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Make your transition from 2008 to 2009 fun with a crawl through Budapest popular drinking spots. You may start your celebrations on Váci utca, the heart of Budapest capital and busy pedestrian area crowded on New Year’s Eve with revelers.
Then head for Kafana, the homely Serbian cafe that attracts…
03 Oct 2012
Yann Tiersen, best known for his music for Amelie and Good bye, Lenin movies is playing in Gödör Club with his band on the 28th of November.
Tiersen will be presenting his latest album On Tour (2006) he created with such featured performers as Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins, Diam's, Katel, DD la…
02 Oct 2012
Boat service run by Budapest public transport company during summer months might be a good alternative to costly tourist boats.
Though you do not have a guide on board talking about Budapest, you can still enjoy the city views and the flow of the Danube.
The boat runs from Boráros tér on the Pest…
02 Oct 2012
The 180-year-old Botanical Garden in Vácrátót is a natural preserve and the richest scientific plant collection of Hungary. The 27-hectare park is home to many plants from all over the world including species from Russian steppes, Central-Asian mountains, trees and shrubs from the Far East, and…
02 Oct 2012
Jewish Quarter of Budapest, the 7th district stretching between Rákóczi út and Andrássy út is probably most famous for the Great Synagogue, the largest synagogue of Europe, and the second largest one in the world.
But there is much more to this most densely populated district of Budapest that used…
02 Oct 2012
Bath Happy Hours
From 5th October 2010 Budapest baths will launch happy hours on weekdays when visitors have 50% discount on the entrance ticket. For instance, on Tuesday you can bathe half price in Lukács Bath, and on Thursday - in Gellért Bath.
From 11th October Gellért Bath will also run every…
02 Oct 2012
Budapest is hardly a shopping Mecca, but being a European capital it has its share of malls and streets to shop at.
Locals prefer shopping in malls conveniently scattered around the city, but visitors to Budapest like to combine sightseeing with buying a thing or two, and this is where shopping…
02 Oct 2012
The traditional Christmas market on Vörösmarty tér opened last weekend to stay till 29th of December is always a hit with locals and visitors to Budapest.
02 Oct 2012