Wine trip to Eger on June 8th

Bolyki winery
Bolyki winery

We have created a new wine excursion and it will be launched for the first time on June 8th. The destination will be Eger and it will be a great way to get to know the city better, and of course to get to know the wine production of the area.

This excursion will be available for groups from 4 persons and up in the future, but on June 8th we invite you to come on the maiden trip which is open for everyone at special price. Departure from Budapest is around 9.30 in the morning and as we arrive in Eger we will visit Gal Tibor winery and Janos Bolyki winery. The latter was selected to be the gourmet winemaker of the year in Hungary in 2012 and both wineries have won lots of awards for their wines. During both wine tasting sections you will be served some small snacks to eat, and between the two wineries there will be a lunch in Eger followed by spare time to walk around and get to know the city of Eger.

The program will end in the Szepasszonyvolgy, a wonderful valley packed with wine cellars and small restaurants, making those still thirsty and hungry able to enjoy one of the greatest place in Hungary for some hours before departing back to Budapest.

The price for the excursion on the maiden trip on June 8th will be 24,000 HUF per person. In the future this price will be somewhere between 30,000-40,000 HUF. If you want to join in on the trip, contact us!

Ps: There will be a Scandinavian guide joining in on the trip, meaning that the information will be available in both English and Norwegian/Swedish…

Szepasszonyvolgy in Eger
Szepasszonyvolgy in Eger

Egon Schiele and his age at the Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts does its best in 2013. There will be better and better exhibitions in the whole year. The newest sensation is the exhibition named “Egon Schiele and his age” will be on display between 25 June 2013 and 29 September.

Egon Schiele BudapestFor those who haven’t heard about Schiele and his contemporaries, here is a little description, so you will feel like you want to see this great exhibition in one of the most amazing museums of Budapest.

The center figure of the exhibition is Egon Schiele, who was born in 1890 and died in 1918. Schiele’s artistic career was pretty short, only 10 years, but the Museum of Fine Arts could show his work on 50 masterpieces. Egon Schiele was only 16 years old, when he became one of the students of the conservative Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and because of that, he was the youngest student of the institution. He left the Academy soon, and founded the Neukunstgruppe, or New Art Group. The artists who influenced Schiele’s art were the Secession’s leading figure, Gustav Klimt, and other artists, who was the part as a guest of the group’s exhibitions (Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Munch). Soon, there was an artist, who joined to Schiele’s group, the Neukunstgruppe, he was one of the most outstanding man of the Austrian art, Oskar Kokoschka (guests could see his work too at the exhibition). The group members – and because of that, the creator of the masterpieces of this exhibition – are Albert Paris Gütersloht, Hans Boehlert and Anton Faistauert too.

Do not miss this fantastic experience, the cream of the culture between 25 June 2013 and 29 September 2013 in the capital of Hungary, Budapest, in the Museum of Fine Arts! Have a great time!

Egon Schiele and his age
June 25th – September 29th
Museum of Fine Arts

Pieter Hugo: This Must Be The Place – Selected Works 2003-2012

Pieter HugoPieter Hugo was born in 1976 in Capetown, South Africa. He chose the photographer profession, and he focuses on Africa’s social and economic conflicts, and the actual problems and challenges of the transforming continent. The artist, earlier working as a photo reporter, won the price of the most prestigious press photo competition, THe World Press Photo, in 2006, and opened an independent show at the Hague Museum of Photography in 2012.

He takes beautiful, real and sometimes sad photos. Those who are curious about Hugo’s work, travel to the capital of Hungary, the scenic Budapest, because there will be a fantastic exhibition about Pieter Hugo’s works between 2003 and 2012 in the Ludwig Museum, or on another name the Museum of Contemporary Art, for 24 May 2013 to 11 August 2013.

The capital of Hungary, Budapest is a perfect destination for everyone. Travel with your family, friends or love to this beautiful city, where something always happens. There are wonderful buildings, for example the Buda Castle or the Parliament. Fantastic hiking places in the city or out the city are the Margaret Island, the Gellert-hill or the Budakeszi Forest. Delicious wines, special dishes invite tourists. And the list contains the culture too, because there will be an amazing Pieter Hugo exhibition at the Ludwig Museum? What do we need more?

Pieter Hugo exhibition
May 24th – August 11th
Ludwig museum

Is Visa widely accepted for restaurants, shopping, etc. in Budapest? thanks

Thank you for the question and the answer is yes. Most shops, restaurants and activities in Budapest accept payment with VISA card.

VISA in BudapestThere are of course some exceptions to the rule, especially in smaller restaurants (like Comme Chez Soi) and if you visit Szentendre most shops there only accept payment in cash. However the general “rule” is that shops in the shopping street Vaci utca, shops in the malls and so on accept payment with VISA.

The Great Market Hall, a very popular place to go shopping, does not accept payment with VISA on any of the stands on the inside, so before entering this traditional market place downtown Budapest you better prepare yourself with some Hungarian Forint.

Nickelback concert Budapest 2013

Nickelback concert Budapest 2013Most tourists like to travel to Budapest, because besides that this city is very historical with the old buildings, modernism arrived here too. In addition the city has loads of programs waiting for its visitors.

Those who likes culture could visit museums, where they can see amazing exhibitions, the gourmets could taste the local specialties and those who wants to party, could find great concerts in the city. Our next article is about a great autumn program, the Nickelback’s concert in Budapest.

The Nickelback is a Canadian band, founded in 1995. The members are Chad Kroeger singer and guitarist, Mike Kroeger bass guitarist, Ryan Peake guitarist and vocalist and the past drummer Brandon Kroeger. The new drummer is Daniel Adair since 2005. The Nickelback released several albums during their almost 20 years career, so they released a Greatest Hits album in 2012. But the band wants the fans could hear their favorite songs in live, so they are going to start a worldwide tour in this autumn, and of course they will visit Europe too. One station will be no other, but the capital of Hungary, Budapest.

You definitely should come to the capital of Hungary, Budapest. Spend some day here, visit the most favorite attractions, taste the delicious meals and drinks, and after that have a great party at 8 November 2013 with the Nickelback at the Papp László Budapest Sportarena in Budapest! Have fun!

Nickelback concert Budapest 2013
November 8th
Budapest Sportarena

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Budapest Soup festival 2013

Hungary is a nation of soup and in 2013 a new tradition is about to be made. The Budapest Soup Festival (Budai Levesfesztivál) will be arranged for the first time in April 2013 and you are of course invited to come.

The soup festival of 2013 was originally meant to be arranged from April 19th-21st, but because of the high level of security required for the International Book Festival arranged on the same dates, the police did not let them arrange the festival at this time after all. New dates for the soup festival are one week later, from April 26th – April 28th.

At the soup festival you will be able to taste a mixture of Hungarian and international soups, you can listen to courses on how to prepare different soups and there will also be concerts and interesting stage productions. On the Saturday there will from early morning be arranged a soup making competition and the winner will be announced later on the Saturday.

How to get to the soup festival?
The soup festival will be arranged in the Elvis Presley Park, near the Margaret Bridge (original site was the open air parking lot of Mammut shopping center, but that has now been changed). The easiest way to get here is to travel with tram 4 or 6 to Margit hid (Budai Hidfo).

Soup festival 2013 information

Dates: April 26th – 28th
Entrance: Free
Location: Elvis Presley park
Opening times: 14.00 – evening (Friday), 10.00 – evening (Saturday/Sunday)
Original title: Budai Levesfesztivál

[toggle Title=”Buda Soup Festival 2013 report”]After lots of changes the festival was finally arranged at the Elvis Presley square on the Buda side. This was a poor location for such a festival, and quite hard to reach, but still it seemed as if the people visiting the festival enjoyed what they saw, drank and ate. There could have been more people (some of the people in the stands said), but considering all the changes and the fact that it was the first year, it wasn’t bad after all. Hopefully it will be repeated in 2013, but then at another location and without having to change the dates a few days before the original dates (it wasn’t the fault of the arrangers, but outer circumstances that made this happen, so we are not blaming the crew behind the festival for this).[/toggle]

The Other Half of the Sky – Ludwig Museum

When somebody goes to the capital of Hungary, Budapest, there are several attractions what must see for example the famous Buda Castle, the Parliament, the beautiful Margaret Island and of course the famous river, the Danube with all bridges, especially the Chain Bridge.

Ludwig MuseumIn Budapest there are regularly festivals, activities and exhibitions. The several beautiful museums wait for the visitors with amazing permanent and temporary exhibition in the whole year. One exhibition of them is “The Other Half of the Sky. Selection from the Ludwig Museum’s Collection” too.

The Ludwig Museum, or on another name the Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1989. The museum always has made its mission to present and collect the phenomena of Eastern European, American and Western European contemporary art in their entirety, and to gauge the multi directional and fruitful connections the artists of the region had with post-war international tendencies and art centers. And now there is a fresh exhibition, which especially shows the contemporary art collection before the museum’s foundation and the Regime.

The exhibition opened on 6 December 2012 and it waits for the visitors until 1 January 2014. Do not miss the contemporary art exhibition which contains fantastic masterpieces, because it would make unforgettable your holiday in Budapest. Have a great time!

The Other Half of the Sky
Ludwig Museum
December 2012 – Januar 1st, 2014

Tamás Szentjóby exhibition at the Ludwig Museum

Maybe not everybody knows the name of the famous not-artist, poet an and happener, Tamás Szentjóby. His widespread art name is St. Auby Tamás, which is a nickname from his last name. He was born in 1944 in a Hungarian town, Fót. He is the first happener of Hungary. He founded the The International Parallel Union of Telecommunications

TNPU(IPUT) in 1968, because of the collective operation of the levels of reality which is parallel with the Status Quo. Its central idea: “The art is hokum. The history is hokum. Art is everything, what not allowed. Be not allowed!” He had to leave the country in 1975, and he could come back only in 1991.

In the capital of Hungary, in Budapest, at the Ludwig Museum or Museum of Contemporary Art gives place to this surrealistic not-artist’s exhibition, which shows the most outstanding works of St. Auby Tamás with enormous social criticism, between 1 March 2013 and 28 April 2013. If you are curious about the opinion and creativity of the talented rebel, you definitely should visit this exhibition, if you are in Budapest during the opening time.

Organize a lovely long weekend to the capital of Hungary, the amazing Budapest. View the most popular and most beautiful attractions in the city, for example the Buda Castle, the Parliament and of course the River Danube with all the bridges, especially the Chain Bridge. We are sure, you won’t regret this spring holiday, especially if you visit St. Auby’s special exhibition. Have a great time!

Tamás Szentjóby exhibition
March 1st – April 28th
Ludwig museum

The Naked Man exhibition at the Ludwig Museum

First of all we have to warn every interested reader that this exhibition contains objects not recommend for kids, so visit this only in the presence of an adult.

Naked manThe naked man fell into oblivion since the antiquity; the stronger sex’s body without clothes was taboo for a long time. But the naked woman body was a totally acceptable and beautiful view in the arts. The Naked Man exhibition wants to change the opinion, that the naked man body isn’t nice. The exhibition was seen in the LENTOS Kunstmuseum in Linz between 26 October 2012 and 17 February 2013. The institution celebrated its 10th anniversary with this exhibition. A part of the exhibition is seen now in the capital of Hungary, Budapest. The pictures want to show especially the naked men of the Middle-Europe and Eastern-Europe. The exhibition waits for the visitors between 22 March 2013 and 30 June 2013. The exhibition shows act models since the years 1900 to nowadays.

The Ludwig Museum in Budapest or the Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the most outstanding institutions of Hungary, where there are several great permanent and temporary exhibitions always. When somebody visits Budapest for a couple days, this museum is a must see program. Moreover, The Naked Man exhibition makes interesting and unusual the museum visit. Have a great time!

The Naked Man exhibition
Ludwig Múzeum
March 22 – June 30

János Thorma – National Gallery of Hungary

If you visit Budapest in these days you might see big posters with the title: “THORMA.” At the poster you can also see the painting of a moment, and even though it might not let you know all what it is about, it can give you an impression of what the exhibition in the National Gallery is about. Keep on reading to find out even more.

Thorma JanosJános Thorma was a Hungarian painter who was born in 1870. He was an influential artist in his age. He founded the art colony of Nagybánya. He used several different styles on his works, like naturalism, historical paining, romantic realism and the individual post-impressionism of Nagybánya.

He made several fantastic paintings, which can be seen by visitors between 8 February 2013 and 5 May 2013 in the National Gallery of Hungary, under the name of János Thorma exhibition. Naturally, the exhibited pictures include the woman’s portrait from the public poster, what’s name is The Portrait of Irén Bilcz, and the Hungarian artist painted it in 1892.

Organize a lovely weekend in Budapest with your family, friends or partner. Visit the most famous attractions of the city, like the Parliament, the Buda Castle or the home of lovely walks, the Margaret Island. Visit the most famous gallery of Budapest, The National Gallery of Hungary and see the masterpieces of a fantastic Hungarian painter. It could be a perfect program!

János Thorma exhibition
February 8th – May 5th
National Gallery