A closed-up on the hungarian’s expression. This old uncle was watching the parade and he was with such great pride :) Some of these older generation men are still wearing hats for such national events and it’s quite interesting for me to see them beside me. I felt like I am back in time :)
This is new age in the name of political correctness :) No discrimination anymore. Bench are not only for couples for romantic evenings….even singles have the right to spend some romantic time in a park:)
I like this food: Dödölle It has a funny name (pronounced ”the – the – l-air”) If you click on the photo you can see the recipe :) I was surprised to know that it is actually made of potato. Zsolt’s grandma used to make it for him as lunch :) It required a lot of ‘strength’ to knead the dough and the traditional process is not too easy. Besides, I guess the ‘magic’ that makes it very special in taste is the ‘onion’ fried in oil and the sour cream. Hungarian food usually has the sour cream and I am getting quite ‘addicted’ to it by now too :p
Our guest for this week is Frisbeeace.
This photo (A man in the Budapest metro) has got 6 awards in the Flickr’s Budapest Award group. I think it deserved it. I love photos which has a story without words.
Special Guests’ photos featured previously:
Here’s how to ‘Be our Guest Photographer‘:
On the Flickr, we have opened a group called Budapest Award Group where everyone can add his/her Budapest photos and thus everyone is free to the awarding of the ‘Budapest Award’ to any photos in the group. Hence, every week the most popular photo will be invited to be featured on the Budapest DP.
Leaving Budapest a little, we went for a short getaway at Siófok. Siófok is just an hour drive away from Buda. It was a wonderful place with a beautiful sunset and summer activities! Swimming in the Lake Balaton at Siófok was somehow an experience. The water is different because usually I swim in the beach (in Singapore) where the water is salty. Besides the taste of the lake water, it has a nice cool temperature which is ideal for a relaxing swim. In the evening before dinner, we saw this sunset. Do you like it? The left corner where it was lit up is a crane setup near the Coke Club for Bungee Jumping. After dinner, we took a stroll enjoying the breeze, we could even see ‘Sagittarius the Archer’ in the summer sky.
Its unbelievable that our Budapest DP is one year old already. Still little baby, but has few teeth and soon it will walk maybe:) First I started on blogspot with small size photos then in 2006 November with the help of Denton we got this new design. 365 photos (I guess we didnt miss any day) and hundreds of comments, more then 70.000 visits. Thank you for joining us on this virtual tour in Budapest.:)
Found this ‘message board’ at the festival of folk arts. I am not sure if it is representative of Budapest, but I think it has a certain ‘flavour’ portraying the ‘folk side’ of hungary :)
Kolbász is the Hungarian word for “sausage” and generally refers to a type consisting of: ground pork, salt, garlic, black pepper, and paprika. Kolbász may be served fresh or smoked; “spicy” or “mild.”
Typically, fresh pork shoulder is coarsely ground and salted. Garlic is mashed in water to produce a slurry and added to the meat along with ground black pepper and paprika. Regional variations may include additional seasonings such as caraway. The sausage is then stuffed into natural casings in 1-foot links – usually using the small intestine of the pig. This traditionally took place outside on the fall day a live pig was slaughtered. The sausage is then hung overnight to allow the flavours to meld and some of the grease to drip out. It is now ready to be used “friss” – unsmoked. This style is typically roasted with sauerkraut or red or green cabbage, and served with mashed potatoes.
Wanna try some? :)
To be honest this is one of the places where I have never sat before. This Café is in the Halászbástya (fisherbastion) with a great view to the city. A place where you can hardly hear a Hungarian speaks.:)
They asked why do the organizers allowed these air racers to fly under the beautiful Chain Bridge ? Wouldn’t it be dangerous?
And the answer was: ‘Don’t worry, they have calculated it. Should they hit the bridge, they will be completely destroyed and the bridge will still be in-tact.’ So with this, you can imagine how strong the bridges are ;) My favourite was Mike Mangold’s flawless qualifying run through the 15-gate slalom course set up just metres above the surface of the Danube River on Sunday. Only viewing on TV can then you see it’s wonderful perspective! I suggest you not to miss the videos, click here
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Mangold, the 2005 Red Bull Air Race champion, dazzled the huge Hungary national holiday crowd watching from the banks of the majestic river with a clean run through the 15-gate course that started and finished with a spectacular fly-by underneath Budapest’s landmark Chain bridge. He posted a winning time of 1:12.85. Paul Bonhomme (GBR/Team Matador) took third.
“We’ve won two races in a row but there’s three races left, so we’ve got a good trend going. We did a whole new motor for this race. It’s almost running perfect. There is one minor issue that we’re going to work on before Porto. The machine is doing real well. It’s very easy for me. I just have to fly it correctly and it’s going to win for me,” Mangold said.
Mangold now leads the series, which has three more stops, with 36 points, ahead of the Bonhomme, the surprise package of the 2007 season, who now slips back to second after leading most of the season. He has 35 points. After a slow start this season, Mangold has won three of the last four races: Istanbul, London and Budapest.
The 13 Red Bull Air Race pilots hit speeds of up to 400 kph and forces of up to 10G in the elimination rounds flown on the compact course in front of the Hungarian parliament building. Budapest marked the start of the decisive phase of the Red Bull Air Race World Series. The final three stops of the series are in Porto, San Diego and Perth. source
Zannnie fell asleep.:) So for today, I will post again, reporting about our National Holiday on the 20th of August. Actually we went to one of the events. It was at the swearing-in ceremony of the new officers on the Heroes’ Square. Spite of the fact that I am from a family where almost everyone is/was a soldier and I also studied at the military academy…I am not too much into Militarism.
But this marching event with the uniforms, with the live trumpets and drums, with the shining buttons and colorful flags was really amazing.:)
More photos and a video captured by Zannnie which you can see here.