According to the official data a record number 19,200 runners entered the 2012 Spar Marathon in Budapest, which took place on 7 October. Just after the start, the rummer in Andrássy street (Photo: MTI) This year the fastest runner was Gábor Józsa (2h 21m 6s), while among the women Tímea […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Some days ago I wrote about the debate over a Budapest park which got its name after the Turkish statesmen Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Now, the disagreement can been seen by anybody: the statue of Atatürk, which stands in the park, has been covered with red paint. The police are investigating […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico signed an agreement on Tuesday about building a new bridge between the two countries over the river Danube. The bridge will have been built by 2016 or 2017 and as far as the costs are concerned they will go […]
After some debate and hesitation a new park in Budapest got its name after Kemal Atatürk, the Turkish statesman of the 20th century. The decision was not easy, the local council had changed its mind more times considering the diplomatic tense Between Hungary and Armenia. How does Armenia come into […]
American higher education website Superscholar.org recently published a list called „The 10 Smartest People AliveToday”. The author confesses that it is not so easy to define the adjective “smart”, but on the basis of IQ and accomplishment 10 people are listed at the website as “unworthy of being called some […]
Hollywood director Oliver Stone is in Hungary at the moment to give „master classes” at Puskin Cinema Pin Budapest. At a press conference he said that Hungarian audience is curious and asks him clever questions. Oliver Stone is giving a master class in Budapest. On the right is Andrew G. […]
Everybody knows that Hungarians are good horse riders. They are good at bulls too. Now, it is official. Some weeks ago the 19-year old David Lakatos, who uses the nickname “Bendegúz” won the title of the best European bull rider. The competition took place in France, and the trophy means […]
A lady rider Jennifer Vass won this year’s National Gallop in Hungary. The lady represented Budapest Ferencváros in this unique race that takes place every year in Heroes’ Square. Some years ago I visited the Italian town Sienna. In this picturesque historic town every year there is a horse race […]
The story that happened in Budapest on 12 September 2012 could have come from a Hollywood comedy, however, it is difficult to laugh at it. On Wednesday, around midday, the news about a gunned student at Budapest University of Technology (BME) spread fast in the Hungarian media. According to the […]
The first tram rails in Budapest were built in 1887 between the West railway station and Király street. It means that the system is 125 years old now, and the anniversary is going to be celebrated in various ways The tram is 125 years old in Budapest – says the […]