Bio Market Budapest

The Bio Market in Budapest is a weekly market only trading bio and organic products located on the parking place of the Budapest Congress Centrum (link to map). Every Saturday traders of bio and organic goods come together to sell their products. On the Bio Market in Budapest you can find anything from vegetables to clothes all biologically or organically produced. Most of the visitors you find there are young families having children to buy fresh vegetables, milk, bread, creams, fruits and much more for their children but also for themselves.

As stated on the picture the Bio Market is open from 6.30 till 13.00 every Saturday. Nearby you can find a park with a playground where most people are going to after or before shopping to play with their kids and spend the time after on the fresh air.

The Bio Market is a collection of little wood houses where the traders offer their goods and talk with the visitors. I think it is a good opportunity to buy fresh and local vegetables and fruits and not to buy all your grocery in the big shops like Tesco or Auchan even though it is a bit more expensive. Additionally you can find there interesting new products especially what they make there fresh. Another reason for me to go there is Mangold, the “spinach like” vegetable which you always get in Croatia next to your fish and potatoes. This is actually the only place in Budapest where I have seen Mangold.

So if you fancy bio and organic foods and drinks and want to spend a Saturday morning out in the nice weather than I recommend you to go there one day. I also wonder if there are other bio markets somewhere around the city so if you know one please let me know.

Bio Market Budapest

It first starts with the checkin which in my case does not take long as I use the quick checkin terminals to get my boarding pass but sometimes I need to drop off my luggage and thats where the problems start. There is a seperate counter for luggage drop of which you are not allowed to use, instead you need to queue with tons of other people who don’t have their boarding pass yet or online online print outs. This is another line than the usual one but still it is long enough to spend there half an hour and who got up at 4.30 to be at the airport by 6.00 knows to value half an hour. So I decided nowadays not to check in any luggage anymore as it simply takes too much time. I mean why the hell do I need to spend my time in a queue just to drop off my suitecase? Pointless.

That was point one where you can spend a massive amount of time at the airport in Budapest but than comes the security check which is simply a mess. You have 2 chances to enter the security checkin and as you can’t see from which side the queue is longer it is a bit of gambling (usually the right entrance is the shorter one). In any other airport I have been to the ticket and passport check before the actual security check is kind of organized but in Budapest it seems like you being in the queue for free beer at a festival. Two ladies trying to check hundreds of passports and boarding passes which in this time is almost impossible. And after you went through that you have to queue again for getting your security treatment but of course only 4 of possible 8 lines are open of which 1 is for priority.

So all in all I spend on a monday morning up to 1 hour on the airport just for checkin and security check. I am not a logistic specialist or an airport controller but my logic thinking is that people responsible should know at what time how many people approximately want to travel and in this case I open up a few more checkin counters and security check lines. When I go with the flight at 9.30 there are not so long queues of course because fewer people travel but the amount of open counters and security checks are the same so why not increase the number of people for one or two ours in the morning and it would all go much easier. By the way I am not the only one thinking like this, if you check the Foursquare page of the Budapest airport you will find comments like:

Extreme long check-in and security queues (Terminal 2A) at morning departures (flights between 7 and 8 am).

Watch out for security when departing. Its a hellish long line!!

So to be sure you catch your flight and not leave Budapest in stress you should take some time for checkin and security check. Once in there is not much to do wrong, it is a simple, small airport and that’s why I don’t understand how to have so big trouble in organizing a normal checkin.

Gulash Soup

Goulash Soup, in Hungarian Gulyásleves, is THE number 1 food people all around the world connect with Hungary. Maybe only Paprika comes close to Goulash Soup but as we are talking here about ready foods that is definetly the one to go for. Goulash Soup is a soup made basically of beef and vegetables but there are variables in there which depend on the region or on the simply on the family receipt. One fills up the pot with wine, the others with water. Some add Nokedli (a kind of pasta) some leave it out. So there are many different varieties of the traditional Goulash Soup but on thing they have all in comon:

The original Goulash Soup is boiled in a so called Cauldron (in Hungarian Bogrács) which is a big bowl hanging directly above the fire. Of course you can just use it outdoors above the open fire but it gives the entire Soup a different flair. It is almost like a BBQ… you smell the meat, the fire is burning and slowly the food gets ready. By that time you had already some Pálinka and a couple of beers and you are ready to eat the soup with a piece of bread. These things you can experience in many public open air places around the city and also in the gardens in Budapest and on lake Balaton. There is nothing more social than having a good Goulash Soup with friends and family. But after talking so long I will give you a receipt of Goulash Soup as I know it (but remember, everybody makes it different) but I won’t give you exact amounts because I just do it by feeling.

Goulash Soup Recipe

Ingredients for your Goulash Soup

• Beef meat
• Spices: Paprika powder, salt
• Vegetables: Green peppers, carrots, tomato, onions, parsley root, potatoes

How to do your Goulash Soup

So you finely chop an onion and fry it in some oil for a moment and add some paprika powder to it and fry together for a bit. After you add the meat which should be cut into nice chunks to have something to bite on. Than you add a pinch of salt, a bit of hot pepper, depending on how spicy you like it but rather be careful you still can give it some extra heat afterwards, and a chopped tomato. All this you let simmer until the meat is tender.You know add some sliced carrots, parsley root, diced potatoes and all other vegetables you would like to have in there and top it with wine or water. As mentioned above it is up to you what you use. Cover your pot, simmer till everything is tender and you have your Goulash Soup.

Enjoy!

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January Name Days

1. Fruzsina
2. Ábel
3. Genovéva, Benjámin
4. Titusz, Leona
5. Simon
6. Boldizsár
7. Attila, Ramóna
8. Gyöngyvér
9. Marcell
10. Melánia
11. Ágota
12. Ernő
13. Veronika
14. Bódog
15. Lóránt, Loránd
16. Gusztáv
17. Antal, Antónia
18. Piroska
19. Sára, Márió
20. Fábián, Sebestyén
21. Ágnes
22. Vince, Artúr
23. Zelma, Rajmund
24. Timót
25. Pál
26. Vanda, Paula
27. Angelika
28. Károly, Karola
29. Adél
30. Martina, Gerda
31. Marcella

February Name Days

1. Ignác
2. Karolina, Aida
3. Balázs
4. Ráhel, Csenge
5. Ágota, Ingrid
6. Dorottya, Dóra
7. Tódor, Rómeó
8. Aranka
9. Abigél, Alex
10. Elvira
11. Bertold, Marietta
12. Lídia, Lívia
13. Ella, Linda
14. Bálint, Valentin
15. Kolos, Georgina
16. Julianna, Lilla
17. Donát
18. Bernadett
19. Zsuzsanna
20. Aladár, Álmos
21. Eleonóra
22. Gerzson
23. Alfréd
24. Mátyás
25. Géza
26. Edina
27. Ákos, Bátor
28. Elemér

March Name Days

1. Albin
2. Lujza
3. Kornélia
4. Kázmér
5. Adorján, Adrián
6. Leonóra, Inez
7. Tamás
8. Zoltán
9. Franciska, Fanni
10. Ildikó
11. Szilárd
12. Gergely
13. Krisztián, Ajtony
14. Matild
15. Kristóf
16. Henrietta
17. Gertrúd, Patrik
18. Sándor, Ede
19. József, Bánk
20. Klaudia,
21. Benedek
22. Beáta, Izolda, Lea
23. Emőke
24. Gábor, Karina
25. Irén, Írisz
26. Emánuel
27. Hajnalka
28. Gedeon, Johanna
29. Auguszta
30. Zalán
31. Árpád

April Name Days

1. Hugó
2. Áron
3. Buda, Richárd
4. Izidor
5. Vince
6. Vilmos, Bíborka
7. Herman
8. Dénes
9. Erhard
10. Zsolt
11. Leó, Szaniszló
12. Gyula
13. Ida
14. Tibor
15. Anasztázia, Tas
16. Csongor
17. Rudolf
18. Andrea, Ilma
19. Emma
20. Tivadar
21. Konrád
22. Csilla, Noémi
23. Béla
24. György
25. Márk
26. Ervin
27. Zita
28. Valéria
29. Péter
30. Katalin, Kitti

May Name Days

1. Fülöp, Jakab
2. Zsigmond
3. Tímea, Irma
4. Mónika, Flórián
5. Györgyi
6. Ivett, Frida
7. Gizella
8. Mihály
9. Gergely
10. Ármin, Pálma
11. Ferenc
12. Pongrác
13. Szervác, Imola
14. Bonifác
15. Zsófia, Szonja
16. Mózes, Botond
17. Paszkál
18. Erik, Alexandra
19. Ivó, Milán
20. Bernát, Felícia
21. Konstantin
22. Júlia, Rita
23. Dezső
24. Eszter, Eliza
25. Orbán
26. Fülöp, Evelin
27. Hella
28. Emil, Csanád
29. Magdolna
30. Janka, Zsanett
31. Angéla, Petronella

June Name Days

1. Tünde
2. Kármen, Anita
3. Klotild, Cecília
4. Bulcsú
5. Fatime, Fatima
6. Norbert, Cintia
7. Róbert
8. Medárd
9. Félix
10. Margit, Gréta
11. Barnabás
12. Villő
13. Antal, Anett
14. Vazul
15. Jolán, Vid
16. Jusztin
17. Laura, Alida
18. Arnold, Levente
19. Gyárfás
20. Rafael
21. Alajos, Leila
22. Paulina
23. Zoltán
24. Iván
25. Vilmos
26. János, Pál
27. László
28. Levente, Irén
29. Péter, Pál
30. Pál

July Name Days

1. Tihamér, Annamária
2. Ottó
3. Kornél, Soma
4. Ulrik
5. Emese, Sarolta
6. Csaba
7. Apollónia
8. Ellák
9. Lukrécia
10. Amália
11. Nóra, Lili
12. Izabella, Dalma
13. Jenő
14. Örs, Stella
15. Henrik, Roland, Örkény
16. Valter
17. Endre, Elek
18. Frigyes
19. Emília
20. Illés
21. Dániel, Daniella
22. Magdolna
23. Lenke
24. Kinga, Kincső
25. Kristóf, Jakab
26. Anna, Anikó
27. Olga, Liliána
28. Szabolcs
29. Márta, Flóra
30. Judit, Xénia
31. Oszkár

August Name Days

1. Boglárka
2. Lehel
3. Hermina
4. Domonkos, Dominika
5. Krisztina
6. Berta, Bettina
7. Ibolya
8. László
9. Emőd
10. Lőrinc
11. Zsuzsanna, Tiborc
12. Klára
13. Ipoly
14. Marcell
15. Mária
16. Ábrahám
17. Jácint
18. Ilona
19. Huba
20. István
21. Sámuel, Hajna
22. Menyhért, Mirjam
23. Bence
24. Bertalan
25. Lajos, Patrícia
26. Izsó
27. Gáspár
28. Ágoston
29. Beatrix, Erna
30. Rózsa
31. Erika, Bella

September Name Days

1. Egyed, Egon
2. Rebeka, Dorina
3. Hilda
4. Rozália
5. Viktor, Lőrinc
6. Zakariás
7. Regina
8. Mária, Adrienn
9. Ádám
10. Nikolett, Hunor
11. Teodóra
12. Mária
13. Kornél
14. Szeréna, Roxána
15. Enikő, Melitta
16. Edit
17. Zsófia
18. Diána
19. Vilhelmina
20. Friderika
21. Máté, Mirella
22. Móric
23. Tekla, Líviusz
24. Gellért, Mercédesz
25. Eufrozina, Kende
26. Jusztina
27. Adalbert
28. Vencel
29. Mihály
30. Jeromos

October Name Days

1. Malvin
2. Petra
3. Helga
4. Ferenc
5. Aurél
6. Brúnó, Renáta
7. Amália
8. Koppány
9. Dénes
10. Gedeon
11. Brigitta
12. Miksa
13. Kálmán, Ede
14. Helén
15. Teréz
16. Gál
17. Hedvig
18. Lukács
19. Nándor
20. Vendel
21. Orsolya
22. Előd
23. Gyöngyi
24. Salamon
25. Blanka, Bianka
26. Dömötör
27. Szabina
28. Simon, Szimonetta
29. Nárcisz
30. Alfonz
31. Farkas

November Name Days

1. Marianna
2. Achilles
3. Győző
4. Károly
5. Imre
6. Lénárd
7. Rezső
8. Zsombor
9. Tivadar
10. Réka
11. Márton
12. Jónás, Renátó
13. Szilvia
14. Aliz
15. Albert, Lipót
16. Ödön
17. Hortenzia, Gergő
18. Jenő
19. Erzsébet
20. Jolán
21. Olivér
22. Cecília
23. Kelemen, Klementina
24. Emma
25. Katalin
26. Virág
27. Virgil
28. Stefánia
29. Taksony
30. András, Andor

December Name Days

1. Elza
2. Melinda, Vivien
3. Ferenc
4. Borbála, Barbara
5. Vilma
6. Miklós
7. Ambrus
8. Mária
9. Natália
10. Judit
11. Árpád, Árpádina
12. Gabriella
13. Luca, Otília
14. Szilárda
15. Valér
16. Etelka, Aletta
17. Lázár, Olimpia
18. Auguszta
19. Viola
20. Teofil
21. Tamás
22. Zénó
23. Viktória
24. Ádám, Éva
25. Eugénia
26. István
27. János
28. Kamilla
29. Tamás, Tamara
30. Dávid
31. Szilveszter

Rammstein is most probably the most successful German band outside Germany next to Tokio Hotel and Scooter which is still performing today and now they come for a concert to Budapest again. Rammstein has been in Budapest I think 2007 the last time and even if you don’t like their music you have to admit that their live performance is a blast. I have seen Rammstein live last time they where here and the stage was full of fire, laser, special effects and other show elemets which you won’t see in any other concert.

Last time the concert was 100% sold out after a very short time and it will be the same in 2010 because their seems to be a big Rammstein Fan base here in Hungary and of course in the countries around like Croatia, Slovakia, the Ukraine or Rumania. So be sure to get your ticket as soon as possible.

Rammstein is in music business since 15 years now and they have performed all over the world in the biggest stadiums around the globe. With more than 10 million sold albums you can call them superstars. Their latest album “Liebe ist für alle da” is placed on the German Index by the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons which makes it actually illeagal to buy in Germany, if you get it because the album is banned from the stores.

So Rammstein is a controversial band which makes them even more attractive than being a well-behaved Rock band from next door. I urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible if you want to see Rammstein in Budapest otherwise you will have to buy them illeagally for a very high price.

Get your Rammstein Tickets NOW!

Metallica Budapest

Metallica, for sure one of the most legendary Heavy Metal bands in the world is coming to Budapest on May 5th 2010 for a concert… or rather a rock show. Be prepared, get your tickets soon or you will sit outside Puskas Ferenc Stadium listening to them.

Metallica is in music business since ages and since than produced tons of awesome albums like “Kill em all” od “…And Justice for All”, released world hits like”Nothing Else matters”, “One” or “Seek & Destroy” and gave thousands of concerts all around the world rocking millions of fans and the worlds biggest stadiums. With more than 50 million CDs sold only in the US and tons of awards Metallica is for sure one of the biggest heavy metal bands in the world and yes they are still performing. So in 2010 Metallica in Budapest will take place in Puskas Ferenc Stadium which will host approximately 50.000 people and I bet it will be sold out so you should get your ticket today to not miss the show!

Get your Metallica Tickets NOW!

Allee Budapest

Allee in Budapest is a newly opened shopping center on the territory of former Skala shopping center. Withing a year or so Allee was built on the property which is located on Buda side near Petöfi bridge. I have to admit that Allee in Budapest is a really nice shopping center since it is very spacy and it doesn’t feel as crowded as the other shopping centers. Nevertheless it is just another new built shopping center in Budapest.

The Allee shopping center has everything a shopping center needs, just like Arena Plaza or West End City Center, so you find there shops like Zara, H&M, Gap, Gas, Springfield, all types of shoe shops, jewlery shops, Coffee Shops like  Costa Coffee, newspaper stores, a supermarket and everything you can imagine.

Of course you can find as well a food place with all kinds of different cultural food from Chinese over Turkish up to Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza plazes and so on. Also you find brand stores such as a Sony Store, a Nokia Store or Adidas Store. What I really like is that you feel comfortable all the time because it is not so crowded due to the wide walking areas even in the christmas time it is OK. Allee in Budapest, as far as I heart, has the biggest cinema in Budapest which I cannot really imagine because it doesnt seem to be bigger than the Arena Plaza cinema for instance.

Address:‎
Október 23. utca
1117 Budapest, Hungary
For more information visit the Allee Website.

I have been to several SEO or other internet marketing related conferences if it was SES, SMX or the BAC this year and for every conference I was going I knew at least one month before that I will be there for the 2 days (Keresőmarketing Nap is as usual just one day). OK most of these conferences were much more expensive for regular visitors than here in Hungary but nevertheless you cannot announce a conference 2 days before it actually starts to the paying crowd.

Now for all of you who plan on going there what can you expect? Just another Keynote by Erica Schmidt from iProspect, another pannel on Etarget vs. Adwords again some skin deep Analytics session. Nothing new, same old speakers, same old exhibitors and yet another pen from Google. Wow. But for all of you who begin with SEO these days go there, have a look and listen. You will hear that you need SEO in your company and why but you probably won’t hear what you can do to improve your SEO inhouse, where to start as an affiliate doing SEO nor do professionals get any deeper discussion except from the things they know and you won’t hear any super insights like for example Dave Naylor talked about on the Budapest Affiliate Conference this year.

Enough critics, I really like that a conference like that is taking place in Budapest but they way it is announced and built up is something I don’t really like. As I said if you don’t have deep knowledge or want to network go there, it is something like 25.000 HUF for that day including a warm meal and coffee.

Colabs Shared Office Budapest

If you are running a small business from home but you are missing the collegial environment of an office I have a superb solution for you. A shared office in Budapest. Prices for offices, even though office buildings are built one after the other, are quite high and most of the time not affordable for small business owners. The solution of a shared office is perfect for everybody who wants to get out of his or her home.

Now with Colabs this shared office soltution which is gaining more and more popularity all over the world has opened up in Budapest. In a top spot you can have office space together with others, even meeting rooms and much more. Additionally you can use the internet, printers and much more to feel more like being in your own office.

From 10:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. (closing hours are very flexible) you can work in an office together with others who like you have a small business but cannot afford, or don’t want to, an own office.You can rent space there for a day or a month and even meeting rooms which are not too expensive.

Colabs is located in district 5 in Budapest so very central, right behind the Parliament on Szabadság Tér. This is the banking and political district of Budapest where many banks and other businesses have their offices. To see some images of colabs’ shared office solution please visit their Flickr account. So if you fancy to work among others instead of your own home go and check it out.

Address:
Vécsey utca 3
1054 Budapest
Or visit the Colabs website