EuroCheapo's Budapest Articles

Nov 28 A few food-related articles and posts that have caught our eye over the last few days… 1. Kevin Gould’s “Eat like a local…” Budapest feature in last Saturday’s Guardian. Mmmm, coffee and cake, and lots of it. 2. In the Telegraph, Gill Charlton’s guide to Naples, with its mention of ultracheap, ultradelicious pizzeria Vesi. 3. » Read more

Jun 15 Budapest Tours. For HUF8000 (€32; $43) your own personal guide will welcome you with drinks, introduce you to the history of horse-racing in Hungary and the rules of betting, and show you all the behind the scenes preparations for the race. You will be given some racing tips and two coupons for betting on the » Read more

Jun 14 Summer in Budapest means long, warm nights, which the city uses to best effect to host some excellent outdoor theatre performances. The most extravagant summer performances are on Margit Island, the luscious green spot in the middle of the Danube. This year, the season’s first performance on the island stage is on June 10; the » Read more

Jun 12 On June 23, 2007, Budapest will hold its third Night of Museums to celebrate St John’s Midsummer Night. Traditionally, this is the night when fires are kept burning for unmarried girls to jump over and so guarantee themselves a husband, and fruit is thrown into the fire to guarantee a good harvest. Torches and candles » Read more

Jun 01 Photo courtesy of Kari Hoerchler Where would you go if you wanted to sport crazy tights and ride Critical Mass? Or don a wool blanket while dining out at the latest ‘It’ restaurant? A place where ‘sör’ means ‘beer’ and ‘bor’ means wine? Budapest, babája (baby)! During a recent to trip to the Hun capital, » Read more

May 09 Photo courtesy of SpirosK After perusing the Kárpátia Restaurant Web site, we were halfway expecting a tourist trap. Between the beautifully decorated vaulted ceilings and the shameless plugs for Sarközi and his Gipsy Band (the in-house band) the restaurant appeared to be a traditional Hungarian cliché. Thankfully, it was all that and more. Our meal » Read more

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Apr 05 Bored of pounding the pavement visiting museum after museum staring at priceless works of art? Looking for a novel hands-on experience during your stay in Budapest? Szív Studios in Budapest offers affordable six-week courses for children and adults. Instructors Paula Brett, Leah Kohlenberg, and Krisztina Rozanich offers classes in basic drawing as well as figure » Read more

Apr 04 The Open Society Archives, on Arany János street 32 in Budapest, is hosting a moving exhibition on Raoul Wallenberg, a humanitarian champion and perhaps the first true world citizen. Born into an aristocratic Swedish family, Wallenberg deliberately risked his life in wartime Budapest to rescue thousands of Jews from deportation, providing them with Swedish passports. » Read more