Sight to Budapest downtown

The Citadel, was built by Julius Jacob von Haynau after the 1848-49 revolution, on the top of Gellert Hill. Almost all tourists visiting Budapest goes to Citadela checking the view, because here is the most beautiful view over the downtown of Budapest.
The Citadela under the World War II was a major military object, defence weapons were set up here. During World War II air-raid bunker were built with three level under. Now it hosts the panopticon and authentic objects. The exhibition documenting the historical events. The bunker can be seen also on the images the "Siege of Budapest"'s archive, is a powerful photo exhibition.

Directions: On foot: the Buda side of Erzsébet bridge, or the St. Gellert Square 10 minutes walk to the Gellért Hill, or 27 bus from the Moricz Zsigmond.

Budapest nightlife

What ever you like: atmospheric jazz bars, outdoor music lounges or palatial dance clubs, Budapest's exciting nightlife always has something in store for you! Each weekend, and even on most weekdays, people love going out in Budapest. Most clubs, pubs, strip bars and discos are open until dawn or morning. Budapest is a perfect venue for stag & hen parties, as the wide choice of clubs and the modest prices attract party people from all over Europe to Budapest.

Hungary vote 2010

Hungary has survived the worst thing what we were afraid of.
At the vote of 2010 in Hungary the biggest right party called FIDESZ has won the first round of the vote. The FIDESZ won 52% of the votes, the left party MSZP won 19,31% of the votes, the JOBBIK a far right radical party has won 16,67% of the votes, the LMP a new born leftish party won 7,44%, and the first governmental changing party MDF a rightish party didn't got in the Hungarian parliament. Hopefully the far right party called JOBBIK would not won too much votes at the second round. This was the first time in Europe that the governor party would have so complicated oppositor parties.

The Élő Duna project is currently the largest environmental investment to be implemented in Europe by 2010 (enviroduna)

From the 790 thousand households of Budapest, approximately 600 thousand cubic meters of wastewater is discharged into the Danube every day. Only less than 50 % of this amount is treated biologically with the present capacity of the capital’s wastewater treatment plants. Taking into account the amount of rainwater, it can be concluded that the larger proportion of wastewater is discharged into the river without biological treatment. This is not only a significant environmental load, but also has public health effects on the life of citizens living in the capital and along the banks of the Danube.

The Central Wastewater Treatment Plant will provide an answer to these problems, which, along with the necessary facilities, will be built by 2009 on Csepel Island. With the implementation of this environmental super-project with a budget of €529,1 million (of which €428,7 million was acknowledged to be cost by the EU Commission) and €304,7 million in support from the Cohesion Fund, Budapest – converging to numerous other European cities – will also have the capacity suited to manage the wastewater treatment services of the city with a population of 1,8 million.

World-class sprinter Overdose hoped to compete again
Hungary's undefeated world-class sprinter Overdose is hoped to recover soon and return to racetracks in the coming months, owner Zoltan Mikoczy told MTI in Berlin on Wednesday.
 
Overdose, who is considered to be the best horse to emerge from Hungary since the great Kincsem in the 1870s, has triumphed in twelve out of twelve races and attracted purchase offers as high as 5 million euros.

    Last April, however, the wonder horse fell ill with laminitis, a chronic inflammation of the hoof. It underwent treatment in France and later in Britain, and the horse is now being rehabilitated in Hoppegarten, the famous racetrack of Berlin.

    Rejoiced at quick progress in recovery, Mikoczy expressed his conviction that Overdose would perform better than before its illness.

    The owner was unwilling to specify an exact date for Overdose's return.

    "Actually we would like to prepare the horse for the Royal Ascot, to be run on June 19," he said. I think this time would be the best race after a long period of time of Overdose. It shouldn't be missed.

    If all goes to plan, it will run at least one preparatory race before that great derby, he added.

    The horse Mikoczy purchased in Britain in 2006 will turn five on April 2.

    The horse is scheduled to return to Hungary in foreseeable time, a condition for it to race in Hungarian colours.

An exhibition at Budapest of the
Faces Concealed in Gold - Gold Masks from Asia
The Zelnik Collection at the Museum of Ethnography Budapest

I don't really know how many people have gone crazy about gold. Throughout history, this noble matter has been at the center of interest and has been the subject of greed for centuries. Some lived for it, some died for it. Ladies wore it for beauty, emperors and kings owned it for projecting power. There were men put their lives on finding Eldorado, and alchemist tried to make it. Gold has always meant luxury, extravagance, wealth.


And art has used it. Not surprising, the exhibition called Faces Concealed in Gold – Masks from Asia, opening March 12th at the Museum of Ethnography, will also be centered around the precoius metal.

A world premiere, dr. István Zelnik’s collection is the largest and most exciting collection of golden art works, boasting 24 golden masks hailing from all around the globe; from China to the Java Islands to Southeast Asia and the Balkans covering more than two and a half thousand years of human history. The oldest piece is from the 5th century.

The exhibition explores the ritual significance of these masks as well as their role and power in our lives and afterlives.