Some free of charge programs in Budapest

• Visit the Hungarian Parliament

An absolute must to take a free tour of the Parliament building – EU citizens can visit the Parliament and Crown Jewels free of charge, as long you can prove your citizenship.

• Cross the Széchenyi Chain Bridge  

One of the nicest bridges of Budapest, a masterpiece of Adam Clarke, who has fallen in love with a hungarian woman and moved to Budapest to create wonderful constructions for the city. Check out the tongues of the lions!

• Climbe up to the Castle Hill

Marvellous landscape with hungarian historical memories, beautiful wiev to the city and on the top you will find the Royal Palace with its little gardens and walls to walk around.

• Climbe up to the "Citadella" 

 Huge green park with lot of sculptures and on the top the hungarian Liberty Statue, of course not as big, as in New York, but breathtaking wiev to whole Budapest.

• Cave Church

A unique grotto inside with a little chapel, nowadays open to the public, still works as church as well.

• Margaret Island

Just to stroll around or have a nap under the big trees inside of its park, watching joggers run by, have a sunbath alongside the river.........

• Admire Heroes' Square

Best time in the evening with the beautiful lights aroundby, in the middle you can see the first hungarians riding into the Carpathian basin, have a look on their clothes to have an idea about the old traditional  equipment.

• Wander in Vajdahunyad Castle 

If you are here just have a visit in the background, once upon time a moorland for hunting, which has been started to be drained by Maria Theresia, the Castle is an exact copy of the one in Transylvania, the little Chruch of the one in Ják. You can have a sunbath infront of the castle.

• Jewish Quarter

Here you can find the biggest synagogue, kosher restarurants, caffes........and various kind of cakes and cookies.

A wonderful cafe in the former Fashion Hall of Budapest

The actual building was bought in 1884 by the Metropolitan Casino Company, the Teréz Town Casino had a vaulted hall on the ground floor, accommodating József Petanovics's famous beer hall and restaurant.The firstfloor fitted billiards room, the wings for Paulay Ede street housed the glamorous ball room, which is visible still today.The second room housed raeding areasand game rooms,on the third floor there were two luxurious suites.Sámuel Goldberger purchased the real estate in 1909 and promptly started rebuilding: he wished to resurrect the Great Parisian Department Store, which he owned earlier and lost during a fire.

The Lotz Hall offer todays excellent and not expensive cookies, and in the whole building you can buy again books.

Jameson Irish Film Festival , 18th March at Toldi Art Cinema, Budapest

http://io9.com/5542817/one-hundred-mornings-takes-us-into-the-lightless-world-of-post+apocalyptic-ireland

"Set in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive the crisis. As resources run low and external threats increase, they forge an uneasy alliance with their self? sufficient hippie neighbour. With no news from the outside world they can't know how long they must endure living in such close quarters, and with such limited supplies. Unspoken animosity fills the air, and a suspected affair is driving a wedge between them all. Poorly equipped to cope in a world without technology and saddled with completely conflicting worldviews, everything begins to disintegrate. Finally, each of them faces a critical decision they never thought they'd have to make.

Winner at the 2010 Irish Film & Television Awards.
Winner Special Mention Award 2010 Slamdance Film Festival.
Winner of the 2010 WorkBook Project Discovery and Distribution Award" You tube.

Filmstart is at 8 p.m.

8th of March Woman' day

"What Does it Mean to Be Feminine?"

"When I was young, my mother told me it was more important to be smart than feminine. Being feminine meant I was weak. If I were to take care of myself in a world I couldn't trust with men I couldn't depend on, I needed to be smart, strong and independent. I assumed this was the opposite of being feminine.

It took me many adult years to allow myself to appreciate clothes that flattered my body and wearing pretty pink nail polish while being smart, strong and independent in the business world. I still don't know how to cook, I disturb my nest by moving about every three years, and my male partner does the grocery shopping. Am I still fighting off my femininity?

I don't think so. I think we are in the process of redefining what it means to be a woman in today's world. As women become more self-reliant and self-sufficient, they have more choices. They are free to discover their passion and contribute in ways that feel meaningful for them. I think this is what my mother really wanted for me because she never got to live out her dreams. She just didn't know we could blend feeling beautiful with feeling accomplished.

So we don't have to give Barbie some muscle to go along with her brains. I believe we are past the stage where a woman has to be a man to be successful. Unfortunately, it's not clear yet who a woman should be at work, even when she is being "authentic." Maybe we should encourage young women, and men, to be who they want to be without defining masculinity and femininity and judging people by their gender.
If acceptance and inclusion are feminine qualities, I guess I have strong feminine tendencies after all. And so does my strong, body-building male partner.

I just returned from teaching leadership and coaching skills classes for two weeks in China. I loved the beautiful, young women in my classes. Their clothes were exquisitely feminine as were their smiles, embraces and dancing eyes. To my surprise, when they handed me their business cards, they held titles of Director, Regional Vice President, and Managing Partner.

China may be lagging in development as a country, but their glass ceiling if full of open windows of opportunity. Young educated women have equal opportunity to advance. The decisions are based on competency, not gender. Femininity is accepted in female business leaders in China as long as they are smart, focused and willing to learn.

I wondered if I would have enjoyed being a woman more when I was younger if I didn't think it would get in the way of my success.
At this stage in my life, I'm inclined to say that being feminine means I am okay with who I am, no matter what type of girl I am, what clothes I like to wear, or how I relate to the concept of family in my personal life. I enjoy my feminine side when it shows up and my masculine side when it emerges. And I accept others for who they choose to be.

No one should define femininity for me. And I should not define it for them. I accept others for the choices they make as long as they aren't blocking mine.
I think it is good that women are rising in power around the world. As women gain in economic and political power, there are corresponding gains in world health and education. Companies who promote their top talent women do financially better than those who don't.
Does being successful in the world take away from being feminine? I believe the opposite is true; that the more there are smart, strong, independent females successful in the world the more we can all openly express our true selves.
My desire is that we look each other in the eyes and with a lovely sense of curiosity, seek to know the person standing in front of us. Who is the person beyond the labels? What strengths, gifts, talents and perspectives does he or she bring to this moment? When we truly honor each other as humans, we are feminine in the sense of creating community and masculine in the sense of acknowledging the individual. I believe this is the balance we should seek to achieve.

What does femininity mean to you?"

The articel has been written by Marcia Reynolds, PsyD is the author of Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction. She is also a Master Certified Coach and teaches classes and coaches executives around the world. Read more at http://www.outsmartyourbrain.com.