Thursday, January 25, 2007

Speak, The Hungarian Rapper - The Funniest I Have Ever Seen

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

Things To See in Budapest I. - The Buda Castle District

Buda Castle, 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. In the heavy artillery bombardment many buildings collapsed and burned out. Buda Castle was rebuilt between 1850 and 1856.

Buda Castle district offers a great amount of joy. There is fantastic view to the city from the Fisherman's Bastion (and maybe it's even more breathtaking at nights). Furthermore, Buda Castle district itself is also a beautiful place with Mathias Church, Hungarian National Gallery, old, beautiful houses which give the atmosphere and memories of a medieval capital. There is even a labyrinth in Buda Castle area.



The Szechenyi Chain Bridge and Buda Palace. Photo by Paul Mannix



View to Budapest from the Fisherman's Bastion in Buda Castle district. Photo by stevec77



Streets in Buda Castle district. Photos by J.C. and Elin B



Hungarian National Gallery in Buda Castle district. Photo by Metadragon



Mathias Church in Buda Castle district. Photo by alias65



Fisherman's Bastion in Buda castle district in winter. Breathtaking view to Budapest from it. Photo by QuintanaRoo

The Worst Hungarian (I think not only Hungarian..) Videoclip Ever

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 had the biggest eyebrow in the world but after she done with his g*y (!) boyfriend she went to the cosmetics.
Hungary, 2007, country of tragedics"

Watch this video only for your own risk!

The Hungarian Golden Team

Since Hungary's national football team is currently terrible, it is good to look back to the old times when the Hungarian Golden 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: they won 7-1 at England.

A Very Dru** Hungarian Man

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 laughed at.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Means of Transport in Hungary I. - Trams

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



Photo by tschaut

- Ganz KCSV6 tram, Debrecen



- Tatra T6A2 tram, Szeged



Photo by access.denied

- New Tatra tram in Szeged

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Hungary From Space

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

Great Hungarian Music - NOX

NOX is one of the most popular Hungarian 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: Árny és fény

Things To See - World Heritage Sites in Hungary

Hungary is home to 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

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. Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment



Photo by monkey with a gun

6. Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings



Photo by Zsoltika

7. Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape



Photo by access.denied

8. Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst

Photo of Aggtelek Karst

Saturday, January 6, 2007

Magdolna Rúzsa: From Great Poverty To Be The Greatest Hungarian Singer

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 with double-platinum record sales, and she has an ad contract with Pepsi Cola so probably she and her family will never have financial problems again. Click here for her very first and very creative videoclip.

Zoltán Gera: From D*** And A*****l A******* To The Premiership

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 West Bromwich Albion but he has been a target for many Premiership teams.

Gera had a very problematic childhood, he spent more time on the streets and in the gaming-room than in his home or school. He became an a****** and d*** a***** in his teenage years. His trainers, especially József Garami supported him as much as they could but it was not enough to draw him out of the deep trouble he was in. It seemed Gera would go down the sink. Then he turned to religion and it changed his life. His father and his friends helped him as well to return to the football field. At the begining he amazed everybody with his skills and he scored a lot. After his first goals he invented his well-known trademark: the handspring followed by a somersault. No question he became the favourite. He played 115 league games and scored 32 goals. He won twice both the league title and the Hungarian Cup, and not only made his way into the national team but became a key figure in the Hungarian football life.

He scored his first national goal against San Marino that was the first of his hat-trick on that game and was nominated to be the best score of the qualifier by Eurosport. Very soon he became so popular he got offers from a number of European teams. He rejected Galatasaray to play at Ferencváros, Hungary again.

The big change came in the summer of 2004 when he got married and together with his wife, Tímea they moved to Birmingham where he started his career at West Bromwich Albion. Some were sceptical, but he refuted all the doubts. He had a fantastic season. He was one of the eleven players to play on all matches and he got recognition from many professionals. He spent 2845 minutes on the field and scored 6 goals, he made a major contribution to keep his team in the Premier League.

He was nominated in many prizes: he was twice the player of the year in Hungary, he received the Hungarian Golden Ball, he was the best player of West Brom in 2005, Soccernet.com voted him into the Premiership Dream Team of season 2004/2005, etc.

Maybe his example can be followed by many young, ad**** teenagers.

Source: http://www.gerazoltan.com

The Tragic And Controversial Life of The King of The Pop

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 always sold out long before his shows. He knew of himself how great star he was and consequently, star allures were not foreign to him. For example, according to a book of Attila Árpa, the former creative director of a Hungarian TV channel, once Árpa and Jimmy visited a bar where Jimmy felt like playing the piano. So he went to the pianist and asked him to let him play, but the pianist didn't allow it. But after Jimmy showed him his Beretta, the pianist said no problem. After playing the piano and singing, as if nothing had happened, Jimmy went back to the counter, and kept on drinking. Then he gave 250,000 Forints (about €1,000) to the pianist. At the same time, Jimmy's family and the pianist both disclaimed this story.

Zámbó Jimmy dead in January 2, 2004 at the age of 42 when, according to the official version, he accidentally shot himself in the head. He was survived by his wife and three sons.

If you have never heard his music, perhaps you won't like it at first hearing. But you have to admit that his voice is very special.

Thursday, January 4, 2007

Three Great Hungarian Television Commercials

Some great Hungarian TV ads:



BBC World Affairs Editor Says Strange Things Are Starting to Happen in Hungary.

John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor gave some predictions for 2007. His most interesting predicition for Hungarians is the following:

"The new year is unlikely to be peaceful or easy, therefore.
But since we should always expect the unexpected, here is a long-odds racing tip: watch Hungary. Strange and rather worrying things are starting to happen there.
"

Well, we will se what the future will bring, but it's important to mention that John Simpson's most predicitions for 2006 failed.

(flat.freeblog.hu)

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Things To See - Pécs, European Capital of Culture, 2010

Pécs awarded European Capital of Culture, 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