Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1988. január-június (42. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1988-02-25 / 8. szám
Thursday, Feb. 25. 1988. AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZÓ 11 MIM MIMI New INSICHT INTO BUDA CASTLE AmERICAn HURGARIARS a Guide all to YOURSELF ‘‘Dear visitor, allow me to welcome you on behalf of Budapest Tourist. With the help of this cassette recorder and guide book you can take a pleasant, easy T5-minutes’ walk and discover the history of the Buda Castle District... We wish you pleasant weather and pleasant entertainment.” That’s how the recorded message begins on the walkman cassette, which is offered in five languages: English, German, Italian, French and Hungarian. Where to get one, There's no doubt that the mellow, historic Castle district is the most thought-provoking part of Budapest. Especially if you find out something about what you see. But many visitors are without a guide, either printed or live, to the palaces, churches and statues around them, Budapest Tourist feels they're missing something, and now offers a guide on tape. The travel agency's office in the Castle District is at Szentháromság tér 5, Tel: (361) 756-372. There you can hire a walk- man plus a printed guide that includes a map and 21 photographs. We think the price is rather modest: US $4 or Ft 200. The Budapest Tourist office is open every day between May and October except Mondays. From Tuesday to Friday the hours are 8 am to 8 pm, and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9 am to 6 pm. From October to May it's open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and on Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm, but closed on Sundays. What it offers. Let's set out. The walk starts at the mounted statue of the Hussar general András Hadik ( (1710-1790) on the corner of Szentháromság tér and Uri utca. Strolling along Toth Árpád sétány you can stop at the Savanyú leves ("sour soup") Tower and admire the leafy Buda Hills in the distance as you hear about the medieval Castle District. There are snatches of evocative music on the tape as well. The guide then leads you past the buildings and mansions of Úri utca, where you can try out the Gothic niche seats in the gateways. Who would think that No. 47, built in the 14th century, is called The Saracen Mansion after a court jestor and adviser to King Matthias (1443-1490) of African origin who once owned it? Interesting tales are retold of the Canons' House and the Clarissa and Mary Magdalena churches. Crossing Kapisztran tér, you walk by the National Archives and the Vienna Gate to see the interesting features of Táncsics Mihály utca, which has several small museums and galleries. The statue of Pope Innocent XI is in a square named after András Hess, Hungary's first printer of books, in the 15th century. Then move on towards the Budapest Hilton, the casette suggests. Mounting the nearby Fishermen's Bastion, you will have an unforgettable view of the Pest side of the city and the Danube embankment, with a few sentences on the main spectacles opposite, including Parliament. Walk down the steps of the bastion and stop at the mounted statue of Stephen I, king saint and founder of the Hungarian state, before entering the Matthias Church. In front of the Loreto Chapel, you can hear of the miraculous happenings ascribed to the marble statue of Our Lady with the Infant Jesus, dating from the 16th c. As you leave the church you are in Szentháromság tér, where the guided stroll ends. We think you'll find it's been rewarding. Theater Version of 'Zhivago Draws Ovation in Hungary BUDAPEST. A stage version of Boris Pasternak's novel "Dr. Zhivago" drew 12 minutes of curtain calls and applause at a packed theater in the east Hungarian town of Szolnok, Hungarian radio reported. Producer Janos Szikora described Friday night's performance at the packed Szigligeti Theater as "a smashing success." Pasternak won the Nobel Prize for. Literature in 1958 after the novel was published in the West. It was banned in the Soviet Union for its portrayal of Communist society, and Pasternak was sent into internal exile. Szikora said it was obvious that the success of the play was partly due to the "legend surrounding the work that has grown into a myth". The weekly newspaper Film, Theater, Music devoted two full pages to the play's dress rehearsal and to Pasternak's drama-packed life, which ended in 1960. Pasternak has been rehabilitated recently in the Soviet Union and small excerpts of the epic novel were published in December in the Soviet magazine Ogonyok. Borisz Pulténak 1948 The entire novel is due to appear in a Soviet literary journal in installments this year, and already has been published in Bulgaria. A Hungarian translation of the novel is due in May. Georg Solti Calls Chicago Orchestra Extended Family NEW YORK. Sir George Solti said yesterday that he will remain music director of the Chicago Symphony "as long as my orchestra and board want me." The 75-year~old conductor was in New York to accept an award from the magazine Musical America, which named Solti musician of the year. Solti, a native of Budapest, was knighted in 1971 after he had been music director of the Covent Garden Opera for 10 years. He is a British subject and maintains a home in London. He has led the Chicago Symphony for 19 years. Retaining all its old beauty and elegance, the Grand Hotel on Margaret Island has opened its doors to the public after a period of 17 months, during which it has been renovated and renamed Ramada Grand Hotel. The hotel's 163 rooms - out of which 10 are specially furnished apartments - have been redone according to the original plans by Miklós Ybl, as well as present- day requirements. It offers various services, such as babysitting, translating, secretarial service, dry-cleaning and many more. One of its new features is the fact that the hotel guests can walk - even in their bathrobes - to the neighbouring Thermal Hotel, to use the fitness centre or to take advantage of their therapeutical services, since a connecting tunnel has been built between the two hotels. The Grand Hotel on Margaret Island has become a part of the Ramada Hotels chain known for its high standard hotels, located in city centres - the first hotel in the socialist countries to join the chain. The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University (Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Pharmacy; School of Dentistry) in Szeged currently comprises 17 preclinical and 16 clinical departments, as well as 12 central institutions and laboratories. The staff consists of 50 full professors, 65 associate professors, 138 assistant professors, 396 instructors and 75 research associates. Beginning with the Academic Year 1986- 87 foreign high school graduates may submit applications for enrollment in the Faculty of General Medicine or the Faculty of Pharmacy.
