In 2010 one of the greatest news in Hungary (seen from a gastronomical point of view) was when Costes became the first Hungarian restaurant to receive a Via Michelin star. The restaurant located in Raday Utca has since then kept its star and as always it is highly recommended to reserve a table there if […]
Gaudí Jeans & Style opens in Arena Plaza
A new quite famous fashion store has come to Hungary and they have recently opened their first shop in Arena Plaza. The Italian store named Gaudí Jeans & Style will have special clothes for both men and women, and also some accessories in their shop. Besides Gaudí Jeans & Style visitors can enjoy shops such […]
Amy Winehouse, Good Charlotte, Kasabian and The Maccabees to Sziget Festival
Recently several new bands have accepted their invitation to the Sziget Festival in Budapest in 2011, so so far it seems like if this years Sziget Festival will be an amazing event again, as usual. The newest names on the list are Amy Winehouse, The Maccabees, Kasabian and Good Charlotte. Besides these there are many […]
Joe Cocker Budapest
This spring and summer Budapest will host several amazing concerts. The highlight in May is probably the Shakira concert, the June highlight might be Sting or Roxette, and in July Santanta is coming to town. But, it doesn’t stop there. In June Joe Cocker will come to Budapest Sportarena as well to play and entertain […]
Queens of the Stone Age Budapest
I don’t know much about Queens of the Stone Age, but I do know that they are coming to Budapest in May 2011 to perform in Petöfi Csarnok. If you know them and would like to be there as they play their riff-oriented and heavy hard-rock music tickets can be bought online from WorldTicketShop. The […]
Mr. Big Budapest
Mr. Big might not be the hottest list of hottest and most popular artists around the world, but for some his name might still bring good memories and a smile on their face. In May 2011 Mr. Big will come to Budapest, and he will perform in Club 202, a concert venue located in the […]
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport
This is old news for some of you, but it is now decided that the new name of Budapest Ferihegy Airport will be: Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér, or Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Not to big of a difference, except that it is no longer named by “Ferihegy”, the area on which it was […]
Ten spring activities in Budapest
The sun is shining, it’s 15-20 degrees and you are in Budapest. It is a normal spring day in the capital of Hungary. Here follows some advices on how to spend such a day in Budapest. This might be a real top 10 list of activities, but rather a list with ideas for different nice […]
Elvis Presley Square… decision
We earlier wrote about the chance for Hungarian between 12 squares, deciding which was to be named after Elvis Presley. As all votes had arrived the winner was the square located on the Buda side of the Margaret Bridge. But, due to the fact that this location has strong connections to Poland they decided to […]
Budapest Airport to get a new name?
It might be that Budapest Ferihegy Airport will be renamed in the near future. The government want to rename the airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. A decision needs to be made in the case within quite shortly, so it might be that you will land on Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport next time […]
