In 1686 Leopold I liberated Buda from the Ottomans but almost destroyed the city during the battle.
Sightseeing in Budapest, Hungary in July 2006
Magyars arrived in the territory in the 9th century.
This is the island where the famous Sziget Festival takes place, hosting hundreds of performances per year and now around 400,000 visitors in its last edition.
See Part 1 of “Little Giants” at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DgUzfDx07qA
Before the Sevilla victory in Glasgow (2007), this was the only previous UEFA Cup Final to be played in Scotland.
The lost age of standing at football. Before the era of the big club domination when a small club could compete and when football stood for the aspirations of the unemployed in the 1980s. A tribute -
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H040DhzMwDY
A much misunderstood connection in modern British history. A connection that helped keep any sense of city spirit alive in the bleak Thatcher days and decline of manly manufacturing.
Tribute to fans -
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H040DhzMwDY
“Not everyone can be a hero some people have to stand on the sidewalk and clap as we pass by.”
Roy Rogers
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Music by Vangelis – theme from the film ‘CHARIOTS OF FIRE’ (copyright UMG)
Filmed and Edited by Graham Duncan
Question: “Can you name the three cities that have had two teams reaching both the semi-final of the European Cup AND Uefa Cup/Inter Cities Fairs Cup….?”
Answer: Rather than London, Glasgow, Budapest, Dundee, Belgrade, Milan, Bucharest, Madrid etc etc: the three are Milan, Madrid and DUNDEE.
I think this gives a true list of the elite and the city of Dundee is part of a much smaller elite. I took the facts from the European Cup rather than the Champions League as the former was a competition for the Champions of the domestic leagues — the Champions League is no such competition. Likewise, the Inter-cities Fairs Cup was a competition based upon one team per city in the competition. The old UEFA Cup – before the league nonsense and the second rate nature of failing teams from the Champions League entered that ‘now’ devalued competition — was indeed a quality competition.
Firstly, a champion of a domestic competition entered the European Cup as a Champion and therefore a team that reaches the semi-final are with other champions — Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan clearly recognised throughout Europe as true Champions. Dundee and Dundee United were also quality Champions. They both deserved to be part of that elite.
Secondly, in the ‘good-old-days’ teams that would have been runner’s up to the team in the European Cup would play in the Uefa Cup/Inter Cities Fairs Cup and be most likely a quality side in some regard. They would be a consistent team or an up-and-coming team and just short of Champion material. Therefore teams reaching the semi-final of this European competition would be facing teams of ‘equal’ or similar quality to themselves. This elite includes the cities of Milan, Madrid and DUNDEE.
So, my question – “Can you name the three cities that have had two teams reaching both the semi-final of the European Cup AND Uefa Cup/Inter Cities Fairs Cup….?”, requires cities and teams with two distinct qualities — to be a Champion of a domestic league and the ability when not champions to complete at the next highest level in Europe and reach the semi-finals of EACH competition. Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Dundee and Dundee United have done just that – by 1987!
Teams Dundee United met in 1986-87 Uefa Cup:-
First Round – RC Lens (France)
Second Round – Universitatea Craiova (Romania)
Third Round – NK Hajduk Split (now Croatia – then part of Yugoslavia)
Quarter Final – FC Barcelona (Spain)
Semi Final – Borussia Monchengladbach (West Germany)
Final IFK – Goteborg (Sweden)
These teams also beat the following in that Uefa Cup:-
IFK Goteborg beat SK Sigma Olomouc, BSV Brandenburg (East Germany), KAA Gent (Belgium), FC Internazionale or Inter Milan (Italy), FC Tirol Innsbruck (Austria)
Borussia Monchengladbach beat FK Partizan (Yugoslavia) and Feyenoord (Holland), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) and Vitória Guimarães (Portugal)
Barcelona beat Flamurtari Vlora (Albania), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) and Bayer Uerdingen (Germany)
NK Hajduk Split beat OFI Crete FC (Greece) and PFC Botev Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Universitatea Craiova beat Galatasaray SK (Turkey)
Similar teams such as Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and AZ Alkmaar have made the United form of impact in the Uefa Cup.
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, which has 3 passenger terminals: Ferihegy 1, which tends to serve the many discount airlines now flying to and from Budapest, Ferihegy 2/A and Ferihegy 2/B. Terminal 2/C is planned to be built.
In 1987, Buda Castle and the banks of the Danube were included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
More info:
http://www.budatalk.com
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In the summer generally on the weekends mostly young people go to the island at night to party in its terraces, or to recreate with a bottle of alcohol on a bench or on the grass this form of entertainment is sometimes referred to as bench-partying.
The new Communist government considered the buildings like the Buda Castle symbols of the former regime, and during the 1950s the palace was gutted and all the interiors were destroyed.
The Red Bull World Series air races for 2007 are in places like Abu Dhabi, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, London, Budapest, and THIS weekend they’re here in beautiful San Diego, California!
The song is “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf.
Here is some information, from the official Red Bull website, that gives you more background on the event! 
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“Taking Flying to the Next Level”
“The Red Bull Air Race is an exciting competition in which the world’s most talented pilots are up against each other in a race based on speed, precision and skill.
“The competition features a dynamic discipline of flying, called ‘air racing’ where the objective is to navigate a challenging race course in the sky, in the fastest possible time. Flying individually against the clock, the pilots have to execute tight turns through a slalom course consisting of specially designed pylons, known as ‘Air Gates’. They compete in knockout rounds with the two fastest pilots going head to head in the final.
“The Air Race is not just about speed – precision is crucial to success because any mistakes incur penalty points which are then added to the pilot’s time. Flying low to the ground at speeds that can reach 400kph (248 miles per hour!), while attempting difficult turning manoeuvres, requires immense skill that only a certain number of pilots in the world possess. That is why the pilots are hand selected based upon their expertise and experience. These pilots are at the top of their game. They have to be — the Air Race exerts huge demands on their flying abilities and they have to withstand forces of up to 10Gs!! There is no room for error.
“What makes the Air Race so exciting and interesting for spectators is the proximity of the contest to the crowds. Low level flying on a relatively compact course means that people can really experience all the action close-up.
“The idea of the Air Race was conceived in the Red Bull sports think tank. The very first Red Bull Air Race took place at AirPower in Zeltweg, Austria in 2003 and was hailed a great success. It was clear that there was a huge potential for the competition. Subsequent Air Races were then held in Hungary, England and the USA and since then it has evolved into its current format, the Red Bull Air Race World Series.
“The first World Series kicked off in 2005, taking place in seven venues across the world with ten internationally acclaimed pilots competing. Eleven pilots took part in eight races in the 2006 World Series where American, Kirby Chambliss was crowned World Champion at the final in Perth, Australia.
“This year, the 2006 competitors will be joined by two new pilots and thirteen pilots will take to the skies in ten races worldwide.
” ‘Air races’ have their roots in the US but unlike those contests where the objective was purely about speed, the Red Bull Air Race brings another dimension into the challenge — skill. The pilots are using some of the lightest, agile and most responsive planes that exist, but ultimately it’s the pilot’s stamina and skill that determines who will be crowned the next Red Bull Air Race World Series champion.”
http://www.redbullairrace.com/2007/about.php?lang=en
In Pest, arguably the most important sight is Andrássy út.
Magyarország képekben
All bridges were destroyed by the Germans.
