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 […]
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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 […]
On Margit Island, Budapest, more than 500 athletes did exercises together. The reason for this sports convention is easy to explain: the instructor’s name was Carl Lewis. The 51 years old, 9 times Olympian Champion arrived in Hungary to promote BudapestHalf Marathon, which will take place on 9 September. The […]
I bet, dear reader, you don’t know too much about the Hungarian songs or Hungarian pop music. No wonder. The country was isolated from the western world for decades, and our exotic language is not a big advantage from this point of view either. Nevertheless, Hungarian pop music has had […]
A month ago I wrote that Bruce Willis was Budapest shooting his new film called A Good Day to Die Hard. Well, according to the news he has not finished the movie yet, he is still in Budapest. In the photo, which was taken today, he is at Budapest Airport, […]
In some days’ time the biggest Hungarian festival Sziget will start. This year the event will take 8 days and nearly 400 thousand people are expected to arrive at the Danube island of the Hungarian capital city Budapest. Among the headliners there are acts such as Snoop Dogg, the Killers, […]
The British Lewis Hamilton won the 27th Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring track of Mogyoród near Budapest on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus) and Romain Grosjean (Lotus) Results 1. Lewis Hamilton (British, McLaren) 1:41:05.503 2. Kimi Räikkönen (Finnish, Lotus) 1.032 sec behind 3. Romain Grosjean […]
Thursday: The German Sebastian Vettel on arriving at the track Michael Schumacher is popping in a truck Mark Webber is giving driving advice to the Hungarian model Sylvi Bódi Jenson Button (Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes) is waving to the folks (or somebody) Still Thurstday: Curious people at the pits Lewis Hamilton of […]
At one of the Budapest’s busiest junctions five Hungarian Playmates stopped the traffic to advertise „Magyar Nagydíj” that will take place this weekend. The models, dressed up as grid girls, also invited the people the after party following the race.