Budapest4week

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Caves in Budapest

The longest cave of Budapest is the Palvolgyi Cave. The other major cave systems in Budapest are Matyas-hegyi cave, Ferenc-hegyi cave, Jozsef-hegyi cave and Szemlo-hegyi cave.

Hungarian Public Holidays 2013

New Year’s Day – Újév
Tue 1/Jan/2013
Memorial Revolution Day 1848 – Nemzeti ünnep
Fri 15/Mar/2013
Easter Monday – Húsvéthétfő
Mon 1/Apr/2013
Labour Day – A munka ünnepe
Wed 1/May/2013
Whit Sunday - Pünkösd
Sun 19/ May/2013
Whit Monday (Pentecost) – Pünkösdhétfő
Mon 20/May/2013

St. Stephens Day – Szent István ünnepe
Tue 20/Aug/2013
Memeorial Revolution Day 1956 – Nemzeti ünnep
Wed 23/Oct/2013
All Saint’s Day – Mindenszentek
Fri 1/Nov/2013
Christmas Day – Karácsony
Wed 25/Dec/2013
2nd Day of Christmas – Karácsony másnapja
Thu 26/Dec/2013
Bridge Public Holiday
Fri 27/Dec/2013 (Compensated 21 Dec)

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix 2013, Budapest

For Formula One Funs, and others who love high speed. The Hungaroring is a motor-racing circuit near the small town of Mogyoród, 18 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. The track was completed in 1986, when Hungary was still behind the iron curtain, and was an instant fan favorite. With tight and twisting corners, this track has led to some of the most exciting races in F1 history.

The main race takes place on 28th July, Sunday but qualifying runs will be held on the two previous days. You can also take a Public Pit Walk with a valid Grand Prix ticket on 25th July, Friday between 16.00 and 19.00. - See more at: http://www.budapest-tourist-guide.com/f1-hungarian-grand-prix.html#sthash.dMzMUIK1.dpuf

Qualifying runs will be held at 26th, and 27th July and the main race takes place at 28th July, Sunday.

St. Stephen's Basilica

St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent István-bazilika) is a Roman Catholic basilica named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038). It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary. It has a width of 55 metres, and length of 87.4 metres. It was completed in 1905 after 54 years of construction.

The architectural style is Neo-Classical. The facade is anchored by two large bell towers. In the southern tower is Hungary's biggest bell, weighing over 9 tonnes. Visitors may access the dome by elevators or by climbing 364 stairs for a 360° view overlooking Budapest.

Organ concerts in the Basilica take place Thursday evenings about a 20.00 and last a little over an hour.

1051, Budapest Szent István tér 1

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Lake near the Vajdahunyad castle

Lake near the Vajdahunyad castle - City Park has the largest artificial ice surface in Europe, opened in 1870. It is turned into a boating lake in the summer.

Prices in Hungary - Source: Numbeo.com
Markets
Milk (regular), 1 liter	205.00 Ft
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)	180.00 Ft
Rice (1kg)	290.50 Ft
Eggs (12)	480.00 Ft
Local Cheese (1kg)	1,500.00 Ft
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)	1,400.00 Ft
Apples (1kg)	300.00 Ft
Oranges (1kg)	350.00 Ft
Tomato (1kg)	400.00 Ft
Potato (1kg)	160.00 Ft
Lettuce (1 head)	160.00 Ft
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	100.00 Ft
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	1,000.00 Ft
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	200.00 Ft
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	300.00 Ft

Vist@NetCafe Internet Cafe

Vist@NetCafe is located in the heart of Budapest close to the Western Train Station.

It's a well-equipped(headsets, webcams) Internet Cafe with 40 computer stations, which can be also used for gaming. Most applications you need are already installed (including MSN Messenger, ICQ, Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, Google Talk, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, Acrobat Reader, Codecs, Flash, Java, etc...).
You can also also find all the equipment you would find in a modern office (fax, printer, scanner, etc...).

Working Time: non-stop (0-24h). Address: Budapest XIII, Váci út 6. Map