Budapest synagogue by night pictures

The Dohányi Utcai synagogue in Budapest is the second largest in the world and it attracts hundred thousands of visitors every year. I just added some pictures of the synagogue by night for our visitors to enjoy, but I also did so to answer a question I received during a guided tour half a year ago. The tourists asked me what the “tablets” above the entrance of the synagogue are. I was not sure, but I guessed that they were some “model” of the Ten Commandments or something similar.

Tablets above Synagoue entrance

As I walked by and made these photos not long ago I zoomed in with my camera and made a picture. As I came home I checked the pictures and compared them with my Hebrew Bible. The answer; on the tables you can find parts of the Ten Commandments. The first and the third commandment are very long, so you can not find them completely, but commandments such as “You shall not kill” , “You shall not commit adultery” and “You shall not steal” can be found in its complete beauty!

Synagoue by night pictures

Budapest attractions

Auguszt confectionary near Ferenciek Square

Auguszt Confectionary (Auguszt Cukrászda) can be found three places in Budapest, and the newest location is located in the Kossuth Lajos Utca, not far from the Ferenciek Square. The confectionary has been operating since 1870, and the department that can be found near the Ferenciek Square looks stylish, old-fashioned and nice.

Augsuzt Confectionary Budapest

If you would like to taste cakes in the new Auguszt confectionary, take on your shoes and head towards Kossuth Lajos utca 14.00-16.00 and enjoy life. The confectionary is open from 9-19 on weekdays and from 10.00-17.00 on Saturdays.

Other Auguszt confectionaries in Budapest:
Auguszt Pavilon:  Sasadi Út 190
Auguszt Cukrászda: Fény utca 8

From Budapest to Vienna, Bratislava, Prague and Krakow

Did you know that it is easy and cheap to travel from Budapest to big cities in other countries? Thanks to the Hungarian bus company Orangeways there are several opportunities daily to travel to these cities and booking can be done easily online. The buses leave from Nepliget in Budapest (blue metro line) and the buses drives you safely to all the cities mentioned in the topic; Vienna, Bratislava, Prague and Krakow.

They have other destinations as well, but these are just examples. So, if you are planning to travel, why not come to Budapest and use this as a center for travelling on to other cities and nations.

Information about Vienna, Prague, Krakow and Bratislava.

Orangeways

Elton John Budapest

Elton John Budapest
Elton John Budapest

Elton John is coming to Budapest in 2010. That is fantastic news for all Elton John fans around the world. The concert will be arranged in Budapest Sportarena, June 8th. It will start 20.00. Elton John has written tons of famous songs and he is an amazing piano player with an interesting voice. So if you want to be there as he performs in Budapest, grab hold of your tickets as soon as possible.

Elton John Budapest
Budapest Sportarena
June 8th, 20.00

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

Other concerts in Budapest
Elton John in Prague

Royal meal in Karpátia Budapest

Not long ago we got to enjoy an evening at Karpátia in Budapest, and we really felt good the time we spent there. Since the gipsy music starts around 18.00 every evening we went there 18.00 and got a table where we could enjoy the music, but still relax and not be disturbed by it.

Smoked farm ham with spicy cream cheese

As a starter we ate a “Hungarian appetiser platter with “mangalica” sausage and salami, paprika-flavoured ewe-cheese and vegetables” and a “Smoked farm ham with spicy cream cheese, blue grape jam and fresh baguette”. The portions were just perfect, and my wife commented that if she were at home she would stop eating after that. But, since we were out eating we did not stop after the starter.

After the good start we continued towards the main course with some real Hungarian meals; “Mangalica” pork medallions with spicy fresh “lecsó” and potato chips” and the second meal was “Pörkölt appetiser from veal, beef and chicken, with butter gnocchi”. I have never tasted three different Pörkölts at the same plate, but this was an easy way to find out which one is your own personal favorite. Both courses tasted great and with the starter already relaxing in our stomachs we started to feel very full.

Blackberry-yogurt cake

But, a good dinner needs to be finished with a good dessert. That is why we ended up ordering a “Piquant sour cherry strudel with cinnamon mousse”  and a “Blackberry-yogurt cake topped with bitter and white chocolate”. The strudel tasted as it should, the Blackberry yogurt cake was fine (nothing more), but by that time I felt so full that it didn’t really matter.

After a couple of hours we then headed home, completely satisfied and uncomfortable full!

It must be said that Karpátia is not the cheapest restaurant in Budapest, and the complete price of what we ate had a total price of around 18,000 Forint (appx. 65 Euro).  But it was a nice experience, the music was comfortable and we got to taste nice Hungarian specialities! So a visit to Karpátia can be recommend for those who want a nice Hungarian experience, in a traditional environment and at a central location.

More pictures from our meal and stay at Karpátia Restaurant in Budapest.

A little video (not to good quality) from Karpátia Budapest

Christmas Market at Blaha Lujza Square

The most famous Christmas Market in Budapest is located at the Vörösmarty Square located in the end of the Vaci Street (shopping street of Budapest). Some other markets can be found as well, and one of them is located at the Blaha Lujza Square. It is not big, but some stuff can still be found there, and it is possible to buy a christmas tree there as well, if you’d like! Below you can see some pictures from the Christmas Market at Blaha Lujza Square!

Csillag Születik final this Saturday

This Saturday Hungarians can enjoy the final in Csillag Születik, the Hungarian version of “Britain’s Got Talent”. I wrote an article some weeks ago were I made a guess that maybe André Vásáry were to win the competition. I am not so sure anymore as the competition is hard and everyone qualified for the final seems to have a chance. Last Saturday he sang “Barcelona” together with Tabáni István, and it sounded interesting and wonderful at the same time. My guess is that one of them will win, but it might be that the self-trained dancer Csikó Szabolcs will make the battle hard. The fourth competitor McDC is cool to listen to, but I got a feeling he will not win. Below you can see Tabáni István and Vásáry André singing the Barcelona song together. Hear, see and enjoy!

Vásáry André & Tabáni István: Barcelona

Rod Stewart Budapest 2010 [Free concert]

Rod Stewart Budapest concert 2010
Rod Stewart Budapest concert 2010
Rod Stewart will come to Budapest June 2010 to perform at the annual Kapcsolat-concert (Connection-concert). This is a sponsored concert so there is no entrance fee, which means everyone can get to hear Rod Stewart perform for free. This normally leads several hundred thousand people to Budapest every year.

The free concert will be arranged in Budapest June 26th, and the event will start at 19.00.

The concert is arranged at the 56-osok square, which is located just behind the Art Hall, which is located at the Heroes Square in Budapest.

Rod Stewart Budapest
June 26th, 19:00

Since the concert is free, why not spend some money on a delicious wine tasting?

Other concerts and events in Budapest
Rod Stewart Vienna

BBS 50: Other Voices, Other Rooms: Art Hall

BBS was a filmstudio producing more than 511 films in less than 50 years. It was very famous until the 1990s, but since then it has dissapeard. This exhibition will try to enlighten the younger generation so they will know more about what was before them. In the words of the organizers: “This ambitious exhibition on the past fifty years of the BBS would help younger generations to have a better understanding of the age and the context, in which these films were made, and would also offer those contemporaries who are familiar with the BBS an opportunity to re-interpret the Studio’s work.” The exhibition will be held in the Art Hall located by the Heroes Square.

BBS 50: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Art Hall Budapest
December 16, 2009 – February 21, 2010

Museums in Budapest

Christmas Market Vienna pictures

We are arranging trips to Vienna regularly and below you can see some pictures from the traditional Christmas Market at the Town Hall square in Vienna (Rathausplatz). It is very special to walk around in the streets of Vienna before Christmas, as the streets are packed with tourists, and a high percentage comes from Hungary. Anyway, enjoy the pictures, and for more information about the Christmas Market in Vienna take a look at our former articles and pictures below.

Christmas Market Vienna: pictures and inforation
Christmas Market Vienna
Daytrip to Vienna

Christmas market pictures