Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1988. július-december (42. évfolyam, 27-48. szám)
1988-07-07 / 27. szám
Thursday, July 7. 1988. AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZO 11. The International Press Institute (IPI) held its 1988 roundtable conference in Budapest, with the central theme "The Importance of Glasnost in East-West Relations". The event was attended by leading journalists from 15 countries, including Hungary. The International Press Institute was set up after the Second World War, with headquarters in Zurich and London, as the professional body of leading western journalists working in mass communication. It aims at making journalists better equipped for their profession, and promoting the flow of information and the freedom of information. Testing of the Hungarian instruments of the space probe constructed with international cooperation to examine the Phobos moon of the planet Mars has been completed. The Hungarian physicists and engineers, mainly experts of the Central Physics Research Institute and the Budapest Technical University, are participating in the Phobos programme together with Bulgarian, Czechoslovak, American. Finnish, French, Irish, Polish, GDR, FRG, Austrian, Swiss, Swedish and Soviet researchers,' and representatives of the European Space L - Organization. Budapest concert and memorial A concert of Jewish music was held at the Philharmonic Hall in Budapest on June 29 to coincide with the groundbreaking for the Holocaust Victims and Heroes Memorial there. The recital featured Cantor Joseph Malovany of New York's Fifth Avenue Synagogue, with the adult and children's choirs of the Budapest Synagogue and Jewish day school singing popular Hebrew, Yiddish, liturgical and chasidic songs. Malovany also recited memorial prayers during the groundbreaking on July 3. Sponsored by the Emanuel Foundation for Hungarian Culture, the Holocaust memorial will be located on the site of the Budapest ghetto and adjacent to a mass grave where thousands of Jews were buried after dying of malnutrition and disease. The ceremonies was attended by Hungarian Jewish leaders from all over the world, as well as by officials from the Hungarian government. To the Editor Dear Editor: I enjoy reading your English page very much! The rest of the paper is my exercise in reading Hungarian with my husband's help, and with a Hungarian-English dictionary. My appreciation, Louise Heck-Rabi Lincoln Park, Mich. BALATON ABC Not a guidebook, but a supermarket. In fact three new ones now make shopping easier at the Balaton resorts of Balaton- akarattya, Balatonfured and Bogla’rlelle. Balatonfüred has a new covered market and Siófok a new shopping centre. SIXTY-THREE At present there are 35 road, 22 rail and 5 river frontier crossing points into Hungary. Add the airport for a total of 63. EUROCITY TRAIN The Lehar Express between Budapest Deli (S) Station and Vienne Siidbahnhof has been upgraded to a luxury EuroCity service. The travelling speed is 90 kph, and the stopping time at the frontier has been slashed. BUS OR RAIL There are Hungarian scheduled coach services to 6 countries on 43 routes. Counting those of foreign operators there are scheduled international coach services on 53 routes, mainly to and from Austria, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Hungary has 30 no-change express trains a day to 13 countries. WELL-FED Plenty of travellers in Budapest are feeding their questions into a computerised passenger information service in Moszkva ter (Metro 2).- The monitor gives routes and access information in English and German. FASCINATING That was the jury verdict on "Fascinating Hungary" which won a grand prix at the Tourist Film Festival in Montecatini, Italy. WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU WHEN YOU TRAVEL TO HUNGARY? You need no more than you would ordinarily take with you anywhere else. Hungary offers a large selection of goods, particularly in the 100 Intertourist shops that sell for convertible currency. Intertourist shops are located all over the country. You will find most of your favorite products and brands here. Though the list is by no means complete, we offer: cosmetics products, confectionery goods, wines and spirits, over 40 brands of cigarettes, toys, technical equipment, sporting goods and fashions for the whole family. For those who wish to take Hungarian gifts or souvenirs home, we have a large assortment of ceramicware, gold-, and silversmith's articles, folk-art handicrafts and special beverages and spirits. Herend china is a popular item and there is a large selection of complete Hollohazi and Zsolnay services to choose from. There is no limit to quantity and all items purchased in Intertourist shops may be taken out of the country with the Intertourist receipt. TOURINFORMED During the three months of the high season in 1987, Tourinform answered more then 30,000 tourist-related queries in English and other languages and provided 100,000 brochures. The address is Budapest V., Sütő u. 2, and the phone number (361)179-800. QUEEN ELIZABETH The 150th anniversary of the birth of* 1 Queen Elizabeth of Hungary was commemorated last year. Her memory remains vivid even today. "The wife of a Habsburg emperor who was brought up to be anti- Hungarian, but who in spite of this, became fond of the Hungarians and helped them". Grateful Hungarians have named one of the Danube bridges and an avenue to preserve her name. Much of what has been said about her is based more on legend than fact, but here we will try trace the course of her life free from the temptation of nostalgia. ______________________
