Siberia Shop in Budapest

I am in Budapest now. I come here to spend a few relaxed days...as always when I am here I like to go and explore new, creative shops - which are actually growing in number day by day.
Yesterday I had a look at a shop called Siberia..it's a fantastic shop in Budapest city center- close to the synagogue- in Wesselényi u. 19.
The designer is Anna Zaboeva who is from Russia. She creates her shoe and boot collection from strange materials and shapes. Her shop is quite unusual, it is open until 11 pm and serves as an urban art gallery during the evening...it is worth taking a look!!
Below are some of the pics I tokk from outside and inside...
http://welovebudapest.com/en/shops-services/siberia

Horror Barbie - the best hairdresser in Budapest

I really loved this hairdresser in Budapest. It is located in  Nagymező utca 8 and it is simply great. I paid something like 65000 HUf for a great cut and the staff is simply amazing...and come on, the name is just too cute!!

 

Fregoli - a great shop with top Hungarian brands

During one of my daily walk in Pest, I found out an amazing shop called Fregoli.

It has become one of my favourite shops now as it sells modern Hungarian fashion brands. I JUST LOVE IT!!!!!

It is located in Bástya utca and it offers everything from bicycle-inner-tube-bags through pretty cocktail dresses, to quality outfits and accessories.

I bought a nice little orange bag there and the staff was so incredibly friendly!!!

I must say I fell in love with a brand called Balkantango...check it out at  http://www.balkan-tango.com/

http://www.fregolishop.com/index.php?site=products

Toldi - my favourite cinema in Budapest

Budapest is full of theatres and cinemas...so whenever I am in Budapest I try to take advantage of that and I go out to movies as often as I can. My favourite cinema is Toldi, which belongs to the chain of art mozi (art cinemas - www.artmozi.hu/toldi).

Last night me and my husband went there and watched Az igazság ára (actually I don t even remember the title in English) ...a kind of spy story featuring Matthew McConaughey...the film was nothing special but the movie theatre in itself was absolutely amazing!!!!

Párizsi Nagyáruház, Budapest (or heaven on earth)

In Andrássy Ut, it is my favourite bookshop and caffeteria...go there and indulge on coffee and sweets...for a heavenly memory of Budapest!!!!

Great Market Hall ( Nagyvasarcsarnok) in Budapest

Located in Vámház Körút 1-3, the Great Market Hall is definitely a place to be seen in Budapest.

I went there today and spent 2 hours there. It is the greatest indoor market of Hungary and the atmosphere there is really unique.

Most of the stalls on the ground floor offer produce, meats, pastries, candies, spices, and  paprika, local wines, pastries, fruits and vegetables. The second floor has mainly eateries and souvenirs. 

Here are some pics I took of what I liked inside...

Retrock Shop in Budapest

My husband knows how much I love shopping and actually, more than that, how much I love window shopping...so today he took me to see some nice shops in Budpaest (and believe me, there are plenty of super nice shops). One I fell in love with is called Retrock; it is in central Budapest and is a little gem.
It sells modern, exclusive and entrancing clothes and accessories for both women and men by young Hungarian deisgners: Anh Tuan, Cistas, Je Suis Belle, Nagy Adrienn, Nanushka, Szép Szidónia and Zsega.

i didn't buy anything ..but here are some of the pics I took in the shop.

Retrock is in Henszlmann Imre utca 1.
You can also vist its website at http://www.retrock.com

Back to Budapest - so much is going on in summer time!

I know. I m guilty. I haven't uploaded any new posts in ages. The main reason for that is that I have first been to Riccione (100 km from Bologna, at the seaside - and before leaving I decided not to take my laptop with me - big mistake I know) and now I am in Budapest, Hungary.
I thought I could rely here on my husband international internet USB key which is obviously not working now....
So basically now I find myself in Hungary's capital (where the weather is pretty cold and I have NO warm clothes..and the Sziget Festival is currently running) with no internet connection..and this is driving me crazy!!
I am planning to stay here for the next 10 days...so I have to figure out some survival techniques...I ll have to pay visits to internet points, use the wifi connection at starbucks (and connect through my i phone)...but God...this is going to be hard...

Anyway here are some of the pics I have recently taken with my i phone (using the hipstamatic application in some cases)

Pic 1. The Szalaij Bakery close to my house...excellent food (and one of the oldest in town, established in 1917)

Pic 2. View of Buda and the Danube from Pest

 Pic 3. Thai massage in Budapest (Sen Spa, close to Szabagsad Square)..I love it!

 Pic 4. Szalay Utca, the street where I live whenever I am in Budapest

 Pic 5. Antique shop plus book shop (unfortunately closed...but what a beautiful sign!!!)

 and the last 2 pictures were taken in Riccione...just before leaving the beach and heading to Budapest!!

I can t wait to upload more pics I took today in Budapest.

Today I fell in love with:

- an old lady selling flowers just outside a supermarket

- the coffee at Gerloczy, a coffehouse in central Pest

- an Hungarian design shop called Fregoli...

Tomorrow I ll post some pics about all these people and places....

Simson motorbike, Fabric Cafe and Katalin Verebics....how can Budapest offer so much???

I feel guilty because I have been neglecting my blog for a while recently..but I had a hectic week and had almost no time (or no internet connection) to upload new posts.Last week I travelled to Rome, Budapest, Brussels.

The highlight of my trips has been obviously Budapest. My husband has bought a simson motorbike- a kind of vespa which was used in the ex communist countries in the 60s and 70s - so we have been going around the town  with it.

We have discovered nice new places in Budapest (like the Fabric Cafe , which you can see below)

and met many interesting people like Katalin Verebcis, a young painter from Budapest who is very talented

I love what Kati paints and her style. She definitely deserves fame and success (and yes, a better post on my blog as well :))

Koronya - courses in shoe making in Budapest

Koronya Handmade Shoes and Boots is a small family owned shoemaking workshop in Budapest, Hungary. At Koronya people combine tradition with expertise and the results are excellent shoes and boots, made entirely by hand. 
Koronya is unique in its craftsmanship. Marcell Mrsán is the master shoemaker and the the owner and head shoemaker of Koronya.

He organizes courses for foreigners (last time I visisted his workshop there were 2 men, one from New York and the other one from New Zealand at work, making beautiful men shoes!!) and sells his shoes as well.
For more info check at http://www.koronyashoes.com/ and see some pics below!

17th of June - Stylewalker night in Budapest

Stylewalker Night is quarter-yerarly organized by the shops of the Design District Budapest.
Stylewalker Night is more precisely the party of Hungarian design shop's of the fifth district, lasting the whole night (17th of June from 19.00 to 24.00-1.00)
People can go shopping and get discount prices while at the same time discovering the Hungarian designer's when everything else is closed already. Limited edition collections, home textiles, hand-made furniture, accessories, handcrafted perfume, chocolate and several other specialties can be found in many shops including Eclectik, Insitu Design Shop (see one of my previous posts), Lollipop and many many others.

Pic 1. One of Stylewalker's logos

Pic 2. A picture from the previous edition

Pic 3. Retrock, one of the shop taking part to Stylewalker

One of the minds behind Stylewlaker is Barbaba Feher, a beautiful and smart girl from Budapest who has been able to create one of the most interesting and trendiest event of the city.

Here is a link to one of her interview (yes, it's in Hungarian!)

http://est.hu/cikk/90784/feher_barbara_stylewalker_night

For more info about Stylewalker you can check http://www.designdistrict.hu/members.html

Wall stickers at In Situ - Budapest

I think wall stickers are a nice - and affordable - way to decorate a house.
When I was in Budapest I visited - totally accidentally - a shop called In Situ which is located in Budapest's center,  next to Astoria square at Múzeum körút 7 in a patio and sells beautiful wall stickers.

Here is the shop

And here are some of the nice wall stickers they sell

The shop sells actually a wide range of design objects like bags, hanging clocks, jewels, and yes....my beloved lomo camera as well!!!
Take a look at the shop's website at http://insitu.hu/ws/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=73