Group program in Budapest

Lots of groups come to Budapest every day, some of them are big and some of them are small. They often come for some days, but very seldom for only one. But, this weekend we got to arrange the program for 60 persons from Denmark. Norwegian arranged a competition where one person could bring 40 friends to whatever city on their routes from Copenhagen. The winners decided to visit Budapest, and we were hosting the group from 09.00 in the morning until 20.00 in the evening (from arrival to departure).

Our danish friends of course had a danish guide showing them the city, but in addition they visited the Royal Spa (in Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal) which they had for themselves, they had their own boat on the Danube where lunch was served and then they enjoyed a meal in a Hungarian restaurant with gipsy music. A great day; rich in content and experiences!

If you want us to help you and your group with similar programs, just contact us.

Some pictures from the day can be seen below.

Depeche Mode in Budapest tonight

Tonight the Puskas Ferenc Stadium will be filled with people who like Depeche Mode. Unfortunately the weather is terrible in Budapest in these days, and it has been raining without stop since Saturday, but hopefully that will not hinder a great concert tonight.

No more tickets are available for this concert, but for those who would like to hear and see Depeche Mode in Budapest you have a new chance January 11, 2010. More information about that concert can be found here.

Depeche Mode on WorldConcerts.org

Tom Jones Budapest

Tom Jones is coming to Budapest in November 2009. He will perform in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena November 11, concert starting at 20:00. The Welsh singer, whose full name is Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, has sold more than 100,000,000 records, and now it is time to see him live in Budapest.

Tom Jones in Budapest
November 11, 20:00
Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena

Tickets: Eventim

Other concerts and events in Budapest
Tom Jones on WorldConcerts.org

Ben Hur in Budapest

Ben Hur is known from cinemas, but now it will soon be known from theatres and big stadiums as well. December 11 and December 12 you can see the crazy horseracing and Ben Hur in Budapest Sportarena. I guess we are all curious what it will look like live, but to find out you got to be there.

Ben Hur Budapest
December 11, 20:30
December 12, 15:00
Budapest Sportarena

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Concerts and events in Budapest
Budapest on WorldConcerts.org

Most popular restaurants in May

May is over and yet another time we can present the list of the most popular restaurants in Budapest in May. As we always say this is only based on the amount of table reservations we do, so it is not giving a complete list concerning what restaurants are most popular in town, but it will give you a feeling at least, concerning what restaurants are most popular among our readers.

Most popular Budapest restaurants in May
1. Sir Lancelot
2. Mátyás Pince / Trofea Grill
3. Pesti Lámpás

It became a draw at the second place this month, while Sir Lancelot still continues its winning row. New on the list is Pesti Lámpás which managed to get a third place in competition with Belcanto, Donatellas Kitchen, Gundel, Pampas Steakhouse and some others.

Megyeri Híd pictures

The new bridge north of Budapest, the Megyeri Híd, has become a quite popular bridge. It looks great and it will hopefully succeed in taking away much car traffic from the center of Budapest. For more information, check out the Wikipedia article about Megyeri Híd.

Some Megyeri Bridge pictures

The biggest pizza in Budapest?

This weekend we visited Donatellas Kitchen in Budapest, located in Király Utca. The street in itself has become a great place full of nice hotels and quite some restaurants, and Saturday it was time to check out this new italian restaurant which we have heard so much nice about.

First we were afraid that we would not get a table as it was almost full, but we managed to get hold of a table in a no-smoking area! The four of us eating decided to eat a one metre pizza, made up of three different selected pizza from the menu (which we could decide ourselves). From the time we ordered we received the pizza within shortly, and it was delicious, just as the italians prepare it. And it was a lot, so the four of us did not manage to eat it (the rest was brought home in a doggie bag).

For dessert we ate another pizza with fruits on and a Italian trio... absolutely delicious! We went away very full and happy; we found our new favorite italian restaurant in town, though quite expensive if you decide to eat something else than pizza, at least compared to for example Il Patio.

Donatellas Kitchen
Table reservations

Budapest by night video

We are not professional moviemakers, but last week we made some clips as we went on a boat trip on the Danube in the evening. Now we made a short film built on these clips (1:37 minutes), so if you want to see Budapest by night, recorded from a boat at the Danube, you better go to our Budapest by night video.

What can be said for sure is that we recommend everyone coming to Budapest to enjoy such a trip, especially magical is the 22:00 boat trip on the Danube with a romantic candlelight dinner. If you are interested or have questions concerning that, just contact us and we are ready to help!

The video can be found here.

The picture was taken during the boattrip, and it is just speaking about the voting of the Hungarian representatives for the European Parlament June 7.

Szentendre pictures

Szentendre is a fascinating little town north of Budapest. It has a very different atmosphere than the capital, and it draws lots of tourists every year. In itself Szentendre is not big, but it still has loads of galleries, museums and churches. Below you can see some pictures from Szentendre, and maybe you find out that you want to go there yourself?

Szentendre pictures:

Folklore in Budapest

Many tourists ask us concerning boattrips on the Danube and Folklore shows, and now we are able to give more help than earlier. We can help our visitors reserve tickets for both events, and if they decide to combine both they will even get a discount. Below you can see some pictures from a Folklore show in Budapest.