Márk Kovács
Extraordinary stories of the Hungarian catering industry
We can often see celebrities and politicians at five-star hotels :)
The inventor of the telephone exchange, Tivadar Puskás, was born 175 years ago
"Tivadar Puskás was the first person to suggest the idea of a telephone exchange," Thomas Edison, Budapest, 1911
Naked men bathing banned in Rudas Spa because of public sex
"We made this decision because of the intense growth of tourism and also because #public #sex has gone out of control."
A Hungarian is the astrophotographer of 2019 – Photos
The president of the Hungarian Astrophotographer Association, László Francsics, won three different awards at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 Competition. Apart from his picture of the Full Moon turning red as it is entering the shadow of the…
Escape games of Hungarian origin have spread all around the world – VIDEO
The first escape room of the world opened in #Budapest back in 2011.
Hungarian billionaire couple buys one of the most expensive mansions in Los Angeles
A dream estate in LA, purchased by a Hungarian curler couple!
Enormous labour shortage at the Hungarian State Railways
Between 7:15 pm and 5:30 am, there was no ticket sales desk open at Keleti Railway Station. Passengers were advised to use the vending machines or purchase the tickets online, RTL News reported. The reason for the closed desk was…
Google to win its lawsuit against the Hungarian tax office
In 2017, penalties of one billion HUF (approximately 3,333,333 USD) were imposed on #Google.
Politicians of Fidesz now and then about abortion
Apparently, politicians of Fidesz see many issues differently than their former selves - e.g. abortion.
How one of the greatest Hungarian heroes became stigmatised as a traitor
12th September is a very shameful anniversary in Hungarian history. On this date in 1849, Lajos Kossuth (former Finance Minister and Governor of Hungary) wrote his letter to the Hungarian emissaries of France and England, in which he condemned Artúr…