Moni Oyeyele talks to Buddhist teacher and philosopher Tenzin Tsepag.
Kids’ workshop, art fair, family programs, Dec 20-21, 27-28, 30: Christmas present- and decoration making with the help of folk artists, a Christmas fair, ginger bread making, playful programs and more. 10am-5pm, Agricultural Museum, Városliget (City Park), Vajdahunyad Castle, Pest, Dist XIV. Tel: 363-5099.
Europe’s largest open-air ice rink: City Park’s open-air ice rink, Mûjégpálya, has been around since the middle of the 19th century. Those who don’t own a pair of skates can rent them at the small skate shop inside, but check if they haven’t run out of your size before you pay the entry fee.
Picking the best Christmas present is, in itself, a huge challenge. But if you are to spend your Christmas in a city that you don't really know inside out, hurdles may occur even before you decide what to buy: you may have no idea where to go to do the shopping. The Budapest Sun now introduces another 10 perfect locations of Budapest, where you can do your Christmas shopping.
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Learning how to live with the different and challenging “other” is no longer an option, but rather a neccessity in today’s world. There are various cross-cultural institutes, associations, and countless forums, training people in acceptance and interest towards their unlikes. Few give a thought that cross-cultural marriage could be one of the most successful, and beautiful of such trainings…
Hungarians tend to call the Irish “the Hungarians of the West”, whereas the Dublin phone book lists Hungary’s country code as “Far East Europe”. Still, the ties exist and Irish people here (too) seem to have a good time.
Japanese teacher, journalist and businessman talks about his experience in the late 1980s, his position on education and on thinking long-term
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Culture
Adéle Eisenstein reviews the exhibition of contemporary photographer Thomas Ruff.
Russian-American violinist Alexander Markov performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Budapest Concert Orchestra (MÁV) on December 12 to a full and enthusiastic house at the Academy of Music.
Another violin virtuoso who does, in fact, have the subtlety, refinement and good taste to make real music is the young Japanese woman Akiko Suwanai, who was the youngest-ever winner of the Tchaikovsky Violin Competition when she was only 18. She will play Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Iván Fischer, at the Palace of Arts on Saturday, December 27 and twice on Sunday, December 28.
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News
György Budaházy, extreme right leader, wanted to protest against Hanuka in front of the Dohány utca Synagogue on December 18, reported Hungarian Daily, Népszabadság. Budaházy requested permission for the demonstration, as a private person which was refused by the police on the basis that it would cause traffic problems.
Within a couple of days two foreign students were victims of crimes in Budapest. Ophélie Bretnacher 22 year old French Erasmus student went missing on December 4, while walking home from Portside de Cuba, a downtown club around 3 am.
János Kóka was elected as faction leader of liberal SzDSz again. Kóka won by four votes against József Gulyás.
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