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One of the most popular attractions of Budapest to be removed, but…

According to privatbankar.hu, Sziget Eye will be removed from Erzsébet Square. An even bigger Ferris wheel will be placed there.

The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) announced that several bus lines operate on detour for a week, because the Ferris wheel on Erzsébet Square will be demolished.

However, no reason for feeling down, since Sziget Eye Belváros will return in the spring of 2016 – sziget.hu promises. They claim that a new and even bigger Ferris wheel will replace the old one.

The change is not surprising: Károly Gerendai, one of the owners of Óriáskerék Kft. said in the spring of 2015 that they would place an own Ferris wheel instead of the previous leased one. The businessman – who owns Sziget Fesztivál as well – talked about the negotiations with a Turkish company about the purchase of a big wheel and also about the possibility to get a 5-year-long land use right from the Budapest local government. Gerendai added that the Ferris wheel would cost more than 4 million EUR (more than 1.2 billion HUF), privatbankar.hu wrote.

They promised that the wheel will be bigger than the current one and also it will operate both summer time and winter time, since the cabins will be air-conditioned.

In the current season, the adult tickets costed HUF 2400 (around EUR 8) and the children had to pay HUF 1500 (EUR 5) for a round that meant three laps in 8-10 minutes. The tourists enjoyed it, but the Hungarians found it too expensive. However, privatbankar.hu thinks even Budapest residents should try it once.

Although, you could see many distant points of the city, you could still feel that a couple of meters are missing for the experience to be perfect. Now the bigger Ferris wheel can correct this weakness.

Here you can see a video about the construction of the current Ferris wheel:

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SOON – The Night of Street Food in Budapest

The largest event of the Budapest street food scene will take place on December 10, Thursday from 18:00. In accordance with the previous “The Night of…” type events street food bars, burger bars and food trucks will be present at their known location and will provide 20-50% discounts and a special Advent menu to their visitors , Flyerz wrote.

There is already huge interest in the event, tables are reserved in more and more places. Uber has agreed to transport the visitors free of charge. Even now, there are masses who browse the street food database of Flyerz.hu, where you can find all providers who joined the Night of Street Food: their data, the description of their dishes and their discounts as well. It is worth to plan Thursday’s street food rout in advance in order to have enough time, and also to have space for each tasty morsel in our belly.

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Budapest street food pretty much came under the spotlight these years and has many attractions. For example, the School Bus is an outstanding curiosity, which has been converted from an American school bus into a moving restaurant. Or the W35, which represents the tex-mex style at a high level; its unique street food bars attract the lovers of the American and Mexican cuisine as well. Befalo Bill has been the most-mentioned nowadays; it uses the latest preparation methods to smoke its juicy meats, on hard wood, which presents an entirely new taste to the meat lovers. Sza-Sa Burger offers a quality experience for the followers of classic shapes and tastes in the suburb of Budapest.

Along with them, street food bars and food trucks are waiting for the fans at more than 60 locations. The complete list of discounts and the menu selection is available on the website www.flyerz.hu.

Facebook event: The Flyerz Presents: The Night of Street Food
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Here are all the Neopaint Firewalls of Budapest

Neopaint started painting in public spaces of Budapest in 2010, since then more than 20 of their paintings can be seen  throughout the city. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu always tries to report on their newest creations. Now, take a look at all the firewalls of Budapest colored by Neopaint.

The aim of Neopaint creative group has been since its inception to paint firewalls with possible subjects that carry real value in addition to their visual attraction. One of the primary criteria at the selection and design of the pictures is that it has to match the environment and carry some information; it has to “make sense”. They do not want to impose their own art to the city. Instead they try to take into account that giant pictures are seen by many people regardless of age and sex, and the most important aim is for the people to like what they see.

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Beautiful aerial photographs on nocturnal lights of Budapest – VIDEO

According to travelo.hu, this video has started to spread on the Internet only a few days ago, but it was actually made last year by the Hungarian video team called Photo from above. Hungary debuted with the video on the St Petersburg Christmas Fair’s main stage last December, and now for some reason, it appeared again on Facebook. That is quite understandable, since if someone watches the film, one will see immediately confirmed why Budapest has been on the list of the world’s most beautiful cities every year.

In the short film called Budapest, the city of lights, some of the capital’s attractions can be seen from a bird’s eye view, where the city presents a very different face of itself thanks to the floodlights and the nocturnal lights. Only a few of them, since the film was made from their own money, and they only had so much. The recordings were made with the remote multicopter technology, which has the advantage of being able to take off even in a narrow field, navigate between buildings and levitate at a standstill, however also has its disadvantage: its price. Still, the video sequence in coordination with the music is still sufficiently impressive.

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Photo: Budapest – a city of light Yotube video
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Paris after the attack: useful information for tourists

According to turizmusonline.hu, the French government has declared a state of emergency and introduced exceptional measures after the November 13 attacks. Here is the information of the French Tourism Office on when the main touristic attractions reopen and what happens to the public transport.

Tourist attractions reopen at the following times (source:http://uk.france.fr)

Cultural sites

  • Since the afternoon of Monday 16 November, public cultural sites in Paris and the Île-de-France region have re-opened to the general public.
  • The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre-Dame cathedral are now open.
  • Louvre Museum (usual weekly closing on Tuesday), the Philharmonie de Paris, the Grand Palais and Centre Georges Pompidou are all open.
  • The Château de Versailles is now open.

Attractions

  • The Lido de Paris, Crazy Horse, Bateaux Parisiens and Moulin Rouge re-opened on Tuesday 17 November.
  • Disneyland
  • Paris, Vincennes Zoo and Paris Aquarium are re-opening today, Wednesday 18 November.
  • The Christmas Market on the Champs-Élysées and the Big Wheel on Place de la Concorde will re-open at 2pm on Wednesday.

Shopping

The city’s major department stores and main shopping centers re-opened their doors on Monday November 16.

Events

The switching on of the Christmas illuminations on the Champs-Élysées, scheduled for Wednesday 18 November, has been postponed.

The “Saint-Germain des Neiges” winter event has been cancelled.

The United Nations COP21 Climate Change Conference will still take place from 30 November to 11 December.

Transport

Systematic checks will take place at all entry points into France for passengers arriving by road, rail, sea and air.

Flights

Airports in Paris are operating normally, including all domestic and international flights. Pre-boarding checks have been tightened so please allow for additional delays.

Trains

The SNCF is operating a normal service to destinations around France and abroad. Please allow extra time for additional checks for international services.

Metro and bus services in Paris

The city’s metro system, buses, trams and RER rail network are operating normally and stations are open.

Three people died and five people were arrested in a police action

Three people died and five people were arrested in the wake of last week’s bombings in Paris on Wednesday morning, during the police action initiated in Saint Denis, which is located north of Paris – the Paris prosecutor and other sources said.

The action was launched after 4 am at a flat located on a pedestrian street of the small town in less than a kilometer away from the stadium Stade de France. The target was the suspected main organizer of last Friday’s Paris attacks, the 28-year-old Belgian citizen called Abdelhamid Abaaoud. The man joined the ISIS in Syria in 2013, and he became one of the most well-known face and executioner of the organization.

Police sources say a woman blew herself up and two other terrorists died or were killed by the commandos.

Three additional people, who barricaded themselves in the apartment, have been arrested, but according to the prosecutor’s office report in the early morning the action has not been over yet. The media says there has been silence in the closed area for a long time. Two other people caught by the police, they were not in the flat, turizmusonline.hu wrote.

According to official statements, last Friday’s terrorist attacks were committed by three terrorist commandos in seven locations, the attacks had 129 victims and an additional seven bombers died – six of them blew themselves up, one was killed by the commandos. Five attackers have been identified, at least three of them fought as jihadist in Syria. An international arrest warrant has been issued against the 8th suspected attacker, Salah Abdeslam, and a 9th suspected assailant has been also looked for since Tuesday night, but his/her identity has not been revealed yet.

President Francois Hollande said “the act of war was planned in Syria, organized in Belgium and carried out in France”.

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Budapest is one of the world’s most hipster cities

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, Budapest VII district is the third – after London-Dalton and Berlin Kreuzberg – on the list of Europe’s most hipster destinations, ahead of such parts of Barcelona, Madrid and Amsterdam – turizmus.hu wrote.

Global Trend Report study was presented on the occasion of World Market Travel 10th time this year. The travel destinations of hipsters have been reviewed in Europe this year.

“You could argue on whether hipster as a collective noun really means, you may be doubted whether there is still renewing power in the hipster subculture, one thing is certain: there has not been a more growing area in tourism in recent years than hipster attractions and neighborhoods offering unconventional adventures” – the portal wrote.

According to the study, those European cities could achieve spectacular increase in traffic that could arouse the interest of mobile travelers susceptible of new things.

Key Hipster Destinations in Europe 2015

Area / district – City

Dalston – London

Kreuzberg – Berlin

District VII -Budapest

Sodermalm – Stockholm

Norrebro – Copenhagen

Gracia – Barcelona

Malasana – Madrid

Noord – Amsterdam

Miera iela – Riga

Kalamaja – Tallinn

Source: Euromonitor

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Photo: http://crazybudapest.blog.hu

Doll Museum: a real fairy-tale world in Tihany

Aniko Morocz, author of Elet ize blog visited the Doll Museum in Tihany with her daughter. In the special collection, you can see theater scene, interior, kitchen environment and general store, too, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu wrote.

According to Aniko Morocz, the Doll Museum, which was founded in 1994, is the result of the Filotas family’s private collection of four decades. First, they began it as a hobby, and then they collected the dolls with a growing passion. They themselves realized after many years what kind of culture historical treasures are hidden in the attic of old houses.

In 1993, they thought the collection is so rich that is should be exhibited. Then they decided to create the Tihany Doll Museum. The exhibition offers the visitors a unique experience, and it encourages the collectors to the further collection work.

The Doll Museum is Hungary’s antique collection recognized throughout Europe. You can find here the almost all German porcelain-doll-making workshops’ products from the 40s of the 19th century – from the beginning of porcelain-doll manufacturing – until 1920, the ceasing of production, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu wrote.

The visitors can learn the European folklore and the Hungarian folk costumes at the colorful exhibition rich in doll specialties. The real special feature of the museum is that dolls are not organized by a scientific sterile way, but in real-world environment showing the former fashion and lifestyle as well.

Each doll can be seen in their original clothes, arranged in scenes.

The furniture around the dolls faithfully reflect the taste of aristocratic, bourgeois of the Reform Age and the Biedermeier Age.

In addition to the high-value German and French porcelain dolls, sometimes you can see battered teddy bears and other stuffed animals as well.

There is trademark of the Tihany Doll Museum on the dolls which are designed and produced by the company in collaboration with renowned artists. They are also purchased in a limited edition. On the occasion of the Doll Museum’s opening, commemorative copies were made in a 50-piece limited edition. These dolls are created by doll-maker Eva Szurdi.

The Doll Museum is located in the center of Tihany, in a beautifully-renewed old farmhouse. Upon entering the museum, we find ourselves immediately in a fairy-tale. Not only the children are struck dumb by seeing the last-century ferris wheel and the nearly 600 dolls. Among many other attractions, you can find here a black doll worth HUF 1 million, which is a real rarity.

Address:
Tihany Doll Museum
Tihany, Visszhang u. 4.
+36 84 448 431

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Photo: Tihany Doll Museum

Here you can see the most beautiful buildings of Budapest from inside

Velvet.hu showed a couple of Budapest locations with Google Street View from inside, for which you should have to pay to enter.

Here you can see the interior of the Hungarian Parliament. In front of you, there is the Holy Crown guarded by two soldiers, but you can also walks through almost the whole building.

Maybe you miss the visit of the Railway History Park from your childhood? Now you can see these mesmerizing railroad tracks, all for free!

If you would like to see the nice fountain of Margaret Island, just click above!

The Szechenyi Thermal Bath is the largest medicinal bath in Europe, so no wonder why so many tourists and local people visit it. The bath is located in the City Park, next to the Circus and the Zoo.

The Hungarian State Opera, which is built in a neo-Renaissance style, is located on Andrassy Road. There is the chance to see it from inside without having to pay the quite expensive entry ticket.

Taban lies on the Buda side of the Danube. The area has a Memorial of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the Semmelweis Museum of Medical History.

If you are not tired of hills, here comes Kissvabhegy which is a natural reserve. And you do not even have to climb it to see the view.

Velvet.hu presented Harmashatarhegy as the last hill of the compilation. You can see her a nice path and you can also watch the life’s little beauties.

St. Stephen’s Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica near Bajcsy-Zsillinszky Road metro station. This is one of the most famous and most beautiful religious and touristic attractions of Hungary. You can see the interior immediately!

The Dohany Street Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue of Europe, built in the 19th century. It seats 3000 people and is the center of Neolog Judaism.

Not everyone is given the opportunity to see the Great Market Hall after closing time, but now you can visit the building totally alone!

ELTE University Library is the main library of Eotvos Lorand University. It is located at Ferenciek Square metro station. You can enter the ELTE University Library without any registration right now.

The ELTE Botanical Garden is one of the most fantastical places, but it costs even the students HUF 400. It was founded in the 18th century to help medical students, now it is a nature reserve.

Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden is the oldest zoo park in Hungary and one of the oldest in the world. It has more than a thousand animal species and is located in the City Park. Now you can visit it totally alone.

There is an odd one out: the Veresegyhaz Bear Park. It is the only bear shelter in Central Europe with more than a dozen of bears. It is located in Veresegyhaz, near Budapest.

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On this weekend – World’s largest Smart meeting in Budapest

According to turizmusonline.hu, Smart Times international car meeting will be held between August 28 and 29. This year will be the 15th time, and the event will be organized in Budapest. It aims to forge together the Smart community and establish relationship with Smart fans from all around the world.

The program of this year’s festival was introduced as part of a busy press event on the first day of summer, and the newest models of Smart, Smart Fortwo and Smart Forfour, were also presented which could be tried in a test drive.

The press conference was held in Design Terminal, Erzsebet Square, where Smart brand leader dr. Annette Winkler, Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Hungary Kft. and Peter Farago, Director of Hungarian Tourism Zrt. were also present. Every year, a new city hosts the event since 2011. The Budapest location is also special because it is the first capital where the Smart meeting takes place.

It is quite worth visiting the event, because more than 1200 Smarts and nearly 3000 visitors are expected from more than 33 countries of the world. The festival entrance will be free and there will be a number of unique programs. At a preliminary accompanying event, the interested participating in car rides can learn the most beautiful landscapes of Hungary from August 26. Felvonulasi Square will host the main attractions on August 28-29, where concerts, dance performances, DJs and silent disco will entertain the visitors. The main attraction will be Mary Popkids on Friday evening and The Biebers on Saturday; both of them are free. The most significant experience will certainly be the Smart parade, where the cars take a two-hour-long trip jointly. The route leads from Hungaroring to the city center, touching the bank of the Danube.

Smart day is an event which has touristic importance; therefore Hungarian Tourism Zrt. helped organizing it, since Budapest is the center of the Hungarian tourism. Small cars suggest environmental awareness and tourist associate with a city with clean air – the press conference told. They want to show, besides the traditional attractions, the trendy, youthful face of Hungary for the people arriving from different countries.

The participation registration for Smart Times 15 meeting can be found at www.smarttimes15.com, but of course, not just Smart owners are welcomed for the event, since visitors can try Smart cars and can participate in workshops related to the brand.

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Britain’s Got Talent winner Attraction premieres in China

(MTI) – Hungarian shadow theatre company Attraction has been selected to perform in Chinese state television CCTV’s new year’s gala show, the company’s director told MTI’s Beijing correspondent on Thursday.

Zoltan Szucs said their winning performance in London on Britain’s Got Talent last year became a world hit. The TV show during Chinese New Year is traditionally watched on by over a billion people.

Szucs did not reveal the theme of their performance, but leaked reports suggest they will evoke the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the panda in their shadow forms.

He added that feedback so far had been positive and a China tour would be inevitable.

Photo: www.vjm.hu

Budapest’s surprise attraction: sharks

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. And even though it has got rivers (like the Danube and the Tisza) and a couple of large lakes, Hungary is surprisingly famous for its… SHARKS!

The New Europe webiste according, the sharks are among Budapest’s most popular tourist attractions. Hundreds of people come from far and wide each week to see the sharks swimming in huge tanks. This is all thanks to the Tropicarium Budapest, which is Central Europe’s largest aquarium.

sharkThe New Europe said, The Tropicarium opened more than a decade ago. The mastermind is a Hungarian businessman named Károly Farkasdi, who spent more than 30 years in Sweden. Today, the aquarium is home to many of Hungary’s freshwater fish, as well as huge predators from the deep seas. It also features a man-made tropical rainforest that is home to exotic birds and monkeys.

But it’s the sharks that attract the most attention. The eight sharks at Tropicarium swim in a tank that is four metres deep and contains 1.4m litres of salt water – enough to fill four Olympic size swimming pools.

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Breathtaking pictures of mountain pool named as Hungary’s top tourist spot

Take a sneaky peek at this stunning mountain pool rumoured to be Hungary’s best kept secret – we think we can see why, Mirror reports.

There a few things guaranteed to take your breath away, but these jaw-dropping scenes surely offer a slice of paradise. This isolated mountain lake nestled by golden autumnal trees and a 210ft rock face is a vision of beauty – so much so, the Hungarians have named it their top beauty spot.

Mirror according, the mountain pool, near the city of Sarospatak (from Budapest two and a half hour by car) in the county of Borsod-Abauj Zemplen, was once a fully-operational mine of soft rock and stone. But it has been open to the public since it closed for business in 1907, when it became a natural lake as rain water trickled down the 1062ft mountain. Visitors can experience the wonder of the 21ft-deep pool by accessing it through a gorge. And that’s just what photographer Robert Nemeti did to capture these amazing images.

Go on, take a look and be impressed!

More pictures are HERE!