Hungarian mathematician Lovasz a winner of 2021 Abel Prize
Hungary's Laszlo Lovasz has been awarded the 2021 Abel Prize, an honour given out by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and regarded as one of the highest honors in mathematics.
Filmmaker Zed Nelson tells story behind “The Street”
Boom and crisis in ‘hipster ground zero’
Budapest Architecture Film Days are currently running until March 13, and “The Street” on March 9 examines the rapidly gentrifying but impoverished part of the East End of London where a proud yet fragile tradition of market stalls and pie and mash shops now ...
Introducing Marion Merrick
English teacher, author and long-term resident
Hungary’s flourishing expat scene of today was practically non-existent when Paul and Marion Merrick first arrived on the scene from Reading, UK, in 1978 and then moved to the capital permanently in 1982. Not only were they pioneers in this sense but almost 40 ...
Fawlty Towers briefly spotted in Budapest
‘Kippers, anyone?’
“Is that Basil's car – and Fawlty Towers?” For a brief but surreal moment the distinctly red modern-day automobile parked outside the elaborate whitewashed building turned into a remarkable double-take of John Cleese’s great 1970s British comedy, right here in suburban Zugló.
Festive photos by Krisztián Bódis
Christmas in Budapest captured
The eco-friendly Christmas lights around Budapest may have been admired by fewer people this year, with locals having to hurry home by 8pm and tourists in short supply, but there was still plenty for renowned urban photographer Krisztián Bódis to snap.
Christmas in Hungary
Traditions from generation to generation
Is there any doubt that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year? And from the Great Lantern Festival of the Philippines to St. Nicholas’ evil accomplice Krampus roaming Austrian city streets frightening kids and punishing the bad ones to Norwegians hiding their ...
Where are the shoppers?
Váci utca as never before
It was remarkable, as well as perhaps not too surprising, to sense a quieter than usual and general emptiness within the city's most illustrious shopping district, Váci utca, one week before Christmas.
Beijing photo exhibition showcases Jewish heritage of three Visegrad countries
A joint photo exhibition showing the Jewish cultural heritage of three of the Visegrad Group countries opened under a Council of Europe scheme in Beijing on Friday.
Tips from an author with a keen eye on Budapest’s urban scene
Seven different gift ideas this Christmas
If you are confronted with the recurring problem of giving a Christmas present to your expat friends, don’t commit the terrible mistake of giving him/her bottles of Unicum or Tokaj wine, or extra-hot red paprika in a cloth bag. The following ideas will put ...
Enter the dragon at Kőbányai út
Chinatown a hidden extra to the city
In its global abundance, Chinese cuisine is familiar and plentiful nowadays, marketed in the same way as “European food” and hamburgers alike. But as for Chinese culture, this is another matter altogether for the many who, like me, know little more than what comes ...
