Category: Budapest

VIP-cinema in Budapest

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Yesterday I visited a VIP-cinema in Budapest for the first time in my life. I got to see Ice Age in 3D while sitting in a very comfortable chair. But before I entered into the room to see the film I could enjoy some other advantages of my VIP ticket as well.

A small buffee could be found in the vip-area where you can grab some slices of bread, salami, ham and vegetables; some cakes, biscuits and chips at another place; and in the bar I could drink whatever and I could get as much popcorn and nacho chips as I managed to eat and bring with me into the cinema room.

The ticket price yesterday was 3400 Forint, which is not to bad… and I enjoyed it a lot. The electronic chairs also had a small table where I could place my drink and my nachos which gave extra comfort.

If you want to try it as well, check out Cinema City at Arena Plaza. For groups, read more about group offers and help we can give at group travel.

Opera in Belcanto

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Belcanto is one of those restaurant many people decide to visit as they come to Budapest; not because of their magnificent food (in my opinion the food is quite bad), but because they let you hear live opera singing every evening. Their prices are high, you might even call the restaurant overpriced, but they give you something to remember as you leave. Below you can see a little film we made during our stay at Belcanto.

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Summer in Budapest

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budapestSummer is finally here and the sun is shining all day. The temperatures are nice and sun cream should be used. We are also experiencing quite busy days and many people ask for help with apartments, guided tours, airport transfers and other activities; and due to this we do not have so much time to update our Budapest guide with new information and hot news.

Among the small news is that the new 200 Forint coin is in use quite some weeks, and it is becoming more and more normal to see it and get it back in shops and restaurants.

We wish everyone a happy summer, and hopefully we will be able to update our blog more frequently in the coming days and weeks!

Group program in Budapest

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Lots of groups come to Budapest every day, some of them are big and some of them are small. They often come for some days, but very seldom for only one. But, this weekend we got to arrange the program for 60 persons from Denmark. Norwegian arranged a competition where one person could bring 40 friends to whatever city on their routes from Copenhagen. The winners decided to visit Budapest, and we were hosting the group from 09.00 in the morning until 20.00 in the evening (from arrival to departure).

Our danish friends of course had a danish guide showing them the city, but in addition they visited the Royal Spa (in Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal) which they had for themselves, they had their own boat on the Danube where lunch was served and then they enjoyed a meal in a Hungarian restaurant with gipsy music. A great day; rich in content and experiences!

Due to changes in the program we were only contacted concerning this four days before the group arrived. But it still became a day to remember! If you want us to help you and your group with similar programs, just contact us.

Some pictures from the day can be seen below.
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Depeche Mode in Budapest tonight

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Tonight the Puskas Ferenc Stadium will be filled with people who like Depeche Mode. Unfortunately the weather is terrible in Budapest in these days, and it has been raining without stop since Saturday, but hopefully that will not hinder a great concert tonight.

No more tickets are available for this concert, but for those who would like to hear and see Depeche Mode in Budapest you have a new chance January 11, 2010. More information about that concert can be found here.

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Tom Jones Budapest

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Tom Jones is coming to Budapest in November 2009. He will perform in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena November 11, concert starting at 20:00. The Welsh singer, whose full name is Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, has sold more than 100,000,000 records, and now it is time to see him live in Budapest.

Tom Jones in Budapest
November 11, 20:00
Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena

Tickets: WorldTicketShop

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Ben Hur in Budapest

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Ben Hur is known from cinemas, but now it will soon be known from theatres and big stadiums as well. February 27 and 28 you can see the crazy horseracing and Ben Hur in Budapest Sportarena. I guess we are all curious what it will look like live, but to find out you got to be there.

Ben Hur Budapest
September 17, 20:00
September 18, 15:00
September 18, 20:00
Budapest Sportarena

Tickets: TicketPro

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Most popular restaurants in May

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May is over and yet another time we can present the list of the most popular restaurants in Budapest in May. As we always say this is only based on the amount of table reservations we do, so it is not giving a complete list concerning what restaurants are most popular in town, but it will give you a feeling at least, concerning what restaurants are most popular among our readers.

Most popular Budapest restaurants in May
1. Sir Lancelot
2. Mátyás Pince / Trofea Grill
3. Pesti Lámpás

It became a draw at the second place this month, while Sir Lancelot still continues its winning row. New on the list is Pesti Lámpás which managed to get a third place in competition with Belcanto, Donatellas Kitchen, Gundel, Pampas Steakhouse and some others.

The biggest pizza in Budapest?

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Donatellas Kitchen foodThis weekend we visited Donatellas Kitchen in Budapest, located in Király Utca. The street in itself has become a great place full of nice hotels and quite some restaurants, and Saturday it was time to check out this new italian restaurant which we have heard so much nice about.

First we were afraid that we would not get a table as it was almost full, but we managed to get hold of a table in a no-smoking area! The four of us eating decided to eat a one metre pizza, made up of three different selected pizza from the menu (which we could decide ourselves). From the time we ordered we received the pizza Italian restaurant budapestwithin shortly, and it was delicious, just as the italians prepare it. And it was a lot, so the four of us did not manage to eat it (the rest was brought home in a doggie bag).

For dessert we ate another pizza with fruits on and a Italian trio… absolutely delicious! We went away very full and happy; we found our new favorite italian restaurant in town, though quite expensive if you decide to eat something else than pizza, at least compared to for example Il Patio.

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Budapest by night video

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Budapest by night on the DanubeWe are not professional moviemakers, but last week we made some clips as we went on a boat trip on the Danube in the evening. Now we made a short film built on these clips (1:37 minutes), so if you want to see Budapest by night, recorded from a boat at the Danube, you better go to our Budapest by night video.

What can be said for sure is that we recommend everyone coming to Budapest to enjoy such a trip, especially magical is the 22:00 boat trip on the Danube with a romantic candlelight dinner. If you are interested or have questions concerning that, just contact us and we are ready to help!

The video can be found here.

The picture was taken during the boattrip, and it is just speaking about the voting of the Hungarian representatives for the European Parlament June 7.