After a break since 2010 RyanAir is about to return to Budapest again. As of March 12th they will start with five routes from Budapest. The destinations are: Dublin, London, Bologna, Birmingham and Bristol. Visit the RyanAir webpage.
In addition to this Wizz Air launches a new flight to Dortmund, flying 2-3 times a week. Visit the WizzAir webpage.
So this makes it easier to visit Budapest, and easier for us in Budapest to visit other places!
Yesterday we finally had the chance of visiting the newly opened Hard Rock Cafe in Budapest. So, Hard Rock Cafe was the location for our Saturday lunch, and we were not disappointed. The dishes on the menu are quite similar to the ones you can find in a Friday’s restaurant, and the price level is very much the same. But, the quality is far, far better!
We ended up eating a big hamburger and a fajita with beef and chicken. For dessert we had a brownie with chocolate sauce, ice cream and whipped cream.
The quality of the meat served in the hamburger was great and tasty. Almost felt like a good beef, very juicy and delicious! The fries served to the hamburger was just perfect. To the fajita we got 4 tortillas and lots of snack to fill the tortillas with. No complains at all!
For dessert we had the brownie which followed the quality of the rest of the meal, great stuff. In addition to this we had one drink each and the final price was 11,000 HUF (35 Euro). A bit more expensive than most restaurants in Budapest, a little bit more expensive than Fridays, but much, much better… so we are already planning our return to Hard Rock Cafe.
Again, Happy New Year – and see you soon in Budapest!
Since the first Sherlock Holmes film with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law many has been waiting for the successor. Here it is, and as of today you can see it in Budapest cinemas. The film has arrived in Hungary a bit later than many other nations in Europe and in the world, but now it is finally here. For a foretaste, take a look at the Sherlock Holmes trailer. It doesn’t seem to be as good as the first one, but hopefully we are wrong. Anyone see it? What do you think?
The Sherlock Holmes film has received good critics on for example IMDB, but in the end it is all about whether I like it or not.
Sherlock Holmes trailer
We have written a lot of articles about Hard Rock Cafe in Budapest, and we have received a lot of questions from people curious whether they will find a Hard Rock Cafe in Budapest as they come, or not. Well, the time of waiting is over! Hard Rock Cafe has finally landed and since Wednesday last week visitors have been filling the restaurant ready to grab nice hamburgers and buy traditional Hard Rock Cafe articles.
For pictures from the new Hard Rock Cafe restaurants, visit our Hard Rock Cafe Budapest page.
The restaurant is located in the heart of Budapest, at the Vörösmarty Square, so it should be easy to find for everyone in Budapest, even if you have not clue at all about where things can be found in Budapest. Enjoy, and time to grab a burger!!
As of 2011 a new Christmas market has been opened in Budapest. The new market is located in front of Saint Stephens Basilica, and it looks totally amazing. Not so many people have noticed it yet, but hopefully this is the start of a tradition that will turn more and more popular for every single year passing by. Just take a look at the pictures, and head over to the square as soon as possible 🙂
Some pictures from the new Christmas Market
The Museum of Fine Arts has a fine exhibition going currently named: “El Greco to Rippl-Rónai.” This is an exhibition is a tribute to Marcell Jánoshalmi Nemes who was one of the most significant art collectors in early twentieth-century Hungary, as well as one of its most contradictory figures, whose extensive activities as both an art patron and collector became legendary during his own lifetime.
At the exhibition you can see treasured pieces of Nemes’s former El Greco collection, and also wroks from Mihály Munkácsy, Károly Ferenczy, József Rippl-Rónai, Pál Szinyei Merse, Béla Uitz, Károly Kernstok and János Vaszary.
El Greco to Rippl-Rónai
Museums of Fine Arts
October 26, 2011 – February 19, 2012
December can be a very cold month in Budapest and in Hungary, but there are plenty of good and nice programs in this period as well. Check out our list beneath for pieces of advice and recommendations.
– Visit the popular Christmas markets in Budapest
– Go ice skating in the City Park
– Enjoy the 5 course Hungarian winedinner in the centre of Budapest
– Visit Szentendre for winetasting, shopping, Christmas market and more fun
– Do a daytrip to the Christmas markets in Vienna
– Enjoy a thai massage in Lian Thai Massage
– Visit the Alexandra BookCafe in Andrassy Út
– Check out a performance in the Hungarian State Opera
– Eat a newly baked Chimney cake (kürtöskalács). Eat it while drinking some hot wine.
– Learn how to make Hungarian food at a nice coooking school
– Taste Hungarian beer at our brewery tour
We wish everyone a wonderful December, a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Fantastic news to Andre Rieu fans in Hungary. He is finally coming to Hungary and to Budapest in May 2012. It will for sure be an awesome concert with lots of humour, the way we know it from Andre Rieu, and first of all wonderful music. Andre Rieu is a master of his instrument and wherever he goes large crowds and packed concert venues await him. The same will happen in Budapest as Andre Rieu will play and perform May 5th, the concert itself starting at 20.00 in Papp László Budapest Sportarena. If you would like to be there, order your tickets online as soon as possible for the Andre Rieu concert in Budapest.
Andre Rieu Budapest 2012
May 5th, 2012 – 20.00
Budapest Sportarena
Tickets: WorldTicketShop
Since October 30th this year SkyWork has launched a direct flight between Budapest and Bern, which means it is even easier to get from Budapest to Switzerland, if that should be interesting. If you would like to use this offer in either direction, check out the Skywork webpage located at: http://www.flyskywork.com/
