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"Gellert Hegy" in Budapest ...
overlooks the winding Danube and Parliament.
I love to check the weather in Budapest from this camera!
My photo of "Gellert Hegy" July 1999
while driving across the Danube.
The "IRISZ" camera is located on top.
Dome of Hungarian Parliament can be seen.
Hungarian Parliament
PLEASE DO NOT BLAME ME IF THE LINKS DO NOT WORK ... I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHO CHANGES THEIR WEBSITE & DISCONTINUES THEIR SITE. THANK YOU! (Kõszõnõm!)
DIVIDED INTO COLORFUL SECTIONS I -IX
LOOK FOR HEADINGS:
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CONTENTS
Section I:GENEALOGY & ANTIQUE CARDS
Section II:(WESTERN HUNGARY) DUNANTULI:
CITIES/TOWNS/VILLAGES in Western Hungary
Section III: GENERAL INTEREST/REGIONAL SITES:
COUNTIES: Hungary, Slovakia, Transylvania
BAKONY: Museum site
TOURISM: Ecotours & Village
FOLKINO site
HUNGARIAN CARD GAMES
UNIVERSITIES (USA: with Hungarian Studies major
ON-LINE GROUPS: Hungarian American Lists (HAL) & HungarianFOLKLOR
HUNGARIAN POETRY/MUSIC/HISTORY
CHURCH PHOTOS via "Churchcrawler" webpage of Phil Draper
Section IV:ON-LINE SHOPS:
Hungarian gifts, books & music
Section V: HUNGARIAN FOOD/RECIPES
Section VI:FOLKLORE, MUSIC/DANCE, & INSTRUMENTS
Section VII: INTERACTIVE SITES:
Gyaloglo (Walk-in-Hungary)
Interactive road map by Zentai Laszlo
Tour Budapest
Views of Budapest
Section VIII:MOST FAVORITES:
ART GALLERY:
send postcard
CITIES:
Szekesfehervar, Gyor, Siofok,
Szombathely, Pannonhalma,
Veszprem, Zala county
Section IX: TRADITIONAL MAGYAR VILLAGE MUSIC
Section I
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GENEALOGY & ANTIQUE POSTCARDS:
(English) Read about your family name here
Section II
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TOUR CITIES/TOWNS IN WESTERN (DUNANTULI)HUNGARY:
LAKE BALATON: (English/Magyar)
Places of interest & photos here
KESZTHELY:
(English/Magyar)
Castle, history & photos CLICK here KISBER (Magyar, little English)
Click here . Photos. "lovagolas" (horseback riding), "idengenforgalom" (tourist sights), churches, fishing/angling, & folklore. KOSZEG (Magyar)
History, castle, church & abbey here SARVAR: (Magyar)
History, castle & photos here MOR (Magyar)
Vertes Mountains, "Ezer Jo" wine, & photos here BAKONYCSERNYE (Magyar)
Town & church history, news, photos here CSAKBERENY (Magyar)
Another small town in the Bakony region.Click here NAGYKANIZSA (Magyar)
History & photos here PECS (Magyar)
History & photos here SUMEG (Magyar)
History, photos, castle here ZALAEGERSZEG: (English/Magyar)
City in Zala County, culture, history, photos here ZIRC: (Magyar)
City close to Bakonycsernye, historical Catholic Church, gardens, & photos here
Section III
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GENERAL/REGIONAL INTERESTS
EZERSZO ONLINE (Magyar)
Read about "Ezerjo" wine from the Vertes Mountains, "Bornapok" ("Wine Days Festival") in town of Mor (Fejer County). History & photos of Mor, Bakonycsernye, Balinka, Bodajk, Csakbereny, Isztimer, Sored. On-line forum here
FEJER COUNTY (Magyar)
View photos, ecotourism/nature, & places of interest here
KOMAROM-ESZTERGOM COUNTY (English/Magyar)
Tourist info, historical sites, wine regions, photos here
MEZOKOVESD (English/Magyar)
View "MATYO" Embroidery, museums and cities/towns of interest. Click here
SZENTGOTTHARD (GOTTHARD)
Read about history, view photos at gotthard
VESZPREM COUNTY (English/Magyar)
Photos, wine regions, castles, hunting/angling here
HISTORY, PHOTOS, TOUR OF FOLLOWING: Click on Papa . Click on Tapolca . Click on Csopak . Click on Balatonalmadi . Click on Bakonyszentkiraly
ZALA COUNTY (Magyar)
Cities/towns, history, photos here .
HUNGARIAN HOMEPAGE (English/Magyar)
Click on region to visit cities & websites of interest here
TRANSYLVANIA HOMEPAGE (Magyar)
Info on Hungarian regions in Transylvania. Photo & cultural tour. Links to traditional music, plus much, much more here
TOUR SLOVAKIA (ENGLISH)
Magyar region since ~900AD
TRENCIN COUNTY
Region's history & view photos here
NITRA COUNTY
Region's history & view photos here
HUNGARIAN FOLKINFO NET (Magyar)
Comprehensive folk site: folkcraft, leatherworking, woodcarving, embroidery, & egg-painting, links to folk bands, instruments, dance groups & dance houses here HUNGARIAN CARD GAMES (English)
Learn "Zsiros", "Ulti", "Snapszli" & others. Click card games
HUNGARIAN POETS, MUSIC, HISTORY, & PHOTOS
(English) Zoltan Halasz created the best & most comprehensive website I have ever seen: Read about St. Stephen, the 1st Hungarian king, & others. View the crown of St. Stephen & read about its controversial creation/existence. Read about poets: Ady Endre, Jozsef Attila, Petofi Sandor, Jokai Mor, & others. View the largest & best photos of diverse regions in Hungary. Click here .
JOZSEF ATTILA POET'S PAGE: (ENGLISH)
Read about this creative artist & intellectual here
PHOTOS OF CHURCHES IN HUNGARY:
Courtesy of Phil Draper's "Churchcrawler" Website
View churches in Budapest, Veszprem,
Gyor, & Szekesfehervar.
Abbeys of Pannonhalma,
Zirc, Tihany, & Andoc.
Click Hungary .
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HUNGARIAN AMERICAN LISTS (HAL):
Folkore, Genealogy, Culinaria, Lobby, Mythology & others at hungaria
HungarianFOLKLOR:
Join listserve for discussions about traditional Hungarian music, dance, culture, and history at folklor .
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CLICK Rutgers UniversityInstitute of Hungarian Studies (English)
CLICK Indiana University Many excellent Hungarian links at "Institute of Hungarian Studies"
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Section IV
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HUNGARIAN ON-LINE GIFT SHOPS: (ENGLISH)
Gold & silver jewelry, CDs & tapes, videos, books at
magyarmarketing.com .
CDs, Videos, Books: history, culture, arts, language & folklore at blue-danube .
Hungarian gifts. Click magyargifts .
Hungarian embroidery source at
embroidery .
Famous Hungarian Porcelain at
HEREND.
Section V
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DELICIOUS HUNGARIAN FOOD:
FAVORITE RECIPES (ENGLISH)
FAMOUS HUNGARIAN RECIPES by Chef McCartney
from his Hungarian grandmother:
Click recipes
Section VI
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HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSIC & DANCE,
INSTRUMENTS, FOLKLORE SITES:
TRADITIONAL HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE:
View on-line CD catalogue at etnofon .
Listen to "Uj E'lo: Ne'pzene" (Living Village Music) series Vol. 1 - 7 at tanchaz .
OTTAWA CANADA HUNGARIAN FOLKDANCE GROUP
A very picturesque, comprehensive & informative site! Hungarian history, photos of regional folk costumes (RABAKOZ is similar to style of Bakonycsernye). View colorful authentic Magyar costumes & photos of the Ottawa Hungarian Folkdance Chamber (Performance) Group. CLICK here.
TRANYSLVANIAN FOLK DANCE GROUP: KOLOZSVAR
View photos. Click tanc csoport .
BUDAPEST FESTIVAL
View schedule of folk & music festivals. CLICK here
HUNGARIAN FOLK INSTRUMENTS
Purchase folk instruments from CLICK: PROFOLK
ON-LINE HUNGARIAN FOLKMAGAZINE.
(Magyar) Traditional music, dance, festivals, and folk customs. CLICK here
PASSION-MUSIC ON-LINE SHOP: (ENGLISH)
Great selection of Hungarian, Gypsy, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, & Balkan CDS. Click here
HUNGAROTON CD SHOPObtain CDs direct from Hungaroton in Budapest.CLICK here
FONO CD SHOPObtain CDs direct from FONO in Hungary. CLICK here
XENO MUSIC CD SHOP Read about traditional Hungarian music and the contemporary music scene, buy CDs. CLICK here
Section VII
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INTERACTIVE HUNGARIAN SITES:
Gyaloglo
WALK-IN-HUNGARY: select a city or town to visit.
Find out if relatives or friends have email addresses.
CLICK ON INTERACTIVE MAP created by ZENTAI LASZLO, Eotvos Lorand University of Sciences (Budapest, Hungary). Make your own road map for cities, towns or villages in Hungary.
Budapest Tour
(English)
Tour the city. View photos.
Budapest Views
(English)
42 photos of famous and historical sections of Budapest.
Traditional Hungarian Music
English/Magyar) Listen to music & read about traditional Hungarian groups ... META, TEKA, KALYI JAG, KALMAN BALOGH, ANDO DROM, & others. Order CDS at ETNOFON MUSIC SHOP in Budapest.
Section VIII
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MOST FAVORITE SITES
Send POSTCARD from Hungarian Art Gallery
(English/Magyar)
Email famous Hungarian paintings from many beautiful selections.
Szekesfehervar
(English/Magyar)
Ancient Hungarian capital, castles, baroque buildings, historical Catholic churches & photos
Gyor
(Magyar)
City where the past & present meet, see photos
Pannonhalma
(Magyar)
Famous Benedictine Monastary, 1st Magyar Bible, Photos
Siofok
(English/Magyar)
Delightful resort town on Lake Balaton, lovely photos
Szombathely
(Magyar)
Roman ruins of "Szavaria", Catholic Church, beautiful Synagogue, lovely city square, Photos
Veszprem
(English/Magyar)
Historical castle, University, & Photos.
Read about regional wines - view vineyards.
Zala County
(Magyar)
County in Western Hungary: Nagykanizsa & Keszthely (castle).
Southern region borders Croatia.
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