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A warming lunch for this wintery spring—bean soup at Szatyor (XI. Bartók Béla út 36; Mon-Fri 12-01 Sat-Sun 14-01). Just make sure you check your change, because some waiters there suffer from dyscalculia: give you less and then even deny it. But soup is very good, yeah. 5 cafes in Budapest
26 Mar 2013
On 15th of March when Hungary was deeply covered in snow, the interior ministry sent text messages to all mobile phone subscribers, telling them to stay in their cars as long as their fuel lasted, then move to other vehicles to stay warm. @ Chili Bar, IX. Tompa 7
21 Mar 2013
Enjoying the architectural marvels of downtown Budapest it is almost hard to imagine that there are buildings of other types too, scattered on the edges of the city: the housing estates. Rarely visited by tourists and ignored by travel guides, they are, however, a huge part of city’s life. Here is…
17 Mar 2013
The monument to Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Budapest. She was loved by Hungarians, and they named many things after her, including that white bridge behind. She had very long and abundant hair, and it took at least two hours for her to 'wash & go'. She used this time to learn foreign…
27 Feb 2013
Designers have created this 'tea' ad for Budapest Bank. But instead of tea we see here cocoa with marshmallows. Why don't they see it? Using images from photo stocks is sometimes too cheap, no, dear bankers?
26 Feb 2013
Deep in the industrial zone of the 9th district of Budapest, there is a warehouse with design gems. This is Möbelkunst, the collection of retro furniture mostly from 50-60-70's and more.
27 Jan 2013
The figures of ice skaters on the wall of indoor ice rink at Ferenc Puskás Stadium built between 1948 and 1953 and named after Hungary's greatest footballer.
25 Jan 2013
What a great thick fog we have for New Years eve this season! Just a few images from around Raday utca.
31 Dec 2012
We love our pre-Christmas in Germany. Because what can get you in holiday spirit better than Tannenbaum-flavoured Glühwine and Heiligenacht-spruced grilled sausages? Full of mulled wine and sausages, we returned to Budapest on December 24, fully prepared for the “everything closed!” days to come…
25 Dec 2012
This Sunday we had lovely fog in Budapest. It was almost autumn like, although it is December.
16 Dec 2012
In 1945 retreating German army have blown all bridges across Danube paralysing the life of Budapest. A pontoon bridge laid soon afterwards was not enough, and at some point it couldn't be used at all because of icepacks on the Danube. The new bridge had to be constructed swiftly, and thus Kossuth…
29 Nov 2012
The usual sight in the biggest shopping mall in Budapest, Arena Plaza. In Hungary (and Eastern Europe in general), shopping malls are increasingly becoming the preferred pastime for many people.
21 Nov 2012