BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN

In this blog, I suggest many places in the country of Hungary that are quite wonderful to visit.  I realize though that many of you have no money left after you pay your rent or mortgage especially, for travel outside the country.  

May I encourage you to consider your own town or area as the perfect vacation spot by playing the tourist there?  Or simply staying closer to home by taking a few long weekends?

I do think we need new sights and sounds and experiences to keep us bright and lively. Have you explored the history and culture of your area? Gone to every museum? Historical sight? 

I live in an area right now where the Parks and Recreation people are behind a great number of movies in the park and other activities aimed to keep children entertained.  There are also cultural festivals ongoing though I'll admit lately I don't want to be out in the heat. Still, there are many places that I went once long ago that have probably changed in all that time, that could reengage my interest.

When is the last time you went to a public swimming pool?

Took a long walk in nature?  An arboretum?

Had a cookout or picnic?  Tried a new recipe?

Toured a historical site?

Seen some of your relatives?

Gone fishing?

May I suggest one day out and the next day in so that you can rest between adventures?

1926 IN HUNGARY ; FILMED BY PATHE FRANCE : MESOKOVESD, DEBRECEN, KOSICE, HORTOBAGY, CAPATHIA

WONDERFUL HUNGARY SERIES

In PAGES I have a list of the many places in Hungary that are interesting to visit. I'm going to print the list here too, and suggest that if you want to read more about any of these places, you can bring the post up using the search feature or the tags.  On a Google Blogger, clicking on the tag below brings up all posts with that tag.

THIS IS A LIST OF PLACES COVERED IN THE SERIES

Click on the label Wonderful-Hungary to get to the entire series on this theme.

2020

#1 CSESZNEKI VAR CASTLE :  WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY  

posted 21 July 2020

 #2 THE CAVE BATH OF MISKOLCTAPOLCA: WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY

posted 24 July 2020

 #3  BOKOD FLOATING HOUSES : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY

posted 29 July 2020

 #4 ENERGY LINES and HEALING STONES IN HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 10 August 2020

2021

 #5 CELEBRATE FARSANG in MOHACS : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY

posted 5 January 2021

#6 SZAMOS CHOCOLATE MUSEUM in BUDAPEST : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 10 Feb 2021

 #7 THE WORLD TREE IN GODOLLO HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY

posted 10 April 2021

 #8 THE VALLEY OF THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN in EGER REGION  : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 14 June 2021

 #9 HEVIZ : SWIM IN WORLDS SECOND? LARGEST MAGICAL THERMAL LAKE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 17 July 2021

 #10 A SCULPTURE MUSEUM THAT REQUIRES YOU TO LOOK THROUGH A MICROSCOPE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 22 September 2021

2022

 #11 AN ODORLESS SALT LAKE INLAND : LAKE SZELID : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 14 May 2022

 #12 THE BEST ZOO IN EUROPE : NYIREGYHAZA ZOO : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY (PIGMY HIPPOS BREEDING!) posted 11 July 2022

 #13 PANNONHALMA ARCH-ABBY : OVER 1000 YEARS OLD - SAINT MARTIN   :  WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 9 August 2022

#14 FOLK LIFE PRESERVED at  SKANZEN OPEN AIR MUSEUM - SZENTENDRE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 7 September 2022

WORLD PEACE GONG in GODOLLA HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY #15 posted 29 December 2022

2023

 #16 CAVERNS OF AGGTELEK NATIONAL PARK : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY

posted 23 February 2023

 #17 PECS CHRISTIAN CRYPTS IN ONE OF HUNGARY'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES :  WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted  2 April 2023

 #18 BUKKABRANY VILLAGE MUMMIFIED FOREST : BUKK NATIONAL PARK :  WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY  posted 24 June 2023

 #19 THE ISEUM : A TEMPLE TO GODDESS ISIS  - ARCHAEOLOGY  - THE ROMANS IN HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY  posted 22 July 2023

 #20 HEREND MANUFACTORY : SEE THE MUSEUM - TAKE A TOUR OR A CLASS!  HEREND HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 4 November  2023

 #21 HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM : LET'S LOOK AT CURRENT EXHIBITS : A COUNTRY FOR WOMEN VIRTUAL TOUR : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 5 December 2023

2024

 #22 LAKE FERTO / NEUSIDEL - A BIOSPHERE RESERVE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 27 April 2024

#23 CASTLE FUZER BUILT DURING THE OTTOMAN WARS  : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 15 May 2024

#24 SAINT ELIZABETH'S CATHEDRAL IN KASSA/ KOSICE  : MEDIEVAL EUROPE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 15 June 2024

#25 SZEGED : THE THIRD LARGEST CITY AND ART- NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE and PUPPETRY MAKES IT UNIQUE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 25 July 2024

#26 CAVE DIVING UNDER BUDAPEST : MOLNAR JANOS CAVE SYSTEM : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 19 October 2024

2025

#27 ROWBOAT THROUGH TAPOLCA CAVERN LAKE : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY posted 18 January 2025 

#28 KIRALY KASTELY : ROYAL PALACE OF GODOLLO (GRASSZALKOVICH.)

posted 17 May 2025

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BENCH (What does it say?)

 

THE LOVE OF OUR MOTHER AND FATHER IS IN US?

THE LOVE OF OUR MOTHER OF GOD IS IN US?

HUNGARIAN SPEAKERS!  LEAVE A COMMENT!

HUNGARIAN CULTURAL GARDEN CLEVELAND DEDICATED TO PEACE SINCE 1938 UPCOMING LISZT CONCERT

HUNGARIAN CULTURE GARDEN in CLEVELAND - events

Golf fundraiser is coming up...  Looks like FUN!

BIG NOSE KATE and DOC HOLLIDAY and the AMERICAN WILD WILD WEST : MARY KATHERINE HORONY CUMMIINGS WAS DOC HOLLIDAY'S LONG TIME COMPANION

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Nose_Kate

Mary Katherine Horony Cummings

Most people don't think of Hungarians as integral to American History or having much to do with it until the Industrial Age but there were some ... I don't know how I came across this Wikipedia site, but I found it all very interesting. She was the only woman Doc Holliday had a relationship with... and it's all tied into Wyatt Earp as well as the Gunfight at OK Corral! 

BIRD and COMPANION

 

PALACE IN GODOLLO HUNGARY

A painting from 1869 representing the palace from Godollo, Hungary. Photo by Sandor Brodsky.

 

MARISKA HARGITAY REVEALS SHE IS NOT MICKEY HARGITAYS BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER AND....

SHE WILL REMAIN HERE AT MAGYAR-AMERICAN AS OF HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN ANCESTRY.  She is more than an honorary member of our tribe!

GODOLLO CASTLE ( GRASSZALKOVICH CASTLE) : LARGEST BAROQUE CASTLE IN HUNGARY : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY #29

 

KIRALY KASTELY HU : ROYAL PALACE OF GODOLLO (GRASSZALKOVICH CASTLE)

This is one of many day trips from Budapest

As a note the term "Castle" in Hungary does not mean a fortressed residence.  In general it means a large estate or house.

At each link you will get a short start paragraph and in English an "I'll read it" button that takes you to the longer article.  This is the largest Baroque castle in Hungary and it figures into the story of King Franz Jozef and his wife Queen Elizabeth.

Excerpt:  On MAY 11, 1867, Erzsebet saw the Godollo castle for the first time as a coronation gift. The oath he took at the coronation ceremony in 1867 obliged Ferenc Jozsef I to stay in Hungary regularly.  According to this, the Hungarian government wanted to please the Royal couple by building rural residences suitable for relaxation net to the Buda castle, which is considered the political center.  of these, only Godollo was realized..... The baroque castle with the largest floor area in Hungary was built in the 18th century.  It was built in the middle of the 20th century by one of the country's most prestigious lords, Antal I. Gassalkovich (1694-1771)...

Go to the link to keep reading.

Excerpt: The Via Habsburg, a Cultural Route certified by the Council of Europe, now has a Hungarian location.  As the initiation ceremony of the Royal Palace of Gödöllő, one of the most beautiful baroque buildings of Hungary, took place on 13 October 2023. ...  here might not be other palace or historical building in Hungary that the public associates with the Habsburgs as much as the Royal Palace of Gödöllő, and there are several reasons for this:

A Hungarian nobleman Antal Grassalkovich, an important ally of Maria Theresa, had the grand palace built in the mid-18th century.  Their relationship was not only a political relationship but also a mutual deep sympathy that later turned into a friendship. Therefore, the Queen of Hungary paid a visit to the palace in 1751, which was her easternmost visit. ...

Click on the label Wonderful-Hungary to bring up all posts on this theme.

THE BASKET

 

XPAT LOOP : TAKE A LOOK EVEN IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO LIVE IN HUNGARY!

XPATLOOP.COM 

This is a VERY commercial site, but I decided to post a link to it anyway, knowing that I do not necessarily recommend the businesses advertising on it, because there is some good free information of interest to those who may be tourists now but considering residency in Hungary, in particular Budapest.

Christmas markets, charity events, rental cars, INTERVIEWS.....  

ARE YOU READING MAGYAR-AMERICAN BLOGSPOT EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NO HUNGARIAN HERITAGE?

 What brings you here?  Let me know what you think of my blog!

INTERNET ARCHIVE and the IVAN NAGY CLASSICS ON HUNGARIAN NOBILITY - GENEALOGY

 This post is in addition to the Hungartian Genealogy Posts which are tagged Gen Tips  - Hungarian Nobility in the Family.

Internet Archive is an non-profit organization founded in 1886 by Brewster Kahle.  Thousands of books have been digitalized and are free to access and that includes books of interest to genealogists and historians.

Of great interest to us are the IVAN NAGY authored books on the Hungarian Nobility, which are classic references. Over the years I've found some of these books at various libraries, but Internet Archive now has the best collection.

The books provide information by SURNAME and sometimes include family lineage charts, and mention locations.

INTERNET ARCHIVE SEARCH  re IVAN NAGY, many of the copies are from the Family History Library (FamilySearch/ LDS)  THEY MAY NOT BE IN ORDER OF VOLUME OR DATE.

The best tactic is to find the volume that contains the surnames by alphabetic letter, GO TO THE BACK INDEX and find the page that way! 

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