I just dropped by the TicketPro page yesterday and noticed their Hall of Fame page, presenting their most popular events throughout history (or the pages with information about a concert/event that has been most visited). I realized the Depeche Mode is really popular, as it is on first (2009 concert), second (2006 June concert) and third place (2006 March concert). After this the list is as follows:
4. Guns ‘n’ Roses, 2006. 05. 31.
5. Rolling Stones, 2007. 07. 20.
6. George Michael, 2007. 05. 23.
7. Coldplay, 2008. 09. 23.
8. BODIES…, 2008. 05. 24.
9. Robbie Williams, 2006. 07. 19.
10. Cirque du Soleil, 2007. 10. 31.
Category: Budapest
Mamma Mia in Budapest
TicketPro has just announced that there will be four Mamma Mia concerts/shows in Budapest. The show will be in Papp László Budapest Sportaréna. The dates are:
2009. april 10. 20:00
2009. april 11. 15:30
2009. april 11. 20:00
2009. april 12. 15:30
There is not much information available, but tickets can be bought here. We will write more about this later as we get more information. For those interested there will also be an “ABBA – The Show” event in February.
Some interesting articles
There are several good pages, blogs and so concerning Budapest, and instead of copying their material we can just as well post a link. In the last weeks there has been some good and interesting articles and one of them was about the fact that the World’s largest subterranean thermal lake has been found in Budapest.. You can read that article at BudapestAgent, but not only that. You can also read about the Balaton Ring, the new MotoGP track to be built in Hungary.
For those who like exclusive shopping the Andrassy Ut has improved. Gucci opened not so long ago, and this week Cavalli also arrived (read the article at Caboodle) to Budapest.
In our oppinion we have written some good articles as well… not so much hot news like articles, but our article about Two Museums in one day and the Locspocs article can still be interesting.
Have a good weekend and enjoy the bad weather!
A new word – Locspocs
Hungarian is a hard language to learn, and today I learned a new word: Locspocs. I had never heard it before, but as I met people who used it I asked what it meant, and got the following explanation: “When the snow is getting wet and it is melting, and it feels as if you are walking in water; then that condition of the snow can be called Locspocs”. It might be that some Hungarians reading this blog might disagree with this explanation, and if you feel that you have a better way to explain the word, please do so! Anyway, I learned a new word, and I am happy about that!
I post some picture to make this post a little bit more interesting!
Picture from Ferenc KörütJon Lord in Budapest, 4 March 2009
It can be predicted that those who will visit Palace of Arts, Budapest on 4th of March, or Phoenix Hall, Debrecen, on 5th will wittness a sensational concert performed by keyboardist virtuoso, maestro Jon Lord accompanied by a symphonic orchestra and a rock band. Artist, 67 years old in this year, had been spendig his youth in one of the most determinant bands of the rock history, Deep Purple, author of Smoke On The Water, one of the greatest hits of the hard music, where he had been the Lord of „white & black army” for 24 years.
When Deep Purple went to have a rest in 1976, he countinued his former work with Paice, Ashton & Lord , then he strengthened with his paricular style David Coverdale’s Whitesnake. In 1984 with old fellows he decided to re-animate Deep Purple by releasing the Perfect Strangers, one of the most relevant albums in rock history, and he had been taking part in the legend for more 18 years.
Source: Eventim (buy tickets for the concert there as well)
Snow in Budapest
Yesterday the first snow came to town, and today it continued. It is not remaining, but still it serves as proof to the fact that it can be quite cold in Hungary, and in Budapest. People from Hungary are often amazed as I tell them that Scandinavian tourists coming to Budapest often find themselves freezing. The fact is, they often do. Zero degrees celsius in Budapest can feel just as cold as minus 15 celsius in Stockholm, probably because of the wind, the Danube and so on…
So, if you are preparing to come to Budapest, rather prepare yourself for very cold, then for quite warm… if you put on to much you can just take of some clothes instead. We have a site presenting the average temperatures in Budapest, so you can use it for some help, but it can not be trusted to much.
The first day of the Christmas Market
Yesterday was the opening day, and we made some pictures. Unfortunately the weather wasnt the best, so people walked around with their umbrellas. Hopefully it will become a little bit better in the coming days.
Two museums in one day
Since we started focusing on the museums of Budapest in our Budapest guide, several museums have been visited and so also yesterday. I had the privilege of visiting the Museum of Applied Arts and the Holocaust Museum, and I must admit that I liked one of them a lot, and the other fell a little bit outside my area of interest.
First I headed of to the Holocaust Museum in the ninth district of Budapest. As I enjoy history this was something that I had been looking forward to for a long time. Everything started with a metal detector, and after that I could enjoy the museum. It was very modern and all information could be found in both English and in Hungarian. Several screens served me with information, not only about the Jews, but also about the Roma (gypsies) and the effect Holocaust had on them.
Holocaust Museum Budapest
Moving on I could see, read and hear about the historical background for the holocaust, focusing especially on the effect it had on Hungary. Statistics were also shown showing information on the size of the Jewish population in Hungary throughout the last decades.
In the end I could enter into a Synagogue, which was once destroyed, but has now been built up again together with the museum.
After the museum visit I went guiding a group of tourists, and afterwards I went on to visit the Museum of Applied Arts. First of all I felt like I needed an explanation on “What is Applied Art.” As I read in Wikipedia I found it to be explained as: “Applied art refers to the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use. Whereas fine arts serve as intellectual stimulation to the viewer or academic sensibilities, the applied arts incorporate design and creative ideals to objects of utility, such as a cup, magazine or decorative park bench.”
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
A little bit smarter I was ready to enter into this building which almost every tourist see (coming with taxi from the airport), but almost no one enters. I decided to check out the permanent exhibition “Collectors and Treasures” showing the history of the Museum of Applied Arts, and showing articles they have received and bought since its first days in 1872. Among the most special objects inside was the clock of the Holy Roman Emperor and Hungarian King Maximilian II from 1566. My personal favorite was a chess table from the start of the 19th century, with very special figures and a table not like other chess tables I have seen before.
Next to the objects some history and background could always be found concerning who gave it, and how it enriched the museum and its collection of different articles.
To me the Museum of Applied Arts became a little bit boring, but that is probably because of my lack of interest in this subject. As a person who enjoys history a lot more the Holocaust Museum became a great experience, and then looking at the cupboards, clocks, porcelain and similar objects did not make me feel like in heaven. But, for those who like Art Nouveau the Museum of Applied Arts is a must to see, both the inside and the outside.
Christmas in WestEnd Citycenter
Christmas has come to WestEnd Citycenter in Budapest! The pictures below can show us that very clearly. Tomorrow will be the opening of the Christmas Market at the Vörösmarty Square, and hopefully I will be able to drop by to make some photos sometime tomorrow. Click at the pictures below for bigger versions.
We wrote last week about our new museum section. We are working on it in these days, and we have recently added the Museum of Ethnography and the Natural History Museum.
Pictures from Szechényi Thermal Bath Budapest
One of my favorite ways of celebrating in Budapest is going to the Szechényi Thermal Bath. If you are tired it is just wonderful to walk into the 38 degree water, and you immediately feel your muscles calm down and relaxation fills your body. Somehow though, I am always extremly tired as I leave the pools, and normally it is just to go home to sleep after some hours in the water. Well, sorry for writing so much… I was supposed to post pictures here. You can see them below. To see even more, visit our Szechényi Thermal Bath page.
The legendary chessplayers in the water
Warm water.. 38 degrees
