91 result(s) for expert in Getting around
Xpat Opinion: Spectacular Renewal Ahead For Budapest's Public Transport
- 13 Dec 2012 10:31 AM
- getting around
Budapest has just accepted the budget to replace 37 yellow trams and 24 red electric trolley buses using EU grants and government funding through the years 2014 and 2015. Most of the current vehicles are 1967 and 1978 models. Furthermore, 150 brand new air-conditioned Mercedes buses will appear on the streets next May. Blue buses provide 40% of the public transport capacity of Budapest; their ...
A Weekend In Borsod County By Treehugger Dan
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Chris, Nora and Gabi came down to the house this weekend. It was chill-out time for them, while I also had to try to deal with the large snake I almost stepped on three weeks ago in the stables. In the morning I whipped up a batch of my famous blueberry pancakes. A friendly expert from Aggtelek National Park came around noon and looked for signs, but did not find anything.
Community Announcement: Bicycle Training – Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Critical Mass Budapest and the Hungarian Downtown Cycling Club (a Kerékpárosklub Belváros) hosts regular, 2-hour long, free bike trainings for those who are new to the city's roads and want to try it out (but not alone!), who want to learn more about Hungarian traffic laws, and who would like to ask local experts about bicycling best practice in Budapest. Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Sunday of ...
Challenges Seen For Budapest "Congestion Fee" Scheme
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The new Széll Kálmán plan calls for the introduction of a congestion fee in Budapest from July 2013, but the conditions for such a scheme are lacking, according to an independent analysis.
Margit Bridge In Budapest Reborn, Flooded With Light
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"The light is on! Car drivers and pedestrians along the Danube lift their heads towards the freshly installed new lighting poles on Margit Bridge, admiring with astonishment the spectacular lighting on the newborn Margit Bridge. Indeed, while final construction works on and around the bridge are still going on, one major step has been taken: to bring back to life the former aspect and beauty of ...
Liberty Bridge Brings International Award To Budapest
- 15 Dec 2010 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Budapest citizens have a new reason to be proud, this iconic bridge as helped win a major prize for the Hungarian capital. On receiving the award, Mayor of District XVIII Budapest and the person in charge of Budapest cityscape and urban development said, “We are proud of this project not only because it provides the city with an additional jewel, but also because it is a true 21st century ...
Margaret Bridge In Budapest Opened To Traffic
- 16 Nov 2010 5:00 AM
- getting around
Reconstruction of Margit Bridge has finally reached the next stage: from the evening of 15 November the bridge will be open again. However, renovation procedures will continue until next summer. Thus, further restrictions will be introduced involving car traffic.
Visit The English Park In Tata - Sponsored By FoxAutorent
- 6 Oct 2010 5:00 AM
- getting around
"These 18th-century landscaped gardens of Ferenc Esterházy are one of the best of their kind in Europe. The park was built from 1783, when the first trees were planted around the artificial Old Lake and Cseke Lake.
How To Get To The Sziget Festival In Budapest?
- 11 Aug 2010 4:00 AM
- getting around
"The festival area is easy to reach with local train (HÉV) departing from Batthyány tér. You have to get off the train at the stop Filatorigát. During the days of the Festival trains run on a more frequent schedule inside Budapest in the morning and evening hours (at the weekend in the afternoons also) and there are night trains as well.
Xpat Opinion: Spectacular Renewal Ahead For Budapest's Public Transport
- 13 Dec 2012 10:31 AM
- getting around
Budapest has just accepted the budget to replace 37 yellow trams and 24 red electric trolley buses using EU grants and government funding through the years 2014 and 2015. Most of the current vehicles are 1967 and 1978 models. Furthermore, 150 brand new air-conditioned Mercedes buses will appear on the streets next May. Blue buses provide 40% of the public transport capacity of Budapest; their ...
A Weekend In Borsod County By Treehugger Dan
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Chris, Nora and Gabi came down to the house this weekend. It was chill-out time for them, while I also had to try to deal with the large snake I almost stepped on three weeks ago in the stables. In the morning I whipped up a batch of my famous blueberry pancakes. A friendly expert from Aggtelek National Park came around noon and looked for signs, but did not find anything.
Community Announcement: Bicycle Training – Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Critical Mass Budapest and the Hungarian Downtown Cycling Club (a Kerékpárosklub Belváros) hosts regular, 2-hour long, free bike trainings for those who are new to the city's roads and want to try it out (but not alone!), who want to learn more about Hungarian traffic laws, and who would like to ask local experts about bicycling best practice in Budapest. Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Sunday of ...
Challenges Seen For Budapest "Congestion Fee" Scheme
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The new Széll Kálmán plan calls for the introduction of a congestion fee in Budapest from July 2013, but the conditions for such a scheme are lacking, according to an independent analysis.
Margit Bridge In Budapest Reborn, Flooded With Light
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"The light is on! Car drivers and pedestrians along the Danube lift their heads towards the freshly installed new lighting poles on Margit Bridge, admiring with astonishment the spectacular lighting on the newborn Margit Bridge. Indeed, while final construction works on and around the bridge are still going on, one major step has been taken: to bring back to life the former aspect and beauty of ...
Liberty Bridge Brings International Award To Budapest
- 15 Dec 2010 8:00 AM
- getting around
"Budapest citizens have a new reason to be proud, this iconic bridge as helped win a major prize for the Hungarian capital. On receiving the award, Mayor of District XVIII Budapest and the person in charge of Budapest cityscape and urban development said, “We are proud of this project not only because it provides the city with an additional jewel, but also because it is a true 21st century ...
Margaret Bridge In Budapest Opened To Traffic
- 16 Nov 2010 5:00 AM
- getting around
Reconstruction of Margit Bridge has finally reached the next stage: from the evening of 15 November the bridge will be open again. However, renovation procedures will continue until next summer. Thus, further restrictions will be introduced involving car traffic.
Visit The English Park In Tata - Sponsored By FoxAutorent
- 6 Oct 2010 5:00 AM
- getting around
"These 18th-century landscaped gardens of Ferenc Esterházy are one of the best of their kind in Europe. The park was built from 1783, when the first trees were planted around the artificial Old Lake and Cseke Lake.
How To Get To The Sziget Festival In Budapest?
- 11 Aug 2010 4:00 AM
- getting around
"The festival area is easy to reach with local train (HÉV) departing from Batthyány tér. You have to get off the train at the stop Filatorigát. During the days of the Festival trains run on a more frequent schedule inside Budapest in the morning and evening hours (at the weekend in the afternoons also) and there are night trains as well.