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after the 1956 Uprising and played for Real Madrid. Ferenc in Hungarian and Pancho in
Spanish are the same name: Frank. See the statue of him outside III Bécsi út 61.
BAR
CALGARY ANTIK BÁR
1-316 9087;
www.etterem.hu/669
;
II Frankel Leó utca 24;
4pm-4am;
4,6)
Teensy bar just over Margaret Bridge hides an Aladdin's Cave, filled to bursting with an-
tiques and a host of loyal regulars who stay up all night playing cards, drinking and gossip-
ing with owner Viky Szabó, model turned junk-shop proprietor.
ENTERTAINMENT
CONCERT VENUE
ÓBUDA SOCIETY
7; tickets 800-3500Ft; 86, HÉV to Tímár utca)
This very intimate venue in Óbuda takes its music very seriously and hosts recitals and
some chamber orchestras. Highly recommended.
SHOPPING
ANTIQUES
BÁV
10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 2pm Sat; 4, 6)
This branch of BÁV is good for jewellery, lamps and fine porcelain.
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
BATHHOUSE
VELI BEJ BATHS
furdo
;
II Árpád fejedelem útja 7 & Frankel Leó út 54; 3-7pm 2800Ft, 6am-noon only 2240Ft, after 7pm
2000Ft; 6am-noon & 3-9pm; 86, 4, 6 , 17)
One of the oldest (1575) and most beautiful Ottoman-era baths in Budapest has now come
back to life after a complete renovation in 2011 with the help of archaeologists and art his-
torians. The central cupola is surrounded by four smaller domed buildings, creating a total
of five thermal pools. The water, pumped in at 38°C through original clay pipes, is high in
