Tandem siklóernyőzés / Tandem paragliding

A félszigeten volt alkalmam kipróbálni egy újabb csodás sportot. A siklóernyőzést. Annyira wauuu! hogy ezt nem lehet szavakkal vagy mondatokkal leírni.

During the felsziget festival I've had the chance to do a tandem paragliding. So one more thing off my bucket list. It is so awesome, that I will try to get later a license.

Inkább jöjjön egy GoPro-s video HD-ben:
Let's see some amateur adventure:

Blogolás újrakezd(és) / Bloggin' re-loaded

Most akkor eltelt megint egy-másfél év komolyabb irományok nélkül. Lehet meguntam, lehet sokat kellett volna írnom (túlírnom), lehet túlságosan is el voltam foglalva, vagy éppen nem. Nem ez a lényeg. Hanem hogy tapadjon a bélyeg...

So it's been a while. I've checked my last blog entry: it was one year ago. It's possible that I was bored, had too much or too less to do, or simply was unable to write. Writing down the things what was in my head: it is called creation. Creation is what matters after all. Isn't that right?

Szóval utóbbi egy évben kalandos életutam volt, de ezzel egy másik bejegyzés fog foglalkozni, körbejártam pár helyet, találkoztam pár emberszabásúval, és lett egy-két emlékem is ezzel kapcsolatban. Köszönet nekik a sok kaucsszörfingelésért meg hogy elviseltek :)

So back to me. I've had an interesting lifetime journey in the last year or so. I think it happened so much, that some people experience this in a whole lifetime. Lets call it A chapter. But I will write about this perhaps later. I've seen a couple of places, met a lot of people, and these all gave some memories. And when I say some, I refer to as a looooot. Thanks to my friends for their couches and their patience! 

S amit talán megtanultam, vagy megtanított a nagybetűs Élet, hogy semmi sem örök. És bármikor vége lehet bárminek. Vetítsd ezt ki a saját kicsi életedre vagy a Római birodalomra. Egyre megy.

Ámbár, ami megint csak megmaradt az, hogy a legjobb dolgok ingyen vannak az életben. Teljesen bérmentve ebben az anyagiassá vált globalizációtól sem mentes világunkban.

So, one of the things what I realized is that nothing lasts forever: not our life, not somebody's life, not love, not happiness, and sometimes the best things in life takes a while. And simply you need patience, which I don't have... But I am still in the learning phase... On the other hand, the best things in life are for free. Right? Think about it. 

És akkor köszönet hogy egy nagyon kedves ismerősömnek IS, aki arra ösztökélt hogy újrakezdjem a blogolást. Merthogy az jó: kiírni magunkból dolgokat. És most látom hogy annak ellenére hogy nem volt nagy marketingje az oldalamnak, 5000 kattintásban volt része. És már a kedvenc matektanárom is azzal kezelt le velem, hogy olvassa az oldalt. Szóval akkor mégiscsak a kötelezve vagyok... nemde?

Legyen ez az augusztus huszadika jubileum. Vagy akármi, mindenki döntse el saját maga...
Boldog államalapítást!
Happy National day to all Hungarians!

So, big thanks to a friend who convinced me that is worth to continue blogging. Although it is a lot of time and effort sometimes, many people like it. And even though I did not advertise it, and wrote on it since quite some time, 5000 hits were recorded. Not bad, right? Even my all time favorite high school math teacher told me that he follows me. So in the end it is a must that I continue... Right?

HA időm engedi, a jövőben beszámolok pár témáról részletesebben, úgymint:
- munkakeresés az űrszektorban (szerintem lassan már könyvet tudnék írni róla)
- kalandok és túrázások (itthon, és máshol)
- arcok és emberek
- fotóblogolás
- könyvek amik megfognak-megfogtak
- na meg akkor legyenek magyar és angol nyelvű kettős bejegyzések.

IF I can, and will try to do my best to achieve it, I have a couple of ideas which I can talk about in on my blog:
- finding a job in the European space sector or finding a job generally (I can compose a book already :) )
- some hikes and trails home and abroad
- friends and people
- photobloggin'
- books/movies which gave me something...
- and I prefer to use both my English and Hungarian language skills -> an old idea of mine...

Akkor induljunk neki! Lets start it!

SpaceMaster

Ennek is vége lett...sajna hogy rohan az ido...

http://spacemaster.eu/Round6

New story out: This time the Swiss one

I had been never to Switzerland before. So I did not understand why Swiss people are so proud of their small, little, tiny country. People think that it is the land of expensive watches, banks and tasty chocolates. But this is only the tip of the iceberg.

As one of my Australian colleagues said: “your life savings will disappear in a very short time there”. That is how expensive the place is, even for Australians. But beyond this, there are thousands of mountains to climb, hundreds of ski resorts to try and four different languages to speak. Yes indeed, Switzerland comprises three main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, and Italian, to which the Romansh-speaking valleys are added.

I had mostly explored the capital, Bern: the place where Einstein did his research about his relativity theory, a place which does not really give the impression of a busy, industrial capital. It simply is not, but is rather a cute touristic and historical place. An even better description of the Swiss capital is: a fairytale. You can even see bears which can be found right in the city center, they are the mascots of the capital.

Bern

During my visit I had the opportunity to taste the culinary side of la Suisse. One of the tastiest things which I ever tried was the cheese fondue. In simple words it is melted cheese served in a communal pot over a spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping long-stemmed forks with bread into the cheese. Yummy. And they even have beers: not as good maybe as the Czech or Belgian one, but still beers. And the bakeries, oh my goodness, the most delicious bread and croissants! Another thing which I observed was that the food really tastes food: they are trying to import as few products as possible so everything is locally grown or made, that’s why everything is so fresh.

So let’s get on a train and have a ride back to the Alps: simply amazing. I had the opportunity to do sleighing down from 2200m altitude, Europe's longest sledge run. It was fifty minutes of pure fun (and snow in my faceJ). It also worth mentioning the various sky resorts across the country: it is normal to bump into people on the train station wearing as an accessory a snowboard or skies. During summer people are doing more biking and mountaineering, but hey, nobody is perfect.

Generally speaking people are kind and very polite, usually speaking several languages. Never been in a country where they inform the passengers in three different languages, which also gives the unique multicultural aspect of this region of Europe. Oh, and I realized that the country is so clean that they are daily cleaning the public phones at the station - seemed a bit ridiculous to me.

You simply have the feeling that everything works like a Swiss watch, and everybody knows his job. Trains are running on time even in heavy snowfall. People are smiling, or at least I had the feeling that their life is happy. Still, even today, we have a good example to follow on how cultural aspects are treated, and how things are being done, in Switzerland.

Prague: the crossroad between east and west

I was waiting with big excitement to move to the historical city of Prague. But hearing so much about it and visiting a couple of times isn’t the same thing as actually living here. But it feels like home after only one month, thanks to the people and the amazing adventures.

Prague, Charles bridge and the castle in the background

Home

I was surprised by the fact that Europeans know quite a lot about Prague: amazing beer and good times, wonderful sites, historical monuments, and beautiful Czech girls. For me, all these things were obvious after the first few days. Although the first week I felt quite strange about several things: new country, new city, new room, new school, new people, new semester, new courses. I guess people never get used to moving, at least I couldn’t. Personally, I think you can find a home everywhere as long as you can integrate and accept the people.

Languages

During shopping, on the bus, in the climbing hall or simply on the street you bump into the Czech language continuously. As a foreigner, and not knowing any Slavonic language, the first days are a shock. How to differentiate the words from a flowing stream of jangle? A simple solution is to start to listen carefully, and take a language course. I was surprised to see how many common or very similar words we share (in both Hungarian and Romanian). Many people think that their English is horrible, although I think most of them are just shy. Maybe having not enough self confidence. But reality is the complete opposite! Most of the young people after the first few sentences are getting better and better! Especially after a few beers: language barriers are dismissed.

Prague's nightlife

I was amazed and sometimes shocked by the number of pubs in the city of stunning buildings and lovely old squares. The atmosphere is really amazing, especially if you’re a student and you are willing to have some dreamless nights. Visiting the “touristic” pubs and discos is a must, but you’ll know the real deal when you have a Czech friend who is willing to take you to some “normal” places. Being part of the Erasmus family is another possibility to have great adventures: partying at 100 m high above Prague - in the TV tower or in a bunker built during the cold war, meeting people from all over the world or just getting out from the city for some climbing and mountaineering. The possibilities are endless.

Never-ending story

Prague is on the To Do lists of many foreigners taking their holidays in Europe. Although getting around for just a few weeks or months is simply not enough. I guess a lifetime is too short to get around, be familiar and know every corner or pub in Prague. But it’s a good start to love, feel, experience this amazing city!

About the author:

Eng. Róbert Marc is pursuing his double MSc. at Czech Technical University Prague, studying space science and technology. He is a Hungarian from Romania, who lived and studied in five European countries so far. Being at the age of 24, he tries to experience as much as possible abroad.

(hopefully my article will be published somewhere, somehow :-) )

EUro-t(r)ipp - 1.rész

Mna végre akadt egy kis szabadidőm. De tényleg. Az elmúlt másfél hónap alatt rengeteg minden történt: befejeztem a németországi nyári-praktikámat, szabit vettem ki, voltam otthon (Erdélyben) 10 kerek napig, utána haverokkal körüljártuk kicsit az EU-t, mindeközben költöztem (ezúttal Prágába), s na persze a szokásos beilleszkedés stb.

So, I've got some free time. But really. So many things happened in the last one month: I've finished my internship in Munich, Germany, I was visiting my family and friends at home in Transylvania, then we went for a Euro-trip, and I moved again, this time to Prague.

Szóval térjünk vissza a lényeghez: hogyan nézzünk meg minél több országot, várost, ismerjünk meg embereket rövid időn belül, lehetőleg nem elköltve egy vagyont?
Válaszolnék is rá rögtön: végy két havert, egy németet és egy nepálit, na meg egy járművet (lehetőleg egy nagyobbacska autót) és irány!!!

But let's get back to the original plan of mine, I'll write a few words about this very special journey of ours: 6 countries, 8 cities, more than 2500 km. So the question was, how should we do it without spending a fortune... I've got a German and a Nepalese friend who were willing to take me with them for this epic journey. So here we start!

Matthias haverom facebookon rám szólt hogy akkor jövő héten indulnak, kérdi hogy mennék-e? Mondom persze, ha olcsón megússzuk... S akkor adva volt hogy Suraj-al ők már elindulnak Prágából, megállnak Bécsben, majd Pozsonyban, és akkor Budapesten találkozunk. Sikerült minden ügyes-bajos dolgomat elintéznem otthon, s 3-4 csomag motyómmal már úton is voltam Nagybányáról Budapestre a szokásos szatmári mikrobusszal. Kellett a sok cucc, hiszen költöztem... amit erősen unok néha.

My friend, Matthias, wrote me on Facebook a few days ago, and asked me if I wanted to join them. Sure, why not... if we'll see much and spend less. So they started already from Prague, then stopped in Wien, and Bratislava. The meeting point was Budapest. Thank god, I've solved all my problems back home, so I packed my things - not only for this journey, also for Prague - and met them in the beautiful capital of Hungary. Sometimes I really feel that moving is not my kind of thing. But every time it's worth!

Na de minden jól indult, megtaláltak a keleti pályaudvarnál, összecuccoltunk, s még aznap elindultunk délnek: Horvátországba. Akit érdekel egy részletesebb útvonal az kattintson ide. Úti célunk Zágráb volt: a csodás lányok s kedves emberek hazája. Az autópálya kihalt volt, a német haverom szóvá is tette. Mondtam hogy a szezon már elmúlt... s a pancsikálás ideje lejárt.
Fat Freddys szólt a kocsiban, s élveztük a tájat. Jó dolog megjegyezni, hogy annak ellenére hogy Horvátország nem EU tag, turistáknak öltözött egyéneket átengednek a határon mindössze a román személyi felmutatása után. Na mondjuk hogy akkor ott is vagyunk. Na ott, Zágrábba. Sejhaj! A hostelben ez fogad:

So everything went well, they found me at the railway station, and on the same day we started a few hundred km trip to Zagreb. You can find our journey on Google Maps. Croatia, the land of amazing landscape, and beaches, and girls. Can't wait! The highway was completely empty on the way, cause of the off season. We've listened to Fat Freddys and enjoyed our ride. It's worth to mention that I got to Croatia with my Romanian ID, although they are not EU member state. This is just for attracting more tourists. So here it is, Zagreb. In the hostel we hit our heads into this sign :) :

Azaz "loc de dat cu capul" / Stress reduction method

Hostelünk 15 méterre volt a központtól aránylag jutányos áron. 20 eurócskáért. Ha valakit érdekel a neve jelezze. Jó fej emberekkel körülvéve. Ráadásként aznap estére egy kocsmatúrát hirdetett egy plakát.

Our hostel was situated exactly 15 m from the main square. What an awesome spot, and only for 20eu for a night! Awesome people with awesome Pub Crawl offer. We didn't miss this one! ;)Kocsmatúra plakát/Pub Crawl infos

Megvacsiztunk, s körbenéztünk a városban, s a nevezetesebb helyeken: vendéglátó egységekben. Íme pár fotó.
We ate something, watched a few attractions, then started to see some famous croation bars. Have a look at the photos!

Kút: ide bezzeg nem jár a korsó.../ Nice atmosphere in the middle of the city

Valami híres szobor gondolom / Some random statue

Egyik megállónk / Plan B, not the artist

Tuti templom: zágrábi katedrális / A huge cathedral in the heart of Zagreb

to be continued

két nyelven/in two languages

Halihó!
Úgy döntöttem hogy ezentúl két nyelven fogom közzétenni blogbejegyzéseimet: magyarul és angolul. Remélem örülni fogtok!

Hey there!
I've decided to write my blog bilingual: English and Hungarian. I hope some people will enjoy it!