totally designed as to help the whole Hungarian water polo, ia to be held annually in different provincial scene. The past year was an exception, when in the capital was arranged for the teams at the BVSC on the Szőnyi road  the water pool games. In 2016  again the city of Győr will be the home for the polo-games.

He added that the Volvo Cup has been entrenched in the national team program, in the past decades. The President said, Q.:  „They have been involved in the preparation of the tasks”

Tibor Benedek  said that between this year’s opponents, Italy and Spain teams is also important that the Hungarian team will obtain the Rio Olympic quota. The main goal is that at the Volvo Cup to have that team, which is also to be listed in the European Championships . Also mentioned that a day before the tournament in Győr will be having a sparring waging with the Spanish polo team.

Gábor Bodrogai – managing director of Volvo Car Hungária Ltd. and the title sponsor, said, they continue to support the homeland’s water polo new generation. This means at this year’s tournament there will be supporting financially the performance for goals. This means after every Hungarian ball hits the net, the Hungarian association will receive one hundred thousand HUF. offered by the car company.

The Hungarian national team also consider this event as THE prolusions to the European Championship.

The Volvo Cup is a superb opportunity to bring together from across Nation and other countries water polo lovers to be supporters of their own teams. At the Volvo Cup the audience may experience water polo members to win or the otherwise yet the event surely will guaranty an experience of unforgettable moments around the swimming pool.

The opponents will be beside the Slovak national team the Italian and Spanish teams.

Schedule: Sunday, January, 3. – 5 p.m. – Slovakia-Spain and 7 p.m. – Hungary-Italy. Monday, January, 4. – 5 p.m. – Spain-Italy and 7 p.m. – Hungary-Slovakia. Tuesday, January, 5.- 6 p.m. Slovakia-Italy and 8 p.m. Hungary-Spain.

At the Volvo Cup press meeting Dénes Kemény – President of the Hungarian Water Polo Association announced the day’s good news by saying, the  tournament tickets are already out now. From to-day can be purchased through the www.tex.hu or personally in Győr at the ticket office. The price to all the seven water polo games is 9900HUF, and for the time being can only be bought passes.

Let’s cheer Together!

Update and snap by Aggie Reiter

17 Nov

The „Csardáskirálynő” – Czardas Queen operetta celebrating its 100 hundred anniversary.

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The „Csardáskirálynő” – Czardas Queen operetta was composed by Imre Kálmán.

Exhibition and Gala night at the Operetta and Musical Theater – Budapest.

The „Csárdáskirálynő” – Czardas Queen is once again back home after its long journey to charm the Hungarian and foreigner audiences.

To the grand event arrived to celebrate with  the troupe Yvonne Kálmán, the composer’s daughter, the composer’s son, Charles Kálmán, his widow and his son, Charles Kálmán Jr. In addition to the current  performance, former legendary participants, director and foreign guests.also attended the Gala show. Zoltán Balog – Minister of Human Resources opened the „Csárdáskirálynő” – Czardas Queen  past 100 years operetta exhibition

The melodies of the Czardas Queen for the first time on November,17. 1915 rang in Vienna, at the Johann Strauss Theater. At the time being nobody would have had suspected that this is the beginning to a successful story that continues up to this day.  No surprise that at the original venue in Vienna the audience saw the show 533 occasion since after the 1915’s premiere.The piece was staged despite the WWI  also in Sweden, Finland, Poland, Russia and Italy. Probably not on my own by saying, that the melodies of Imre Kálmán’s, (born 125 years ago) right this minute is somewhere  around the world played either on stage, on television, on the radio, at a concert hall or within a gala show.

To Budapest it finally made its way a year later in November at the Broadway Theater.  Kálmán’s music was praised by the local librettist – P. G. Wodehouse saying:“The Kálmán score was not only the best that the gifted Hungarian ever wrote but about the best anybody ever wrote…”

The Czardas Queen musical operetta already toured all around the world and the audiences just alike in Budapest gave standing ovations, in Tokyo, Rome, Munich and in Amsterdam had pleasure to see the original play as it is on show at the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theater. While in Salzburg and Prague was a co-production, directed by KERO® with the local stars on stage.

The Czardas Queen story in a nutshell: The story is about a hopeless love of the Duke Edwin to Sylvia, a star from the Budapest Orpheum. The family disapproves of the lowly relationship. The parents everything in their power to lure their son back to Vienna, where the have already chosen an appropriate girl for him, the Countess Stazi to help haste matters by buying a New York contract for the chanson singer Sylvia Vereczky. However, the dear foolish Count Bóni conspires to help the lovers, as does also the waiter, Miska and his twin brother Alfons … the butler at the house of Lippert-Weilersheim … and Uncle Feri, Bóni’s friend from the Orpheum. He is the main weaver of threads and is even ready to disclose the love of his youth, and Edwin’s mother hoping to succeed.

Unfortunately, cannot update about the evening’s performance, cause the tickets were all sold out.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

15 Jun

Discover the specialities of Italy within the Italian Days in Budapest!

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Made in Italy  is on its way … served in Hungary!

There you go .. a huge slice of Italy at your fingertips on the Italian Days  at the Central Market Hall! 

June, 16-18. 2015.

District IX., 1-3. Vámház Boulevard

Opening hours: from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m.

The Hall and Market Management of the Municipality of Budapest and the Trade Office of Italy in Budapest will host the Italian Days in the most frequently visited market place of Budapest at the Central Market Hall.

The main purpose of the event is to acquaint visitors  with Italian products. The exhibition mainly target the food industry, tourism, catering and craft sectors. In the coming two-days it will be a special opportunity to see the various offers,  stop by to taste the real  Italian qualities.

Dozens of exhibitors will be awaiting visitors with a huge range of Italian food products, sweets and world-famous Italian coffee, olive oils, wine tasting, Italian ham and much more to see as rolling around the main corridor on the pathway at the Grand Market.

No way, the visitors will leave the market without the opportunity not to fill their bags.  The organizers are warmly welcoming the visitors to stay in “Italy” even if it is just rolling inside at the Market and doing shopping.

Ciao  …  Bon Appetit!

Mark the coming days  to see you in Italy, I mean at the Italian Days – Market Hall –Budapest.

Update by Aggie Reiter

11 Nov

7TH TENNIS CLASSICS … YOUNG TITANS ARE COMING TO TOWN

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 18. 2014.

4.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.

LÁSZLÓ PAPP  BUDAPEST SPORT ARENA

District XIV.  2. Stefánia  Road – Budapest

 

The long-awaited day is coming along this year as well, when the stars of world tennis again will holding the rackets and shooting their balls in Budapest at the 7th Tennis Classics. After 6 years in a row of the World’s Classics Tennis players fulfilling the hearts of tennis lovers in Budapest, the 7th year will be about time to show the audience the future’s next generation of high-profile young players.

Upon information at the 7th Tennis Classic 2014 games will be Fabio Fognini, Ernests Gulbis, Milos Raonic and Dominic Thiem. They are all have privileged places in the tennis world rankings, as the Young Titans – may well be Worldwide the next generation of high-profile.

The tournament participants one-by-one are known since some time. The draw of parings has happened already. On the tennis court ground on November, 18.,  the semifinals pairs will be the Canadian – Austrian, Italian – Lithuanian, from the young tennis classics generation.

This year, Budapest welcomes again the great tennis court player Mansour Bahrami and most probably if not for one reason but will be the highlight of the evening the showman of tennis Mansour Bahrami and the Hungarian women’s tennis star Timea Babos  will “battle” for the ball.

More updates soon to come … in the meantime better to purchase your tickets, if you wish to be more closer to where things really happen.

Tickets: www.tex.hu For more information reach: www.tennisclassics.hu

 

Update  by Aggie Reiter

9 Nov

ANITA B. – ITALIAN DRAMA – MITTELCINEMAFEST – BUDAPEST – 2014

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ANITA B

Indeed an unexpected Holocaust story. A drama of  a girl who finds a form of redemption after the horrors of the concentration camp.

Director: Roberto Faenza, Screenplay: Roberto Faenza – Edith Bruck, Actors: Eline Powell – Robert Sheehan – Antonio Cupo – Nico Mirallegro , Andrea Osvárt

Before the premiere screening cinema award gala took place whereas the  Roberto Faenza, the film’s director received the Mittelcinemafrest Lifetime Achievement  Award. The sculptor was made by István Madarassy , which was handled over by the representative of the Municipality of Budapest. At the gala ceremony was also present. HE Maria Assunta  Accili – Ambassador of Italy to Budapest, HE Ilan Mor – Ambassador of Israel to Budapest and also Director of the Italian Cultural Institution.

The Film is based on the chapters of Edith Bruck’s life who was a Holocaust survivor, held in concentration camps when she was still a child. In 1954 she eventually settled in Italy. In 2009 she published How Many Stars Twinkle in the Sky, which won her the Viareggio Prize.

The film is about Anita B, a Jewish girl of Hungarian origin who has emerged alive from Auschwitz, is taken in after the war by her Monika her surviving aunt. Monika, the thirty year old sister of Anita’s father. Monika, however, does not liked to be called „Aunt” and receives her niece with something less than enthusiasm. Monika lives with her husband Aron with little Roby, their son in a small town int he mountains of Czechoslovakia. Another family member is living with them, the young Eli, Aron’s brother, whose philosophy of life can be summed up as follows: „Men want to unbutton their pants, women think about love”.

In brief  … Sudetenland , the town they live before the war had a large German population. The former inhabitants have been forcibly ejected, their homes taken over by returning prisoners and refugees. There is an air of increasing tension in the place, as the communists prepare to seize power.

To begin with after her arrival, Anita finds herself a virtual prisoner once more; this time because of a lack of any ID documents. She cannot leave the house. Those people she does come in to contact with, however, all seem intent on forgetting the recent horrors of Shoa. Instead, they rather go out to dance, enjoy themselves, and listen to popular american songs On Air by the Voice of America, even though the Russians disturb the radio transmission across the Iron Curtain.

Anita too has her dreams, but unlike the others is determined not to turn her back on the past. She’s a spirited girl, full of hope for the future, finding her strength in the memory of her parents, themselves both killed in the camps. She is disconcerted by that refusal to remember on the part of all those around her. No-one in the family … not even Eli, with whom she soon embarks on a passionate affair … seems even to want to think about what has happened, let alone talk about it. It’s as if everyone feels ashamed of having survived.

The denial of pain blocks the path to the truth. Anita instinctively knows this, but when she tries to breach that collective wall of silence that surrounds her, she finds herself being pushed back. So, if she wants to talk to anyone about her beloved and lost parents, she has to do so with little Roby, aged two, who listens to her happily but doesn’t understand.

In that melting pot of languages and nationalities that is the Central Europe of those days, once Anita is able to get out of the house she meets a whole range of unforgettable characters: among them Uncle Jacob, a musician who seems to be the conscience of the community; Sarah, the dynamic „ferrywoman” who organizes the refugees’ clandestine passage to Palestine; and young David, who like Anita is an orphan,who lost his parents in a non less tragic circumstances. Anita and David work at the same sewing workshop and soon become friends. One day he suddenly vanishes, in pursuit of his own dream. On the same day, just on the brink of womanhood, she finds herself pregnant with Eli’s baby. The story does not end here, so sincerely recommend the film viewing. The film was Italian speaking, sometimes Yiddish, with Hungarian subtitled, but hopefully it will come out in some places with English subtitle as well.

The film was released this year on January, 16  in Italy and screened  Israel and now at the MITTELCINEMAFEST – XIIth Italian Film Festival now showing in Budapest – Hungary … Coming  soon to Krakow, Bratislava and Prague.

Update  and snaps by Aggie Reiter

19 Aug

HERALD NEWS … 23RD INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL – BUDAPEST

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Venue: Buda Castle courtyard and terraces

Dates: September, 10. through September, 14. 2014.

 

On your mark … Get set  … Go for Wines! 

There is a saying … “A taste of honey is sweeter than wine” here at the Wine festival the honey is on holiday and the saying goes like this … “The taste of wine is sweeter than honey”

… But seriously though … Taste of Hungary, brings the latest of wines at the 23rd. Wine Festival! More than 200 exhibitors from all the wine-growing areas in the country will be present in one place. This year helping the visitors on a tasting routes through the thematically designed primarily less-known domestic wines for the foreigners staying, visiting Budapest by providing a guidance wine culture program.

For those who once stepped up to the hill-side of Budapest knows by now and for those foreigners living, staying, visiting Budapest will have a chance to get into the mood at Central Europe’s largest wine trade event in the capital city of Hungary. The International Wine Festival offers the best wine makers finest wines to taste and grab as much bottles of superb wines for the rainy days. In addition to the well-known wine merchants nectar home courtesy of a number of foreign wine from around the world also will be presented.

In the frame of the University of Wines, previously to the Buda Castle Wine Exhibition and Fair will be holding lectures on the first day. The experts laity, wine lovers and even the professionals can acquire new information about a wide variety of disciplines related to wine. This year’s Wine Festival will be concentrating, giving priority attention to the healthy lifestyle and sport activities and also to keep in mind the role of wine in the modern, well-balanced lifestyle. Maybe not too many would think that in addition to the selection of wineries quite a  few wine makers are keeping up with their sport activities  which have had been intertwined in their everyday. Again this year, special attention will be carried out for the wheelchair visitors at the University of Wines.

Meet these athlete wine makers at the Budapest International Wine Festival.  The second day will bring rolling in Budapest  … Italy, the Wine Festival’s guest of honor.

During the event historic site offers thousands of different wines, rich in cultural programs and having timeout at the entertainment stage, whereas singer –  Magdi Rúzsa, Irie Maffia – Hungarian pop band, heir music is based on reggae and dance hall, blending with hip hop, funk and rock. the Ghymes  Orchester – Folk elements having gradually clung together with their own individual musical ideas, the  Fool Moon – advocate of pop-acappella music and the Benkó Dixieland Band.  On Sunday Folk Music and Dance Gala will close the 23rd Wine Festival.

Mankind already knew more than a thousands of years ago about the wine consumed in moderation having many beneficial effects. So here is the time to let us practise the beneficial effects!

For  further information in-depth: http://aborfesztival.hu/index.php

 

Update by Aggie Reiter

19 Feb

NATIONAL RESTAURANT WEEK! – ROLLING NOT JUST IN BUDAPEST BUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BETWEEN MARCH, 19 AND 23. 2014.

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Talking about Hungarian food … many miss their Mum’s cooking, needn’t have to be sad, cause most of the restaurants during the National Restaurant Week will prepare their dishes  that will  bring back the home tastes which haven’t been forgotten.

HUNGARY WILL BE IN THE MOOD TO GO ON A RIDE, ENJOYING THE HUNGARIAN AND INTERNATIONAL DISHES DURING THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT WEEK!

MARCH, 17 – 23. 2014.

To-day, press and media representatives were called to participate at a hearing, held at one of the most beautiful venues in Budapest at the Robinson Timeless Kitchen  since 1989.  A place to visit, not just to eat and drink, cause at the Robinson your other senses are generated as well such as: a breathtaking view of Mother nature’s City Park and  in between the Robinson  a wide pond splits apart the area from the Vajdahunyad Castle, which is at an arm distance to watch the day-goes-by through the restaurant’s wide windows while enjoying the yummy delights.  A venue which cannot be left out to visit by tourists or foreigners staying, living in Budapest.  After this short intro of the Robinson whereabouts, coming back to the topics regarding to the press call whereas,  László Árpád – owner Robinson restaurant, Balázs Csapody – owner Kistücsök restaurant, Attila Kaszab – business director Godunov Russian-European restaurants, and Tamás Borbély – owner Borbély Family Winery at  Badacsonytomaj … “A land of fiery wines and volcanic flavors!”  welcomed the press representatives. The Borbély winery won the Hungarian Wine Academy award in 2012 and 2013.  László Árpád spoked about the National Restaurant Week around the World. There are DiningCities beside Hungary around the World in South Africa, Austria,  Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Romania which holds their local national restaurants week specialities. Beside Budapest, throughout the country list of five best Hungarian speech-enhancing wines will be in company. At the Robinson  the meals  will be in company brought from the Borbély Family Winery. The Robinson Timeless Kitchen has just opened after the building’s renovation with also adding an extra upstairs floor.   Again, this year more than a 100 top and mid-range restaurants will be offering visitors, usually 3-4 kind of starters or typical Hungarian thick soups, main course and the sweet tooth lovers will be flying high tasting mostly Hungarian cakes and satisfying confectionery delights for all ages.  Booking a table in advance is easy as 1,2,3, at the http://www.etteremhet.hu website.  “The 50 Best Hungarian Restaurant” participating in the program will do their best to serve their guests, so cut-off  dreaming. cause the mouth-watering  menu for lunch or supper is awaiting their guests.  The DiningCity international restaurant recommendation in March for the 6th time this year  in Hungary which is organized by the increasingly popular.  The event ‘s popularity indicates that in recent years has multiplied the number of visitors, as last recorded number was 19.227 visitors choosing the high range (in 2011, the number of guests  were 4,427). Great opportunity to get to know not just the sights-and-sound of Budapest – Hungary, but to find your special taste enjoying high quality, 3 course lunch or supper menu for only the price of 3300HUF. All you have to do is just select from the list of the participating restaurant, hit the date and the number of persons you wish to spend  some time to enjoying Hungarian or International food.  Dispatch Guests with bookings will receive instant confirmation of booking by e-mail, reflecting the reservation has been successful. Can not reserve a table by hand, nor via telephone . The online bookings system is only holding the registration at the above website and on the same website the cancellation can be made as well.

At the end of the press gathering, László Árpád – owner Robinson restaurant  invited  the participants to a taste the full selection of 10 …  yes …  ten  delights of the house to be served during the National Restaurant Week.  Appetizer: Chili-coconut milk flavored, pumpkin cream soup, marinated pike perch, blueberries …  Beef carpaccio, sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan cheese …  Buffalo chicken wings, blue cheese sauce, celery. Main courses: BBQ spare ribs, Robinson steak potatoes … Pappardelle, gorgonzola and pears, stripes of beef tenderloin … Chicken ”stew”, cottage dumplings, cucumber salad. Desserts: Floating islands … Chocolate cake, dried apricots with vanilla … Robinson profiteer.

Last but not least, after each-and-every dish ,  noble wines  from the Borbély Family Cellars were supplied to the invited press individuals. Must say a grand selection of wines.

These dedicates at the Robinson can be chosen by the guests from the list of meals and everyone can create  their own 3-course menus.  So grab your chance, get into the mood to learn about the places and restaurants thus enrich new impressions and experiences in Budapest – Hungary.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

24 Nov

3RD. DIPLOMATIC CHARITY FAIR IN BUDAPEST 2013.

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Intercontinental Hotel – Budapest

Sunday, November, 24.

The Association of Diplomatic Spouses Budapest DSB (Diplomatic Spouses Budapest) organized for the third time this year the Diplomatic Charity Fair. The family fair was opened to  everybody who wished to join this event. The main purpose is to raise money for charities was also supported by the Hungarian DSB.

Organizations supported by the DSB: Special Educational and Development Institute (SOFI). The Brothers of the Good Shepherd (victims of violence for women and kids).  The Esztergom Our House (the community center for disadvantaged children and families in need of services). The entry ticket fee was 500HUF which as a donation also was offered  to the organizations  supporters.

The official opening and welcoming words were given by  Biljana Griovska, President of the DSB club, deputy mayor of Budapest and H.E. Mr. Alberto Bottari de Castello, Apostolic Nuncio. 

Mrs Anita Herczegh, the spouse of the President of Hungary was the guest of honor.

During the fair the national stalls of different countries presented their yummies, folk art, music and dances but souvenirs can buy small gifts for visitors. Was alike as having a trip in a wink abroad in just minutes away from one nation to the other. There was a „kids corner”, crafts, self-made silver and art jewelry, rainbow colors of pashmina stoles, hand-made painted silk exotic food/spices, gifts, cloths, home furnishing and ayurveda products from India. Thai and Indonesian food and spices, wooden gifts, exotic fresh veggie and fruit drinks, hand-made sweeties, Dolce Vita Beauty supplies, organic drinks … far from knowing the existence of these drinks by the Hungarians.

The entertainment programs of the day were awesome, having the present the preformances of the ExperiDance show, the splendid Korean and Indian dance shows, Children music group from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Music performance represented by Andre Goodfriend and Karen Posner Mullen from the U.S.A. Embassy in Budapest, brought the eye-catching Iberoamerican artists on the  stage, grand show with 16 dancers show by the Folk group from Serbia, Hungarian Opera singers, Italian musicians. Second-hand cloths … mostly brand new and various accessories all in good condition. The event was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Budapest.

The charity fair have had become so popular compared to the previous two years, there was no question to hold again the third diplomatic charity fair this year with the participation of the representative embassies. The countries were: Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, UK, Belgium, Slovenia, Macedonia, Moldova, Georgia, Lithuania, Qatar, Jordan, Thailand, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt,Serbia, Latvia, Angola, Philippines, China, Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, Ecuador, USA, Mexico, Pakistan, Palestine, Albania, Kosovo.

During the late afternoon hours, the giant raffle draw took place with sophisticated prizes awaiting the lucky ones … Just to mention the most wanted ones … trips offered by the participating countries to their homeland was the most popular beside the 28 prizes.

Even though the program started at 10 a.m. and officially ended at 4 p.m., seemed like nobody wished to leave the place, feeling good and enjoying the each others companies.

This international gathering absolutely proved  peace and harmony is in everyone’s heart.  This good vibration should be propagated around the world. Happy people filled with warm hearts.

Thumbs-up to the organizers …  Even though on a day called Sunday, the Sun was missing, raining throughout the day … for many it was a bright and sunny day at the Diplomatic Charity Fair!

Last but not least, here goes two videos to show the brilliant preformances:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kUXfjRbGvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CJxwKeSGcc

Updated, snaps, video by Aggie Reiter

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