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HAZI ALDAS (translated from Hungarian)
"BLESSING OF THE HOME"
Where there is faith, there is love,
Where there is love, there is peace,
Where there is peace, there is blessing
Where there is blessing, God abides
Where God is, nothing is lacking
Dear Visitor,
Initially, the site was created to house the beautiful and memorable postcards I received from Hungary for Christmas, New Year's, & Easter holidays, & also Birthday and Name Days. Later, it grew to include photos of my visits to Hungary in 1999 and 2001. I added favorite links to villages, towns & cities West of the Danube (Dunantuli) and the Eastern Bakony Mountain region.
Since one of my first loves is traditional music and dance, I have links to these.
I love Hungarian castles so some sites with photos are included.
Thirdly, wine cultivation has always been a fascination. It was part of everyday life in Bakonycsernye. My family & everyone we knew had vineyards. This is hard to fathom for people growing up in cities, but it is true! Sadly, most people are disconnected from the very earth that sustains life and to which we will return ...
FAVORITE LINKS (on the left side bar) has grown extensively, to include recipes, Hungarian on-line gift shops, bookstores, & even Hungarian card games. There are links to museums, plus historical towns & cities in Hungary.
NAVIGATION FOR FAVORITE LINKS
Each SECTION I - IX lists a variety of topics. After finding your topic, scroll to the numerical section to find the links. I am proud of the rich collection of information I have amassed about Hungary. I hope you enjoy your visit here.
With fondness,
Erika
Questions? Comments?
You may email & I will
reply as soon as possible.
I check email once or twice a week ...
Please be patient. Thank you
EMAIL: bakonyvilla@yahoo.com PLAN YOUR VACATION TO HUNGARY HERE:
Visit the Hungarian National Tourist Office web page.
Discover many wonderful cultural & historical regions of Hungary.
Visit castles, go to wine, music, folklore festivals ...
So much to do, so little time: plan ahead..
CLICK Go to Hungary
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Thanks to all who signed the guestbook. Deleted due to many undesirable posts. *****************************
VIEW COMICAL RABBIT FAMILY
Click here
HAND-PAINTED
BY BAKONYCSERNYE
FOLK ARTISTS
Click here
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Catholic Church in Bodajk, Hungary & Vertes Mountains
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The KALVARIA in Bodajk, Hungary was a site for pilgramage.
St. Stephen the first King of Hungary had worshiped there.
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TRADITIONAL FOLK BAND AND DANCING
WINE DAYS FESTIVAL OCT. 2001
MOR, HUNGARY
Male dancers doing rhythmical boot-slapping
Folk dance ensemble of Mor
Folk dancers of Mor in peasant dress.
View photos of famous buildings in Mor.
Click here
View interesting scenes in Mor.
City hall, Lamberg Mansion, and condos.
Click here
View shops in city of Mor.
Click here
View shopping center, apartments, and scenery.
Click here
View photos of Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Click here
View regional Hungarian folk dancers.
Click here
View Wine Days parade of folk dancers in downtown Mor.
Click here
View more photos of folk dancers in Wine Days parade.
Click here
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Read in English, German, or Hungarian: The most comprehensive site about
the varieties of wine grown in the region of Mor, Hungary.
Read about "The History of Wine", "Wine and Gastronomy",
a brief description of wine rating, how to serve wine,
different dishes & foods to serve with specific wines.
Read about the "Wine Days Festival" in Mor.
Read how the "Wine Queen of Mor" is selected.
View photos and biographies of Wine Queens in past years.
View photos of the wine cellars in Mor.
View photos of the international dancing,
the parade and the Swabian Wedding.
See photos of the past.
Read about nearby towns and villages:
Csakbereny, Coskako,
Sored, Pusztavam,
Zamoly.
Click on Mori Borvidek
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Read about history,
cultural events and businesses in Mor.
View photos of Bornapok
(Winedays) festival.
First weekend in Oct. on Fri., Sat. & Sun. .
(English, German, Magyar)
Click http://www.mor.hu/
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POSTCARDS 2000/2001:
Click Easter cards.
Click Birthday flowers .
Click scenes on Danube .
Click Budapest scenes .
Click castles/mansions .
Click Hungarian art .
Click Hungarian paintings .
ECARDS FROM HUNGARY:
Holiday, Nature, Travel
Click here .
Select Hungarian flag
(red, white & green).
SEND ECARD FROM
HUNGARIAN ART MUSEUM:
Click here .
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THE AMERICAN-HUNGARIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, aka,
THE KOSSUTH CLUB meets monthly in Sarasota, FL.
The meetings are held in the Selby Public Library downtown.
There is a speaker, travelogue or discussion on topics of interest.
For further information contact Mrs. Eva Kisvarsanyi.
Email: EvaKis@prodigy.net
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RECENT UPDATES: 1) "ABOUT ERIKA": Updated Amazon.com current ranking numbers, votes for reviews of music, film, & books 3/25/2008. 2) HOMEPAGE: Link to Orchestra Izgrev of Chicago, authentic Bulgarian traditional & folk-pop music band. 3) HOMEPAGE: Link to videoclips of authentic folk dancing & music by Tirana Ensemble (Albanian).
MAJOR MILESTONES:
Website started 1/6/01
270 visits in one day: Aug. 20, 2001
500 total visits in one month Aug.2001.
10,000 total visitors by Dec. 20, 2003.
32,000 visitors by June 14, 2008
COUNTER ADDED ON 8/9/01.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD UNITED STATES:
Tennessee, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio, Washington, California, Arkansas, North Carolina, Arizona, Texas, Hawaii, Oregon, Michigan, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
CANADA: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary/Alberta, London/Ontario, Vancouver British Columbia HUNGARY: Mor, Budapest, Szeged, Bakonycsernye, Fehervarcsurgo
ROMANIA: Erdely (Transylvania) THE REST OF THE WORLD:
Barbados, Scotland, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Argentina, Switzerland, Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Denmark, Spain, RUSSIA (Kyrgyzstan), Bulgaria, Poland, Japan, Serbia, Korea, Greece.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERNET FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD Marty Essen of Victor, Montana wrote an outstanding book, "Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents" . It is about his travels to Belize, Peru and the Amazon, Australia, Canada and the Arctic Circle, Antarctica, Borneo (Indonesia), Europe: France, Spain, and Switzerland, and Zimbabwe (Africa). There are great descriptions, humorous entertaining comments, scientific facts, brief histories and superb photos. CLICK Cool creatures, hot planet Gefen Publishing Company (Jerusalem & New York) offers many fascinating & cultural books on Jewish religious studies, history and the country of Israel. CLICK Israel Books Radio Taiwan International is a a favorite international source for entertainment and news. It helps bridge the gap between East and West. They offer unique cultural insights about travel, cuisine, & music (contemporary & traditional) of China. CLICK english.rti.org.tw Walter Cruttenden author of the fascinating book "Lost Star of Myth and Time" offers a unique hypothesis which combines the observations of ancient cultures with modern astronomy. He is seeking scientific proof for his hypothesis. He created the Galileo Awards (monetary) for anyone willing to publish & offer scientific research on the subject. CLICK Binary Research Institute . Tom Knapp is editor of Rambles.Net an exciting & comprehensive cultural arts e-magazine with reviews and articles about Celtic & traditional/world music, plus books and films.
CLICK Rambles.Net Themis Athena, a TOP 500 amazon.com reviewer has a wide range of interests in books, music and films. Her knowledge and ideas on these subjects are worth reading. Plus she has some nice photos of cats. She is the #2 TOP REVIEWER for amazon.ca (Canada).
CLICK themisathena Florenta from West Perth Australia has a friendly on-line community about Romanian culture. Great photos, history, and links.
CLICK Romanian Group in Australia
Kalli Bellou of Athens, Greece
is a highly talented photographer.
View her magnificent photos of the sea (thalassa), nature,
Greece, Egypt, Hungary, and other fascinating places.
CLICK Kalli's Photos
Bernard Rosenberg, an educator & fisherman,
wrote the book "Alaska Fishing on a Budget"
It has beautiful photos and great advice for the experienced fisherman.
CLICK alaskanauthor
Attila the Hun from Canada
created a friendly Hungarian on-line community
CLICK HungariansOnTheNet
Attila the Hun also created a second wonderful
on-line community for Hungarians around the world,
who wish to exchange information.
CLICK MagyarokAVilagHalon
Alberto of La Rioja Spain showcases his magnificent photos of castles,
along with great descriptions of the history and legends of this region.
CLICK Castles in La Rioja Ana of La Rioja Spain created a beautiful and culturally insightful site devoted to monasteries, called, "The Way of Santiago in La Rioja." History, legends, numerous photos. This site is exceptionally well done.
CLICK Monasteries
Vlad Tamarov of Las Vegas, NV, originally from St.Petersburg, Russia
wrote an outstanding biographical book, "Afghanistan: A Russian Soldier's Story". Filled with descriptions of action and photos of young soldiers (many who did not return home) in some sense it is every soldier's story. Click russianwriter
Boris Zubry, an engineer and author living in Princeton, NJ wrote "Miles of Experience". It is a highly acclaimed human interest book filled with descriptive stories from unique parts of the globe: all have a message.
CLICK BorisZubry Anna Klein of New Hampshire creates one-of-a-kind adorable Teddy Bears. View these cute and cuddly Teddies here:.
CLICK AnnaMade Teddy Bears
Alejandra Vernon is an artist living in Long Beach, CA.
Her art is delightful & creative. It is highly imaginative, colorful and extremely beautiful.
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Hungarian Folk Art
PASSION-DISCS ON-LINE MUSIC SHOP On-line music shop from the UK
sells hard to find CDs from Hungary,
Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria ,
Roma (Gypsy), Latin America
& other "world music" CDs. CLICK passiondiscs.com
At Passiondisc.com,
may read CD reviews
written by Erika:
"Uj Elo Nepzene"
(Living Village Music)
series Volumes 1 - 8,
"Gypsy Colours" by Kalman Balogh,
"Gypsy Szelerelem"
(Gypsy Love) by Kalyi Jag,
"Gazsa" (Transylvanian
Traditional Music)
by Istvan Papp,
"Macso Himzes" and
"Nekemtenemmutogato"
by Besh o droM
"Elindultam a Szep Hazambol"
(I Left My Sweet Homeland) by Okros. VIEW TRADITIONAL BULGARIAN WEDDING DANCES Click http://www.nufolk.com View Orchestra Izgrev ("Sunrise") of Chicago playing traditional wedding & folk-pop music. Select "Videoclips". See dancing at a modern wedding. VIEW TRADITIONAL DANCES BY ENSEMBLE TIRANA (ALBANIA) Click http://www.ensemblefolkalbania.com/repertory.htm See complicated dance steps & intricate patterns matched to Balkan rhythms. Colorful Albanian folk costumes. Traditional singing. Live folk band. Astonishing Balkan clarinet! HEAR BULGARIAN MUSIC & VIEW TRADITIONAL DANCES (Videos) CLICK http://www.bulgariancds.com Choose "Folklore" on side bar. Select word "video" in red letters behind title of track. Numerous videos and traditional dancers are located on pages 1 - 6. Enjoy!
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