Since 16 September and finishing tonight (September 20) it has been possible to visit cinemas in Budapest for around 600 forint per ticket. So, if you have no other plans for the rest of the evening, why not go to cinema?
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New Starbucks to open in Budapest
Some months ago Budapest was a city without Starbucks, and Hungary was a nation without Starbucks. Then the first one opened in WestEnd Citycenter, and now the second Starbucks is on the way. The new Starbucks will open in Kiraly utca 56 (if I remember correct), which is on the corner of Király Utca and the Erzsébet Körüt, meaning at the location where a KFC has been found so far. It doesn’t seem like if the KFC will close, they will just give some of their space to Starbucks fo them to be able to serve their coffee and snack bites at the same location.
Good news to people tired of standing in line at Starbucks in WestEnd!
Lots of tourists
September is a busy month in Budapest and especially on weekends the main attractions of Budapest are crowded with people. This weekend a whole lot of sights and cultural buildings can be visited for free, also buildings not open to public normally like the Sandor palace next to the castle. Picture below is taken from the Fishermens bastion!
Music at Vorosmarty ter
Below you can see a little video recorded at the Vorosmarty square in budapest earlier today! Enjoy!
Triathlon Budapest, September 8-12
Yesterday the Triathlon World Championship Series 2010 started in Budapest, and it will last until this Sunday. More than 4000 people will participate in this competition, with most competetors coming from abroad from all around the globe. The triathlon will lead to major roads being closed in these coming days, especially Saturday and Sunday when the lower river roads will be closed down and also the Chain Bridge and other important roads.
Still, this competition is great commercial for Budapest, and we hope that both participants and visitors will be able to enjoy the beauties of Budapest for a day or two, even though they are here because of the competition.
For more information on the Dextro Energy Triathlon, we recommend the official homepage of the competition.
http://budapest.triathlon.org/
If you are in town this weekend, do not forget the International Wine Festival of Budapest.
International Wine Festival coming up
Budapest International Wine Festival will start next Wednesday and last all the way until next Saturday (September 8 – 12). This is a great event bringing thousands of tourists to Budapest every year. If you like wine and would like to taste a whole lot, or only a little, Hungarian wine, this is the place to go.
We have made an event page for Budapest International Wine Festival, and there you can find more information about opening times, entrances fees and so on.
Budapest Fireworks 2010 Video
This years fireworks might not have been the best ever, but considering the fact that it for a long time looked as if there would be no fireworks at all, it was very nice. Below you can see a two minute video giving our visitors a taste of what the fireworks in Budapest August 20th 2010 were like.
For a video showing the fireworks in Budapest 2009, go here!
Budapest fireworks 2010 video
Hungary worlds 33 best nation to live in
The famous and popular magazine Newsweek has just recently published their list describing 100 nations and their standard of life. Based on eduction, health, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment they have made up their lists presenting the best and the worst places to live in of those 100 nations investigated.
The winner was Finland, followed by Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, Luxembourg, Norway, Canada, Netherlands, Japan and as number 10, Denmark.
Hungary ended up in a 33rd place, after Slovakia and Estonia, but before Lithuania and Costa Rica. The worst five nations were Uganda, Zambia, Cameron, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
See complete results and statistics
August 20 – Hungarian national day
August 20th is the national day of Hungary. That means that this Friday grocery stores and most shops will be closed, while restaurants and cinemas normally remain open. August 20th is celebrated in Hungary as it is the nameday of Hungary’s first king, King Stephen (István).
Most Hungarians stay at home and enjoy the date as a normal day off. The last years a big attraction has though been the Red Bull Air Race, which unfortunately was cancelled in Budapest this year. Earlier they also spoke of cancelling the annual fireworks (to use the money help people suffering from the floods in Hungary instead), but a company from Szombathely offered to stand the cost for an alternative and shorter firework show. Therefore at 21.00 there will be hopefully beautiful fireworks along the Danube in Budapest (see Fireworks 2009 video) !
There will be some special program by the Saint Stephens Basilica during daytime August 20th.
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Heat wave and Sziget Festival
Some people say a new heatwave is coming to Budapest this week. It probably depends on what weather forecast you see, but if its true, it should turn very warm from Tuesday/Wednesday. Great news, though I am afraid that it might become a bit to hot, at least for me!
This coming week the annual Sziget Festival starts as well, and all big news companies speak about all the mud still on the island, due to the heavy rain this summer. But, with a new heat wave coming up, this will hopefully not create big problems.
Tonight will be the start of the festival, though the official start is on Wednesday. Kispál és a Borz will enter the main stage of the festival at 20.00!
