Monthly Archives: October 2006

Day of Farkas in Hungary. Its an ancient Hungarian name means: wolf.The other day I posted a photo showing the Budapest traffic on the weekend. A Saturday morning. Here you can see the Monday morning version:) Today the question will … Continue reading →

Day of Alfonz in Hungary. Comes from the German and means: noble.Have you ever heard about Szamos Marcipán? One box of this tasty sweet stuff will be the prize in the point collecting competition. You all who participate will know … Continue reading →

Day of Nárcisz is Hungary. This is a Greek name which means flower. On the weekend there is no traffic jam. At times it looks like decades ago when only few cars were on the streets. This is a saturday … Continue reading →

Day of Simon and Szimonetta in Hungary. Again a well known Hebrew name. The original Simeon has a Greek version Simon (Szimón) which means: being listened. Szimonetta is the female version of Simon. When I think of a gardener I … Continue reading →

Day of Szabina in Hungary. Its a Latin name means: Sabin woman.There is a new system for buying parking ticket in Budapest available everywhere in the city from now on. Before you had to insert coins or cards to the … Continue reading →

Day of Dömötör in Hungary. Its an old Hungarian name a version of Demeter. This post is dedicated to kris and to selana and also a tribute to Greece. This is the Gyros place kris wrote about in one of … Continue reading →

Day of Blanka in Hungary. The name has a Spanish origin. It means shining, clean. With this post I shall continue with the exploration of the palace of Buda as you’ve requested.:) This handsome guy is “François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan … Continue reading →

Day of Salamon in Hungary. This well known name comes from the Hebrew means peaceful. Yesterday, on my Chaoren blog, I have posted some extra photos about the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution in Hungary. Amongst others, I posted … Continue reading →

Day of Gyöngyi in Hungary. Old Hungarian name comes from the word gyöngy (pearl).23th of October 1956. The day when the Hungarian revolution started. Today we are celebrating its 50th anniversary. I posted again two photos showing the place 50 … Continue reading →

Day of Előd in Hungary. Its a historical name…very old Hungarian name which means: the first or ancestor. Yesterday I posted the picture of the Palace of Buda. That was the view from the other side of the river. Now … Continue reading →

Day of Orsolya in Hungary. The name comes from the latin Ursula which means little bear. This is the Palace of Buda. I guess the most characteristic building in the downtown of Budapest or being more exact in Buda. In … Continue reading →