Life in Budapest - Articles about Budapest today and in the past

Life in Budapest - Articles about Budapest today and in the past

Below are articles we have written on different aspects of living in Budapest. If you have something to add, please let us know.



Life in Budapest today

Budapest flea market
The antique bazar by Margaret Bridge

Budapest in pictures
Photos of the streets and people of Budapest: 1, 2

Things to do in Budapest
Top 10 things in Budapest City Park

Campaign Posters for the Hungarian Elections of 2006
Negative campaign turned into a joke.

Budapest airport transfer
Book your transfer to the city through here.

Budapest guidebooks
The best guidebooks on Budapest

Ghost buildings in Budapest
Abandoned monuments in historical Budapest

Budapest Statue Park
Foreigners looking for the Statue Park in Budapest.

Parking in Budapest
The parking problems in Budapest. Lots of them.

Parking in Budapest - Parking fines
If you live in Budapest, you have to pay the fines. There is only one other way...

Parking permit in Budapest
If you are a resident, you can get a parking permit.

Traffic in Budapest
Driving around Budapest - a nightmare

New vehicles in Budapest public transport
Renewal of the public transport of Budapest.

Parking in Budapest - Wheel locks
This is what happens if you park in an illegal zone.

Budapest Thermal Baths
An introduction to the thermal baths in Budapest.

Hungarian Minister of Education Publishes Evaluation of His Own Work

Was life in Hungary was better during the Communism?
Communist living standard in retrospect

The Danube floods Budapest
A report on the Danube flooding Budapest

Szentendre
A Hungarian-Serbian treasure chest.

Budapest taxis
The notorious taxis in Budapest

Hungarian wines
Discover Hungary through its wines

Basic Hungarian for tourists
A brief overview of Hungarian expressions to help you find your way around in Hungary.

Hungarian embroidery
Embroidered pillow cases and other artefacts in Hungary

Budapest synagogues
A suggested reading list about the synagogues in Budapest

Caves in Hungary
Are you crazy enough to go underground?

Hungarian elections 2006 - Attacks on Politicians
Hungarian elections 2006 - Hunt for the Elderly Lady of FIDESZ
Hungarian elections 2006 - Pisti Kovács is face of campaign and biggest success of SZDSZ
Hungarian elections 2006 - Do Hungarians live worse than four years ago?
Hungarian elections 2006 - Where are the nationalists?
Hungarian elections 2006 - The chances of smaller parties
Hungarian elections 2006 - Is Centrum Party a force to be reckoned with?
Hungarian elections 2006 - The second wave of posters
Hungarian elections 2006 - The last week of the campaign

Hungarian Church of Scientology to Sue Ombudsman
Illegal Hungarian Houses in Croatia Have Been Pulled Down
Hungarian Tourists Arrested in Bratislava
Viktor Orbán Became Leader of FIDESZ Again

Budapest and Hungary in the past

Travelling in Hungary
Travelling in Hungary: Hungary for Tourists

Biatorbágy Train Wreck
Silvester Matuska blowing up the Biatorbágy viaduct

Kossuth in England 1, 2, 3
Louis Kossuth's visit to Manchester in 1851.

News from the past
News about Budapest and Hungary from the 19th century.

Hungary and Budapest in pictures
A guide book about Budapest and Hungary from the 1910s.

Walborg Ndzki -- A Hungarian lady
The strange romance of Walborg Ndzki, who had the blood of Hungarian kings, Gypsy queens and norse sailors in her veins.

The Wines of Hungary - Tokay and other Wines

An account of the Tokay (Tokaji) and other Hungarian wines from 270 years ago. Budapest nightlife -- A report of the nightlife in Budapest
A report by an American journalist visiting Budapest in 1916.

Partying in Budapest-- A night out in Budapest
A story of an American journalist going through what seemed like a typical night in Budapest in 1915.

An American Prisoner in Hungary
A story of an American traveler arrested in Hungary in 1891.

Budapest - Does the city consist of three capitals?
The tale of three cities called Budapest.

The Peoples of Transylvania

The Baths of Austria and Hungary



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