Egyetem tér
Some photos of the newly renovated Egyetem tér (means: University square) in the Vth district of Budapest.
Rent for Students in Budapest
More and more foreigner students are in Budapest
. They study here or participate in exchange programs and to find a proper accommodation can be a real challenge for some reasons:
- language barriers, majority of Hungarian apartment owners do not speak English
- there is no appropriate legislation on renting in Hungary, so the culture of rent is quite poor, and it is based rather on negotiations then on fixed rules. Some owners are annoying assholes who act like the worse "supercontrolling" aunt you have ever seen. They set up rules acting like being your parents instead of making a clear business on renting and disappearing discretely.
- lot of owners prefer to avoid paying tax and they tend to keep their activity in secret that can make registration or any public action of yours hard.
- especially exchange students are looking for short term (1-6 months) solutions while owners are rather interested in long term rents.
- very rare that rents are coming with utilities included. It is partly understandable, since they do not know what will be your consumption, but on the other hand if you have to deal with all the stupid bills within the "userfriendly" Hungarian public service system you will learn a lot about life.:)
We recommend you to chose English speaking landlords that are specialized to students. Lately an entire market is around the coming students and here are some opportunities how to find a rent in Budapest:
http://www.budapestrent.com/
. They study here or participate in exchange programs and to find a proper accommodation can be a real challenge for some reasons:- language barriers, majority of Hungarian apartment owners do not speak English
- there is no appropriate legislation on renting in Hungary, so the culture of rent is quite poor, and it is based rather on negotiations then on fixed rules. Some owners are annoying assholes who act like the worse "supercontrolling" aunt you have ever seen. They set up rules acting like being your parents instead of making a clear business on renting and disappearing discretely.
- lot of owners prefer to avoid paying tax and they tend to keep their activity in secret that can make registration or any public action of yours hard.
- especially exchange students are looking for short term (1-6 months) solutions while owners are rather interested in long term rents.
- very rare that rents are coming with utilities included. It is partly understandable, since they do not know what will be your consumption, but on the other hand if you have to deal with all the stupid bills within the "userfriendly" Hungarian public service system you will learn a lot about life.:)
We recommend you to chose English speaking landlords that are specialized to students. Lately an entire market is around the coming students and here are some opportunities how to find a rent in Budapest:
http://www.budapestrent.com/
Night of Museums
On June 19th the country will stir up once again, and just like in previous years, hundreds of thousands will set out into the night to visit a museum; possibly one, or maybe several different ones. As the saying now goes: “on this extraordinary night, museums reveal their depths”.
The objective of the series of events titled Night of Museums is to bring out history, ethnic arts and fine arts from behind their glass displays every year. The objects of the past should become experiences of the present, call out to us, talk to us, and remind us of previous times and people: this is how memory and preservation of value will have a true meaning.
Ticket prices:
Children: 600 HUF
Adult: 1300 HUF
List of participating museums in Budapest
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Lágymányosi Bridge
Lágymányosi híd or Lágymányosi Bridge (sometimes Lágymányos Bridge) is a bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting the settlements of Buda and Pest across the Danube. The construction of the steel girder bridge was started in 1992 to the plans of Tibor Sigrai.
, Hungary, connecting the settlements of Buda and Pest across the Danube. The construction of the steel girder bridge was started in 1992 to the plans of Tibor Sigrai.It is named after the south Buda district of Lágymányos. This bridge is the southernmost and the second newest public bridge in the capital; it was inaugurated in 1995.
Its Pest end is a station of Csepel HÉV, and the venue of the new Hungarian National Theatre (2002) and the Palace of Arts (2005).
Watch the football world championship
All around the city you can find places like this set up with large screens. Though Hungary is not participating in the championship in South-Africa Budapest is ready for it.:)
is ready for it.:)
Budapest is ready for the flood
Sand bags on the Margaret Island.. Budapest is waiting for the flood.
Flood arriving to Budapest
Hungary suffers from flooding nowadays. The worse is at the northern-eastern part of the country but on the weekend the flood has arrived to Budapest
, too.
, too.
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