Month: September 2008

Do you like gospel? Do you like black gospel? Then this is an event for you! The Harlem Gospel Singers will perform in the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna the 14. December, 19:30. Tickets can be bought from Eventim for these event. So, if you would like some more christmas feelings, before christmas arrives, this might help you (together with the Christmas market in Budapest).

“A good message, songs sung together, lifting, spiritual and explosive: when voices start to fly and hearts open – that’s gospel. It is expressed most completely when compared worldwide at concerts of the famous and original Harlem Gospel Singers”
Information gathered from the Eventim page

A major series of equestrian events awaits horse lovers on the occasion of the ceremonial opening of the new pavilion. We wish to celebrate this important milestone in the renewal of the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Centre in a befitting manner with an exclusive gala show and by reviving the tradition of equestrian life. This large scale event is a must for the public keen on riding, and equestrian competitions and shows, manufacturers of tackle, and those involved in equestrian tourism or wishing to popularise riding. This is because EQUIFEST is more than simply a spectacular festive programme – it is also a trade forum and outstanding business opportunity.

Exclusive equestrian event on the occasion of the ceremonial opening of the new pavilion

“Man and horse, the elegance of harmony”

CADRE NOIR DE SAUMUR HORSE GALA
18th – 19th October
HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center, new pavilion G

For the first time ever the gala show of the Cadre Noir of the French National School of Equitation can be seen in Hungary by favour of the French Institute and Hungexpo C. Co. Ltd. The riders of the Cadre Noir de Saumur bring the traditions of the “academic” Haute Ecole to life in the display, accompanied by Symphony Orchestra.

Source: www.eventim.hu (you can buy tickets there as well)
For a little film about the event, go to www.alounneppe.hu

In not so long the 23rd Plus Budapest Marathon will be arranged in Budapest again. The competitors can choose among a variety of distances: 42 km, 30 km, relay for 3 or for 5 runners, Minimarathon (7,5 km) and Fun Run (3,5km) or walking (3,5 km).

The marathon will start from Heroes Square, and the detailed schedule can be seen below:

9.20 and 9.30 – Fun Run (4K) starts (there are two starts, because of the huge number of runners)
10.00 – Marathon and Marathon Relay/Ekiden start
10.15 – Minimarathon start

Along the way there will be refreshment stations, street musicians and the marathon will color Budapest during the entire day.

For more information, check out its webpage.

Slowly, but moving upwards! Waking up this morning looking at the Page Rank tool in Mozilla I noticed that the white bar had become a little bit greener. It no longer had only three places filled, but now four, which means we have increased our Page Rank by one since the last Page Rank update in the end of July. That is great, and hopefully it will continue in that direction!

For those who do not understand what Page Rank is about, it is a ranking system Google uses to decide how important and good a page is. The higher the rank, the more litely it will show up on the top of the searches people do in the search engine.

Many people who have been looking for cheap theater and opera tickets in Budapest have been to the Erkel Theater. Located near the Keleti Pályaudvar the location is not the best, and the building in itself is in very bad condition. So many have probably thought afterwards that they would rather have used some more money, and gone to the State Opera instead. Anyway, good news are on the way!

The government has decided to destroy the Erkel Theater (Erkel Színház) for then to build up a brand new and modern theater instead. It is expected to be finished by the autumn in 2012, and the Opera is allowed to use this one for performances 180 days a year. Living for more than two years we all know that expected times for buildling or highways to be finished almost never succeed, so it will for sure be at least 2013 before it is finished, but it is anyway good news that they will build a new Erkel Theater.

If you can read hungarian, and want even more details about the Erkel Színház, you can read this article from Népszabadság.

Today is the Car Free Day 2008. This day is meant to encourage the citizens of Budapest to rather use public transportation, their feet or bicycle. Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated society. So also in Budapest today.

In addition the Critical Mass Bicycle demonstration will be arranged in the city today. It will all start around 18:30 at the Heroes Square, and at 20:00 they will all meet at Moszkva Tér for a demonstration there. It is not one set track for all the bicyclists, but many will probably turn right on Oktogon and travel towards the Nyugati Pályaudvar, the Margaret Bridge and reach the Moszkva Tér from there. The other expected popular track will be through Deak Ferenc Ter, across the Chain Bridge and then from there reaching the Moszkva Tér.

Maybe someone will try to cross across the Elisabeth Bridge, and following the Attila Ut they will slowly reach the Moszkva Tér as well. No track has been set, so the bicyclists are free to go where they want to.

At 20:00 they will all gather at Moszkva Tér and lift their bicycles into the air, so if you are nearby bring a camera, make some nice pictures, send them to us, and tomorrow we will publish them at our webpage (off course crediting the pictures to you).

Today there will be several demonstrations arranged in the center of Budapest, in the area of the Parlament, the Chain Bridge and the Heroes Square. There will be one gipsy demonstration, a group of motorbikers, a group demonstrating for bringing the peace back into the streets of Budapest, and one group will demonstrate against the current political leaders in Hungary (which is leftsided, led by Ferenc Gyurcsány). Hopefully everything will happen peacefully, but if you are around in the area, it might be that you want to take a turn to skip the biggest demonstrations. The demonstrations will be going on from around 14:00 and for some hours from there.

Two years ago the famous “Gyurcsány Ferench”-speach (Öszödi Beszéd) was published, and it led to major demonstrations and trouble in Hungary. Now, two years later people have still not forgotten about it, and that also has influence on the fact that so many demonstrations will take place today. You can read more about those protests and demonstrations in Wikipedia.