Adrienn Sain
Hollywood stars in Budapest
2016 won’t be the first year when directors and actors are shooting in Budapest. The Hungarian capital is favoured by movie stars and directors alike, and it can easily happen that a famous actor or actress is walking down the…
Why do Hungarians living abroad come back to Hungary for a doctor’s visit?
According to Vilaggazdasag.hu, more and more Hungarians, who are currently working abroad, make an appointment at private clinics when they come back for the holidays. The visits get more frequent during Christmas and Easter. Fanni Straub, founder and manager of FoglaljOrvost.hu…
Should the Forint give way to the Euro in Hungary?
Theoretically, Hungary might have fulfilled all the criteria that are necessary to change the country’s currency to Euro, but the government won’t even consider the common currency now. Vilaggazdasag listed the requirements for Euro qualification. One of the criteria of introducing…
What was the málenkij robot?
Towards the end of WWII, in early 1945, every young woman between the ages of 18 and 30 and every young man between 18 and 45 who were believed to be German (everyone was declared as such if they had…
A student found a mammoth tooth in the river Drava – PHOTO
Flórián Babaics, a seventh grader from VÃzvár has found a mammoth tooth in the river Drava which is already part of the school’s palaeontological exhibition, writes sonline.hu. The student found the rare treasure during the winter break when the river’s…
Temperature to drop below 0°C this weekend
In the first half of the week the weather is going to be unusually warm: the temperature will rise well over 10 °C; although it’s going to rain here and there, the weekend will bring back the real winter with…
The Hungarian lángos is conquering the world
It’s extremely hard to find a country with no Hungarians, and those who are abroad rarely miss an opportunity to share typical Hungarian dishes with the natives. Lángos, a kind of deep fried flat bread, is a typical Hungarian food,…
Budapest is among The Huffington Post’s Top 50 cities to see
The Huffington Post has recently made a list about the Top 50 cities to see in your lifetime, and one of them is Budapest. The Post emphasized how colourful Budapest’s night life is, and how wonderful its baths are, welovebudapest.com reports. …
The British Embassy is moving to Buda from the city centre
The British Embassy in Budapest is going to move from Harminchad street, District V to Füge street, District II, index.hu writes. The Embassy’s new building was home to the Dutch Embassy and was built 20 years ago based on Dutch plans.…
Tax for being single? Christian democrats removed its own suggestion
Based on a Facebook post, hvg.hu reported that the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) would like to discuss the idea of a tax paid for being single. The envisaged tax would apply to anyone above 30. They also had the idea of making…