#143 Budapest – A #GaleForceWins Tour

#GaleForceWins collaborated with Hungarian native Judit Lovas to interview 12 Canadians living and working in Budapest. Those interviews will be released on our channels in the coming weeks. In the process of moving around the city of #Budapest over 9 days to record these interviews we captured close to 1000 images of the beautiful city and some additional footage in the winery region around Lake Balaton. In a throwback to the times when people would sit around with a photo album chatting about a trip we recorded a digital “photo chat” on Zoom sharing Gerry’s photos on the screen and letting people know the details. In addition we have interspersed video from around the city with some voiceover by our wonderful guide Aniko Dalos , Owner Pannonvoyage Travel and Event Agency. See her Linkedin profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniko-dalos-5a1926a2/ To connect with Judit Lovas see her Linkedin Profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjuditlovas/ The following timestamps will allow you to jump to sections of the video that interest you. Timecodes 0:00 – Introduction 0:30 – Allan Dale introduces the episode 0:55 – Gerry outlines what the structure of episode 1:28 – A meal with Judit’s family at her house in Budapest November 5th 3:26 – Parliament Building in Budapest 4:18 – An interview outside of the parliament building with Aniko Dalos 11:17 – Inside the Hungarian Parliament building. 25:59 – Gundel Restaurant. 39:23 – Gilvesy Winery – a few miles from Lake Balaton 43:21 New York Cafe – location for our interview with Cindy Hsu. November 8th 45:34 – House of Terror – November 8th 47:10 Budapest Airport – November 9th 50:30 Aranybástya Restaurant – November 9th 50:45 – Interview with the food and beverage manager of Aranybástya Restaurant 1:03:08 – Tour of the Danube aboard Legenda City Tours 1:04:17 – The Canadian Embassy in Budapest where we interviewed Michael Cojocar 1:05:40 – Haris Park – November 10 1:06:04 – Interview with the owner of Haris Park – Haris Gergely – November 10th 1:09:58 – Floating Island – A traditional Hungarian dessert 1:11:37 – Ice Hockey Game – Site of our interview with Michelle Cole and Don MacAdam 1:14:57 – Gerry interviews Mike Keenan – November 10th 1:22:34 – Interview with the very first female Hungarian Hockey player who has been the reason for a surge in female participation in hockey 1:28:57 – The St. Stephen’s Hall of the Buda Palace 1:29:52 – Discussing Nick Tonelli and his interview 1:30:45 – The Dohány Street Synagogue also known as the Great Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue, is a historical building in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe,[1][2] seating 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism. 1:35:12 – Champs Sport Pub where we interviewed 2 professional hockey players. 1:37:00 – Ruin Bar in Budapest – November 11th 1:41:50 – Matild Palace – Ascending to palatial high ceilings, Matild Palace offers an exceptional choice of 130 elegantly appointed rooms and spectacular Danube river views. 1:47:30 – The Canadian Lobster Dinner is known as one of the most momentous business community events in Budapest. It has been running for 28 years and is attended by some of the most prominent business leaders in Hungary. 1:53:49 – Allan Dale – final thoughts 1:54:58 – Gerry Carew – final thoughts 1:56:25 – Judit Lovas – final thoughts #galeforcewins is an inspirational podcast with New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also visit https://galeforcewins.com/ Gerry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/ Allan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/