Tickets can be bought on the spot, so if you would like to be there, just get to the Margeret Island and the Island Athletic Centre, and get hold of your ticket there. The name of the event is “This is the Day” (Ez az a nap)!
This is the Day 2010
Margaret Island Athletic Centre
June 19, 15.30-22.30
This weekend we added some historical articles about Hungary to our “Hungary Guide“. They might not be very interesting for the majority of our visitors, but if you are interested in history, and especially in monasticism and monastic life, then this is for you. The articles we wrote feature information about monasticism in Hungary, and about the most important different monastic orders active in Hungary in the past, and still today.
Check it out, if it sounds interesting 🙂
Hungary Guide – Monasticism in Hungary
Last week during a half-day excursion to Szentendre we just made some pictures. They needed to use sandbags to protect the city from the Danube, and though it worked, they still had big trouble with ground water. During the excursion we visited a wine cellar. The water of course didn’t reach the building, but due to much water in the ground, the cellar still was “attacked” by water and work was being done getting the water out as we were there tasting the delicious Hungarian wines! The guests didn’t mind, in fact the truly enjoyed both the wine cellar, the guided tour inside it, and of course the wine!
More information about the half-day excursion to Szentendre
Some Szentendre pictures
The topic says it all, but I guess I should write it again. The lower riverside roads are open for traffic again. This did not happen this morning, but they have in fact been open for some days. This means that things are a little bit better again for car owners in Budapest, but to claim that things are good would be a lie (because it has never been so)!
And, right now as this text is written there are clouds on the sky, and it has in fact been raining a little bit. Refreshing after some days with no clouds, and just a lot of sunshine!
Sting is an amazing artist, he has been to Budapest before, and now he is coming back to amaze his fans in Hungary. If you would like to be there, it is worth knowing that the concert will take place in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena, November 6th. The event is supposed to start at 20.00, and tickets can be ordered using the link below.
If you would like to have some fun, maybe do a winetasting while in Budapest, check out our winetasting page!
Do not forget that one day after the Sting concert Lady GaGa comes to Budapest, and one day after Lady GaGa performs, Joe Satriani will have a concert!
Sting Budapest
Budapest Sportarena
November 6, 20.00 – 2010
Tickets: WorldTicketShop
From time to time we receive emails from people requesting airport transfers, guided tours, winetasting and similar activities who type in email addresses not working and so on. That is always sad, as we are not able to give the help we would love to give!
A few hours ago we received an email from someone requesting a winetasting outside of Budapest, tomorrow! We would love to help, arrange and make this true, but then we sadly realized that the person did not use a valid email address. So much for the help we wanted to give!
Therefore, when you contact us make sure to give us a working email address, cellphone number – and help is on the way within shortly!
Cafe Kör is known to be one of the best restaurants in Budapest, and not without a reason. I recently had a chance to go there to eat dinner, and yet another time I was reminded about the difference between a poor, an average and a good restaurant.
We have recently eaten average food in Szeged Vendéglő, quite poor food at Fat Mo’s and then Cafe Kör was a breath of fresh air. Of course these restaurants are not meant to be compared either, but still… I ate together with four others and I am quite used to the problem that I do not like all the food being served. But, this time I was amazed! All food that was served was amazing, the staff smiled and served us patiently and the restaurant was packed throughout the entire evening. Without a table reservation it is almost impossible to get a table at Cafe Kör in the evenings.
In a time when most restaurants fight to get customers drop by, Cafe Kör simply draws people in, and they do it with great food and great service. The menu is everchanging so you have plenty of reasons to return.
Some people would say it is negative that they only accept payment in cash and that the interior is unmodern. But, it draws people and if you have not been there, why not go to Cafe Kör tonight for a dinner there (or probably tomorrow, as you are late out with your table reservation) and enjoy the food, the service, the interior and everything. Feel free to share your thoughts on the restaurants with us later either here, or on the Cafe Kör page.
Two days ago, early Tuesday, the Danube peaked at 827cm. Now the river is moving back towards normal status, though very slowly. This means that the lower riverside roads will be opened up early next week only, probably! That is unfortunate for everyone with car, as the closed roads lead to even more lines and waiting for innercity drivers. Since the Danube is subsiding this is probably the last post with flood pictures for now, but we hope you will enjoy these pictures.
Earlier flood pictures: pictures 1 – pictures 2
We will add some more pictures to our Facebook profile, so if you would like to see more, check out Budapest Guide on Facebook!
Floodpictures from Budapest
Dining Guide has just released the names of the ten best restaurants in Budapest, according to their own research and a lot of tasting made in different Budapest restaurants. Below you can find the list, and notice that the top 10 restaurants are listed alphabetically. Dining Guide will later present the final list presenting the best restaurants, but so far they shortened the list to only ten restaurants. Now they will visit these regularly, check out their food, and based on this vote for a winner, which we off course will write about later.
Dining Guide Top 10 Budapest restaurants 2010, according to Dining Guide:
– Alabárdos
– Aranyszarvas
– Babel Delicate
– Bock Bisztró
– Chaetau Visz
– Costes
– Csalogány 26
– Fausto’s
– Kistücsök
– Onyx
This Friday we posted some pictures showing how much water is in the Danube currently. Since then even more water has arrived, and now it is almost 8 metres above normal level. The carroad running down along the Danube has been closed since Friday afternoon and I guess from tomorrow it will be loads of traffic and long lines for those coming to Budapest with car.
The pictures below were taking Saturday evening, and you can see the Castle in the background, the Chain Bridge and so on!
Budapest flood pictures (June4th, 2010)
