We just thought that we would inform all our visitors that next Monday most shops will be closed in Budapest, due to the fact that it is March 15th, a national holiday in Hungary. You can read more about the day in our article: 15. March in Budapest.
Enjoy your stay in Budapest and Hungary!
Not long ago I wrote that the spring has arrived in Budapest and that citizens and tourists in Budapest finally can enjoy sunshine and nice weather. This weekend the spring is going on holiday though, as the temperature is expected to go below 0 Celsius, and snow is expected to fall. According to met.hu we can expect the following temperatures this weekend:
Friday: -1 Celsius (snow is expected)
Saturday: -4 Celsius
Sunday: -4 Celsius
Monday: -7 Celsius
Tuesday: -2 Celsius
Not long ago I visited Barcelona, and of course we expected beautiful sunshine as we were there. We were not lucky though, as it was snowing like crazy, it was windy, and even CNN showed up to report about the especially bad weather striking the normally warm city along the Mediterranean sea.
Lángos is a speciality in Hungary, and normally you buy this along the street and eat it with sour cream, garlic and other delicious stuff. It is fired in oil or fat, so it is not to healthy though. Kenyerlangos, or Bread lángos, is the version which is made in oven, so it is not so much oil stuck in your hands after eating it.
I always thought that I could only get hold of this on Hungarian national days and other special events, but then someone told me about Vakvarjú, a restaurant near the Opera where I can get it throughout the entire year. My friends who told me about it also told me that Vakvarjú was what they called the bread lángos in former days.
The bread lángos as I ate it in Vakvarjú was not something that should be included in a diet, but at least it was not fried in oil! For those who have never tasted anything like it, you should try to imagine a pizza, but with sour cream instead of tomato sauce on the doug. If it sounds interesting, try it yourself at Vakvarjú!
Are you wondering where to eat the best brownie in Budapest? I am… I always enjoy trying out brownies as I go to restaurants and I almost end up disappointed in every place. Long time ago I remember someone telling me that Spoon has the best brownie in town. I tried, but I was not at all impressed! Then I heard that Negro has it… yet another disappointment. Then I tried it at Cream Cafe and Restaurant, and though the brownie portion I was served was extremely big, the taste was not!
I have for sure tried to eat brownies elsewhere as well, but so far I have to admit something that makes me kind of sad. Or I do not know, because in my eyes and in my opinion the best brownie in Budapest currently costs 420 Forints, and you can get it with vanilla ice cream in every single Burger King in town! I am not sure if the problem is with me, or what the problem is, but that is at least my thoughts on this matter.
Another similar case is the subject if onion rings. I read a comment on Pampas Steakhouse last week where someone wrote that their onion rings taste like the ones you get at Burger King (meaning that you almost don’t feel the onion inside). As I go to Pampas Steakhouse I order their onion rings almost every times, because they simply taste very good – exactly as I like them and love them. Maybe I am an anti-gourmet, or I don’t know, but the onion rings do not need to have an extreme onion taste – they just need to taste good!
The spring has almost arrived in Budapest and currently we are enjoying about 10 Celsius in the capital of Hungary (climate in Budapest). Some people claim that it will get colder by the end of the week, but we are for sure enjoying it now as the sun is smiling at our white bodies! As the sun shows up, the tourists starts to come and we can already feel and experience that more and more people are ready for guided tours and cool activities in Budapest. Compared to other big cities in Europe the Budapest temperature is quite good, in fact it is almost just as warm in Budapest as it is in Madrid, Spain.
As I am writing this text, the current temperature can be experienced in Europe:
Weather in Oslo: -4 celsius
Weather in Prague: 6 celsius
Weather in Bratislava: 14 celsius
Weather in Vienna: 14 celsius
Weather in Madrid: 10 celsius
Weather in Krakow: 7 celsius
Visiting the restaurant again we looked forward to taste the food, especially since the menu looked very good on the first visit as well. The menu was full of delicious meals and we had no problem finding something that sounded good. We ended up with two soups and two main courses. The fish soup was really good and everything else was okay as well. It must be mentioned that the most expensive food on the menu costs less than 5000 Forints, which means that the restaurant should be enrolled in a “not-to-expensive” category!
If you ever walk around in the 7th district of Budapest, and maybe would like something to eat after a visit to the Synagogue in Dohány Utca (or the one in Kazinczy Utca), then Cream Cafe & Restaurant could be a place to grab something to eat!
Currently the prime ministers of Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary, together with representatives from Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Bosnia Hercegovina are meeting in Budapest to discuss alternative energysources. Due to this roads are closed down, and especially tomorrow as these guests will leave the nation the main road to the airport will be closed and this will make it a nightmare to get to and from the airport for everyone else!
There will also be quite some streets closed down in the center of Budapest during this period, and especially in the 5th district near the Roosevelt Square cars are not allowed to park.
This description is not to detailed, but the main point is that you should be aware of this, and if possible to avoid the inner parts of the 5th district today, and start your trip to Ferihegy tomorrow in good time before departure.
To avoid the traffic jams – use public transportation instead, and maybe grab a good bite in a Budapest restaurant!
Kiss Budapest 2010
Budapest Sportarena
May 28th, 20.00
Tickets: WorldTicketShop
As he comes in 2010 he will perform in Budapest Sportarena again. If you missed his latest concert in Hungary or if you would like to see Jean Michel Jarre again in Budapest, this is your chance. The concert will be arranged May 24th, starting at 20.00.
Jean Michel Jarre Budapest 2010
Budapest Sportarena
May 24th, 20.00
Tickets: WorldTicketShop
The Hungary Guide is still quite “poor” and it lacks a lot of information, but hopefully we will be able to gradually update it with entertaining and useful information.
The design is familiar, the same as our Budapest Guide has!
