Friday, January 27, 2012

Etyekwood, the studio theme park

Etyekwood, Hungary's first movie studio theme park is located only 18 miles from Budapest, in Etyek. The vistor's center of the Korda Studios is the first movie theme park in Hungary.

You can walk through two urban scenes: the streets of New York next to the reneissance Rome. Update: From 8 February 2012 the scenes of Borgias TV series can be visited, and some new renaissance scenery as well. With these new attractions an area of 10 ha can be discovered during an advanced studio tour.

Discover the evolution of the movie tricks. You can touch and try at everything from the animation through set designs to post-production.

There is an exhibition for presenting the life of Sándor Korda and his brothers, Zoltán and Vince. They was greatest figures in Brithis and American film produdction and the development of film technology.

After the exciting studio tour you can have a meal in the park's restaurant together with the celebs.

Korda Filmpark: 2091 Etyek
Opening hours: Wednesday-Sunday: 10.00 - 18.00; Monday-Tuesday: closed

Tickets: 2500 HUF/adult on weekdays and 3000 HUF/adult on weekends. You have to book the tickets in advance. Inquire for tickets and transfer booking here: Korda Filmpark tickets and transfer

Friday, January 13, 2012

National Holidays of Hungary 2012

March 15: National Day
April 8: Easter
April 9: Easter Monday
May 1: Labor Day
May 27: Pentecost
May 28:  Pentecost Monday
August 20: St. Stephen’s Day
October 23: National Day
November 1: All Saint’s Day
December 25-26: Christmas

The shops, supermarkets and hypermarkets are closed these days.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Some fun from Budapest: the troll bus driver



I have found this comic on http://9gag.com/. This is a maybe true story about a bus driver of Budapest, or maybe more bus drivers in Budapest. Citizens tells stories humorous drivers in more bus lines of Budapest. On the lines I regularly use in Budapest, I have never met one of them.