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Awesome blinkenlight performance
2007-05-13 02:46:00 At a dormitory competition in 2005 students of University of Technology and Economics in Budapest turned the dormitory building into a big dot matrix display. They created a special system which controlled the lights and set up a light in front of each windows of the dormitory. A little box turned the electricity in and out. This little box was connected to a controller computer which played the More About: Performance , Awesome , Form , Blink , Some
Lake Balaton feeling
2007-05-13 02:30:00 German teenagers had the time of their life at Lake Balat on. Thanks for popularizing Hungary! Photo by Szili More About: Feeling , Feel
Our rankings of Eurovision Song Contest (ESC)
2007-05-13 01:54:00 Let's see Hungary in English blog's rankings of Eurovision Song Contest . According to us the just result would have been as follows. Or maybe it's not the just result but our opinion. 1. Hungary, Magdi Ruzsa 2. Moldova, Natalia Barbu 3. Finland, Hanna Pakarinen 4. Bulgaria, Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov 5. Serbia, Marija Serifovic ... 10. Russia, Serebro ... 16. Turkey, Kenan Dogulu ... 21. More About: Ranking , Visi
Magdi Ruzsa deserved the best songwriter award in ESC!
2007-05-13 01:12:00 Magdi Ruzsa finally came 9th in the Eurovision Song Contest final which she and Hungarians can be very proud of since, as we saw, culturually and ethnically akid countries voted each other and Hungary doesn't have too many of these. At the same time, Magdi deserved the best songwriter award for her beautiful song! Congratulations on your performance and your talent of songwriting! <!-- More About: Songwriter , Award , Ward , Serve
Magdi Ruzsa - The first Hungarian world star?
2007-05-12 17:50:00 Hungary in English blog has already written about Magdi Ruzsa. The reason for the new post about her is her great ESC performance in Eurovision Song Contest semi-final which dazzled viewers and critics both. Her fantastic performance was enough for the final which is held tonight. According to lots of people she is one of the best in the field. Tonight over 100 million viewers can see her and More About: World , Star , Hungarian , Hungaria
Things To See in Budapest III. - Margaret Island
2007-03-01 01:52:00 Margaret Island (Margitsziget) is a 2.5 km long island in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, between the two city parts, Buda and Pest . Margaret Island is one of the most beautiful open spaces in the city. In contrast to similar islands in other great cities, Margitsziget has not been built over, but has remained a huge park in the heart of Budapest. It is a popular recreational area More About: Apes , Land , Things
Who Is Speak, The Hungarian Rapper?
2007-02-28 23:38:00 He is not a Hungaria n rap star at all. Currently he is working in Cyprus as a manager of an upscale restaurant. Want to know more about him? Visit his unofficial fan site! More About: Aria , Speak , Peak
Speak, The Hungarian Rapper Lyrics
2007-02-28 23:14:00 Speak is more and more popular in the world. Unfortunately he is starting to be the symbol of Hungary and the Hungarian music despite the fact that we have really great singers who deserve much more popularity than Speak, The Hungarian Rapper. Loads of people came to Hungary in English blog by the keyword of "Speak, The Hungarian Rapper lyrics" but, up to now, couldn't find the lyrics. Lyrics : More About: Aria , Speak , Peak
Lake Balaton II. - Badacsony
2007-02-25 22:09:00 Lake Balat on (sometimes called the Hungarian sea) is the largest lake in Central Europe. The peak season extends from June until the end of August. It's very enjoyable to bath in the lake since the average water temperature in summer is about 25 °C (77 °F). I collected the most beautiful, most interesting and most exciting towns which should be visited at Lake Balaton. 2. Badacsony - Fine wine More About: Sony , Lake
Maestro - Hungarian Oscar Nomination
2007-02-25 21:43:00 Maestro is the first Hungarian movie nominated for Oscar since 1972. Tonight it will turn out if Maestro will win the Academy Award for the best animated short. More About: Nomination , Nation , Aria
Lake Balaton I. - Siofok
2007-01-30 17:05:00 Lake Balat on (sometimes called the Hungarian sea) is the largest lake in Central Europe. The peak season extends from June until the end of August. It's very enjoyable to bath in the lake, since the average water temperature in summer is about 25 °C (77 °F). I collected the most beautiful, most interesting and most exciting towns which should be visited at Lake Balaton. 1. Siofok - For young More About: Lake
Budapest - On Andrassy Avenue From Heroes' Square to Oktogon
2007-01-28 22:13:00 Andrassy Avenue is part of the World Heritage. It is one of the most representative streets in Hungary and one of Budapest very few avenues. Hero es ' Square lies at the end of Andrassy Avenue. The famous square is sorrounded by two pretty buildings, Museum of Fine Arts and Palace of Art. The other end of the avenue is Oktogon. Oktogon derives its name from its shape, which is that of an octagon (a More About: Apes , Pest , Togo
New NOX Videoclips
2007-01-28 20:59:00 It seems that you like NOX very much. Diane even demanded for more NOX clips. So for the sake of Diane, some new NOX videos.. I still think that NOX is one of the best Hungarian pop bands. Besides NOX is very popular in Hungary, as I experienced, people from abroad who get to know the group, adore them, too. NOX: Csak jatssz! NOX: Szeretem Formerly on Hungary in English blog: Great More About: Video , Clip , Clips , Lips , Videoclips
Means of Transport in Hungary II. - Budapest Metro
2007-01-28 14:44:00 The Budapest Metro consists of three lines. Line 4 is under construction. There are also plans for Budapest Metro Line 5. The line 1 of Budapest Metro is the oldest subway of the continental Europe. It was inagurated in 1896, the year of millennium. Line 2 was built from 1950 to 1963 and is currently under major reconstructions. Among others, stations are renovated. The renovation will have More About: Sport , Apes , Transport , Port
Speak, The Hungarian Rapper - The Funniest I Have Ever Seen
2007-01-25 21:33:00 Speak is the most hilarious rapper I have ever seen. He is really great: his rap techique, the lyrics, the ryhmes all worth for a Grammy.. At the same time, it is important to mention that Speak's clip has never been in any Hungarian TV. Neither I, nor my friends have ever heard of him before this fantastic videoclip. Speak, The Hungarian Rapper Lyrics More About: Fun , Funnies , Aria , Speak
Things To See in Budapest I. - The Buda Castle District
2007-01-25 16:23:00 Buda Cast le , which is the part of the Budapest World Heritage Site since 1987, was built in the 14th century by Prince Stephen. King Sigismund Luxemburg of Hungary greatly enlarged the palace between 1410 and 1420. Unfortunately, serious damage was caused by Hasburgs, and Turkish. Finally, Buda Castle was destroyed in the great siege of 1686 when Buda was captured by the allied Christian forces. More About: Apes , District , Pest
The Worst Hungarian (I think not only Hungarian..) Videoclip Ever
2007-01-25 15:51:00 Since I can't make up a better description for this idontknowhat than the uploader of this video wrote, I would quote him. "The guy is simply unskilled so don't care about him. The essence is Kiszel Tunde who is one of the strangest woman in Hungary. No. SHE IS. She thinks she is the most beautiful woman in the world, she thinks she is smart and clever and good and sexy and everything. She had More About: Video , Clip , Aria , Hungarian , Think
The Hungarian Golden Team
2007-01-25 15:45:00 Since Hungary's national football team is currently terrible, it is good to look back to the old times when the Hungarian Gold en Team was the best in the world. Hungary was the first European team which defeathed the English national team on home soil. In 1953 they stunned England with a 6-3 win at Wembley Stadium. At their next meeting in 1954 Hungary's national team was even more fantastic: More About: Aria , Golden
A Very Dru** Hungarian Man
2007-01-25 15:25:00 Alc****** is a great problem in Hungary. There are thousands of people in Hungary who die because of diseases caused by al********. The amount of deaths caused by this is one of the greatest in Europe. This video showes a citizen on his way home from a pub. According to some people it is a very funny video, but someone says it is very sad and pathetic. In their opinion, this poor man shouldn't be More About: Aria , Hungarian , Hungaria
Means of Transport in Hungary I. - Trams
2007-01-24 13:23:00 Have you ever wondered what kind of means of transport are used in Hungary ? First of all, let's see trams! - 'UV' type tram, Budapest Used from 1950s. They are being withdrawn from service. Photos by Ikaros Images, g e - Ganz 8-axle tram, Budapest Used from 1967. Photo by Rivertay - Tatra T5C5 tram, Budapest Used from 1984 Photo by nagy.david - Siemens Combino tram, Budapest More About: Sport , Transport , Port , Trans
Hungary From Space
2007-01-21 20:32:00 Szeged and its sorroundings Puskás Ferenc Stadium and Budapest Sports-Court Margit Island, Budapest Lake Balaton Hungaroring, home of the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix Danube bend Photos by Google Earth More About: Space , Hungary , Pace , Gary
Great Hungarian Music - NOX
2007-01-21 19:04:00 NOX is one of the most popular Hungaria n pop groups and also probably the best-known Hungarian band thanks to their Eurovision performance. They have everything to be succesful: a beautiful singer with wonderful voice, great coreography, entertaining music of high standard, Hungarian folk elements in their music. So it's no surprise that all of their records went platinum. One more clip: NOX: More About: Music , Great , Aria
Things To See - World Heritage Sites in Hungary
2007-01-21 18:05:00 Hungary is home to 8 UNESCO World Heritage Site s: 1. Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Photos by hexod.us and Marko_K 2. Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Photo by Beckletic 3. Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Photo by Dieter Karner 4. Hortobágy National Park - The Puszta Photo by Mr. White Rabbit 5. More About: Sites , Hungary
Magdolna Rúzsa: From Great Poverty To Be The Greatest Hungarian Singer
2007-01-06 15:00:00 Magdolna Rúzsa was born in 1985 in Kishegyes, Vojvodina and lived in great poverty with her family. She was unemployed, in addition, her boyfriend left her so she had deep depression. But everything changed after he applied to the Hungarian Idol, the Megasztár. After she sang her first song it was never doubted that she will win the contest. And so was it. Now she is the greatest Hungarian singer More About: Great , Poverty , Aria , Singer
Zoltán Gera: From D*** And A*****l A******* To The Premiership
2007-01-06 14:38:00 Frankly, Hungarian football is currently terrible. Despite our glorious past, now we have bad teams and an even worse national team with some clumsy players. Maybe it will change because Hungary's young team is very succesful. But currently there are very few Hungarian footballers who are international stars. However, we have one very great player called Zoltán Gera . He is currently playing in More About: Premiership , Premiers , Ship , Remi
The Tragic And Controversial Life of The King of The Pop
2007-01-06 00:36:00 Imre Zámbó (better-known as Jimmy Zámbó) was one of Hungary's best-selling pop stars whose each album went platinum. He was often referred to in Hungary as "the king". However, despite having an unbelievable voice, not everyone loved him. He was not a handy man, nor was he a nice person. Despite these things, he was a huge star, the greatest singer in Hungary. The tickets to his concerts were More About: Life , Pop , The King , Tragic , Controversial
Things To See - Pécs, European Capital of Culture, 2010
2007-01-03 23:55:00 Pécs awarded Euro pe an Capital of Cult ure , 2010. The city has a mediterranean feel which is similar to Szeged. The beauty and the atmosphere of the city is also similar to the City of Sunshine. However, one of the greatest differences between the two cities that Szeged, situated on a flat area, has no mountains at all. Photos by: listerspot, suhajdab, ianpatrickhines More About: European
Things NOT To See - Some Parts of Budapest
2007-01-01 15:52:00 Budapest is one of the most beautiful capitals of the world. There is no other capital city which combines beautiful buildings, World Heritages, spas, cultural events, mountains, forests, pubs, discos, spicy nightlife, pleasant weather, etc. Most tourists fall in love with the city at first sight. However, Budapest, as any other city has some parts which shouldn't and which should never seen by More About: Apes , Arts , Pest , Part , Things
Things to See - Szeged, The City of Sunshine
2007-01-01 15:31:00 The 2006 Europe Prize has been awarded to Szeged. The city in South Hungary is simply beautiful and has an atmosphere which no other city in Hungary. The University of Szeged with its more than 15 thousand students give the city a youthful atmosphere. Furthermore, the mediterranean feel, which makes strolling through the downtown area a delight can be found in very few Hungarian cities. There are More About: Sunshine , City , Things , Thing , Shin
Pengő would be 80 years old today - the world's biggest hyperinflation
More articles from this author:2006-12-30 17:25:00 Pengő was introduced in Hungary as national currency on December 30, 1926 and was the part of the world's biggest hyperinflation ever. After the end of the World War II the inflation in Hungary was 4.19x 1016percent per month. It meaned that the prices doubled every 15 hours. Before 1945, the highest denomination was 1,000 Pengő. By the end of 1945, it was 10,000,000 Pengő. But the highest More About: Inflation , Today , The World , Hype 1, 2 |
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