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 Crowd at the National Museum by MedioLatino
At this time major festivities are being held around the city, one of the biggest ones at the National Museum.
(The National Museum is on Muzeum krt., near Kalvin ter M3 underground station) Leave a Comment
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 Some traditional schemes by MedioLatino
The easter eggs in Hungary were originally painted with onion skin and other plants. Techniques of egg decoration include: painting, scratching and waxing, but there are also some people putting little horseshoes on the eggs.
Picture is taken from the page of Huszakne Czencz Marietta, traditional egg painter. Leave a Comment
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 Taken on a nice summer
afternoon by MedioLatino
- Pohar (glass) usually means half of a pint
- Korso ("mug") is a pint (half liter)
There might be some extra sizes, but this is the standard. 1 liter mugs (called on some places "Krigli") are not that common over here. Leave a Comment
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 Nyugati square with the
"turning clock" by MedioLatino
People come and go all the time at that spot, just spend a good half an hour there and you will see lovers on a date, friends before a party, someone giving back a book to a schoolmate, mother waiting for his son before shopping...
So don't worry if someone says to you, let's meet at the Nyugati station at the clock, just go there look for the turning lights showing the time or the temperature (see picture!) and enjoy waiting while watching people go by! :)
ps: the place is on Nyugati square, at the Nyugati metro/railway/tram/bus station just in face of the Nyugati railways station's building. Leave a Comment
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 Picture taken from
http://www.accentfurniture.com by MedioLatino
As you see, we don't leave the tip after paying the bill, but together with the payment.
We don't give tip in shops elsewhere. That's about it :) Leave a Comment
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 You can't run away :) by MedioLatino
In the past boys and girls wearing folk costumes (which were the clothes for festive days like that one) have been doing this with buckets of water (boys sprinkling, girls getting sprinkled...:).
Now it's more with perfume, sometimes with sparkling water and only in some regions and some very few are still wearing the old costumes for this occasion.
Obviously girls had to change a couple of times during the day, so they tended not to wear their most beautiful and complicated (various petticoats, etc...) folk costumes...:) Leave a Comment
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 The Hungarian National flag
with the hole by MedioLatino
Since then the flag with the hole is symbolizing the freedom of the Hungarian nation. Leave a Comment
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 Deak square - underground
entrance by MedioLatino
It is a very logical meeting place, since the 3 underground lines meet just under the square, so no matter from which direction you are coming, it's easy to access. Leave a Comment
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 Lots of names on the Island
Festival :) by MedioLatino
In hungary we put the last name (the family name) first. However if a hungarian speaks english, he/she usually changes the order back to "normal".
To be sure, just ask for the names before you start calling someone by his/her family name...it can also happen that someone has a "last name sounding" first name, so be aware! :) Leave a Comment
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 Dreher beer by HORSCHECKLeave a Comment
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